ForWarn

Satellite-Based Change Recognition and Tracking

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This before-after image pair shows changes associated with Hurricane Irene. Its path is shown by the bold blue line. In the pre-Irene image (left) shades of green and yellow show the effects of drought on vegetation and dark red spots are recent...

What is ForWarn?

ForWarn is a satellite-based forest disturbance monitoring system for the conterminous United States. It delivers new forest change products every eight days and provides tools for attributing abnormalities to insects, disease, wildfire, storms, human development or unusual weather. Archived data provide disturbance tracking across all lands since 2000. Interactive maps are accessible via the Forest Change Assessment Viewer. Read more about ForWarn here.

Recent News

01/10/2013 - 15:25

Click here to read an article in Compass Magazine...

01/07/2013 - 15:06

Click below to download an informative article, featuring ForWarn and written by EFETAC's Stephanie Worley Firley for the National Woodlands magazine.