Kansas Forest Action Plan

As part of the 2008 Farm Bill, and as an integral component of US Forest Service State and Private Forestry (S&PF) Re­design Initiative, the Kansas Forest Service with a broad array of stakeholders, conducted a statewide assessment of forest and agroforestry resource conditions, threats, and priorities.  Increased pressures upon the health of our forest resources from pests, diseases and non-native species, as well as a rapid increase in the conversion of forest lands to non-forest uses, has required a new approach for identifying those areas at most risk. This new approach helps the Kansas Forest Service prioritize and allocate funds and resources to produce the highest returns with respect to the ecological, social and economic benefits derived from our forests and agroforestry resources.

In order to achieve this goal, the Kansas Forest Service, through stakeholder and public input, analyzed the condition and trends of Kansas’s forest and agroforestry resources to identify priority areas to focus our work. The project began in early 2009, and has produced the Kansas Forest Action Plan, a long-term strategy for directing resources to address top issues identified within priority resource areas.

Download Kansas Forest Resource Action Plan(PDF)

An interactive map of the Kansas Forest Resource Action Plan is available at : https://services.geog.ksu.edu/kfras