Checklist: What you can do when drought strikes
A Chumash Tribal fire crew thins dense California brush to help reduce the size and scale of wildfires.
A rain dance isn’t the only thing you can do to protect your forest in the event of a drought.
- You can thin your woods to reduce water demand.
- You can remove weedy underbrush and dead wood to reduce the risk of wildfire.
- You should monitor your woods for invasive pests such as the pine bark beetle.
- You can remove trees that are in decline and may be susceptible to pests and disease.
Find out More
Forests and Future Water Stress in the Southeast publication
A drought-induced pervasive increase in tree mortality across Canada's boreal forests article
Learn about the latest in current drought conditions as well as tools and resources at http://www.drought.gov/drought/
Learn about drought and disaster assistance from the USDA
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