Invasive Plant Management in Kenai Fjords National Park
Kurtz D. 2009. Invasive Plant Management in Kenai Fjords National Park. Kenai Fjords National Park
2009 marks the sixth season that Kenai Fjords National Park has monitored and controlled for nonnative plants according to the Alaska Exotic Plant Management Team protocol. Exotic plant management efforts were focused in the Exit Glacier area and included surveys of several locations on the outer coast in McCarty Fjord, Northwestern Lagoon and Aialik Bay. Exotic plants were surveyed and mapped using a Trimble GeoXT Global Positioning System (GPS) unit and treated with manual control efforts. A total of 1,826 pounds of weeds were pulled throughout the summer. Monitoring and control efforts should continue at Kenai Fjords National Park to prevent the further spread of existing and introduction of new exotic plant species and to keep native ecosystems intact.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Kurtz, Deborah
- Date of Issue
- 2009
- Units
- KEFJ
- Keywords
- Alaska, dandelion, EPMT, Exit Glacier, Exotic Plant, Invasive, Kenai Fjords National Park, Kenai Peninsula, nonnative, Weed