Brandon McWilliams

Data and Tools

• Decision Support System
  

  Northwest Urban Tree List

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/products/dataandtools/northwest-urban-tree-list

• Center or Group
  

  Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/centers/wwetac
  Station

  Pacific Northwest Research Station

Articles

• Article
  

  A warm winter in the West: Understanding the 2026 snow drought

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/articles/warm-winter-west-understanding-2026-snow-drought
• Article
  

  Putting words to action in the Oregon Coast Region

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/articles/putting-words-action-oregon-coast-region
• Article
  

  The future of water: A new tool helps managers plan ahead

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/articles/future-water-new-tool-helps-managers-plan-ahead

Other Publications

• Fact Sheet
  

  Western U.S. Drought Status - June 2026

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/understory/western-us-drought-status-june-2026
• Fact Sheet
  

  Rapid Ohi'a Death - Containing an Emerging Threat

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/understory/rapid-ohia-death-containing-emerging-threat
• Guide
  

  A Climate Resilience Guide for Urban Forests in the Northwest

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/understory/climate-resilience-guide-urban-forests-northwest
• Fact Sheet
  

  Drought in the West: Snow Drought

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/understory/drought-west-snow-drought
• Fact Sheet
  

  Insect Outbreaks in the Northwest

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/understory/insect-outbreaks-northwest
• Fact Sheet
  

  Forest Health Data: Three Ways to Understand Forest Conditions

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/understory/forest-health-data-three-ways-understand-forest-conditions
• Fact Sheet
  

  U.S. Drought Status - April 2026

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/understory/us-drought-status-april-2026
• Fact Sheet
  

  Managing Drought in the Western United States

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/understory/managing-drought-western-united-states
• Fact Sheet
  

  Managing Drought in the Eastern United States

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/understory/managing-drought-eastern-united-states
• Fact Sheet
  

  Western Redcedar Dieback

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/understory/western-redcedar-dieback
• Fact Sheet
  

  Defoliator Modeling: Tracking Outbreaks Through Time

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/understory/defoliator-modeling-tracking-outbreaks-through-time
• Fact Sheet
  

  WWETAC Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/understory/wwetac-climate-change-vulnerability-assessments
• Fact Sheet
  

  MC2: Dynamic Global Vegetation Model

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/understory/mc2-dynamic-global-vegetation-model
• Fact Sheet
  

  Feeding the Fire: Invasive Grass and Fire Spread Modeling

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/understory/feeding-fire-invasive-grass-and-fire-spread-modeling
• Fact Sheet
  

  Subalpine Fir: A Species and Ecosystem Assessment

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/understory/subalpine-fir-species-and-ecosystem-assessment