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Factsheet describing spongy moth (Lymantria dispar L.) management programs, roles, and interactions between management agencies. Includes information about national Slow the Spread program, suppression program, eradication program, and extended literature about spongy moth management.

We had a productive fiscal year 2023, completing work on 16 field projects across 7 national forests and continuing support of several Southern Research Station projects. We deployed our field teams to areas as far away as Puerto Rico, Alabama, and Kentucky while tackling projects from stream fish and habitat monitoring to outreach and education. We provided our partners with information and resources they need to maintain or restore healthy watersheds, prioritize infrastructure improvement projects, connect people to the outdoors, and deliver high quality science.Fiscal year 2023 marked notab...

Fiscal Year 2022 was a time for CATT to clear the backlog of projects created during the covid-shortened field seasons of 2020-2021. We completed work on 10 field projects across 7 national forests and supported several Southern Research Station projects as well. The road-stream crossing inventories we completed will help several national forests to prioritize infrastructure improvement projects, our extensive stream fish and habitat inventories support project planning and forest-level monitoring, and our snorkeling education programs continue to show visitors the value of our forest waters.F...

The CATT theme for Fiscal Year 2021 was overcoming challenges to deliver on our mission. We had a productive year, completing work on 8 field projects across 6 national forests and continuing our support of several Southern Research Station projects. We deployed our field teams to areas as far away as Louisiana, Arkansas, and Florida while tackling projects from stream fish and habitat monitoring to outreach and education. We provided our partners with information and resources they needed to maintain or restore healthy watersheds, connect people to the outdoors, and deliver high quality scien...