Impact of the Spruce Budworm on Spruce-Fir Stands in the Sault Ste. Marie and St. Ignace Districs of the Hiawatha National Forest 1978-1981
Problem Addressed: Spruce budworm in Michigan
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Documents the budworm impact on the eastern unit of the Hiawatha National Forest, the Sault Ste. Marie and St. Ignace Districts of the Ottawa National Forest for 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1981.
Key Findings: Statistics presented provide an estimate of spruce budworm impact on spruce-fir stands in the Sault Ste. Marie and St. Ignace Districts from 1978-1981.
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- Lynch, Ann M.
University of Michigan - Mog, Thomas P.
The Davey Tree Expert Company - Witter, John A.
University of Michigan
Spruce budworm impact was severe on the Sault Ste. Marie and St. Ignace Districts. Each district lost 69% of the spruce-fir basal area on spruce-fir stands by 1981. Dead spruce-fir basal area was estimated in 1981 as 293,441 and 412,288 sq ft on spruce-fir stands on the Sault Ste. Marie and St. Ignace Districts, respectively.
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