BLM OR/WA Curry County Sudden Oak Death Treatment

county. Sudden Oak Death (SOD) is caused by the pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, and due to aggressive treatments by the BLM and numerous partners is currently limited in Oregon to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) quarantine zone in Curry County. SOD is lethal to tanoak, and has also infected evergreen huckleberry, pacific rhododendron, and Douglas-fir. Symptoms vary from plant to plant, and may include leaf spots, needle and tip blight, shoot-tip dieback, and canker formations. Many other plant pathogens cause the same symptoms. The only way to confirm the presence of sudden oak death is through laboratory testing. BLM has funding available to partner with an organization to assist in the continuation treatment of Sudden Oak Death in Curry County. The goal of this project is to control the spread of Sudden Oak Death, and keep it contained within the USDA quarantined area.