Invasive Plant Treatment Areas 2010 Sandy Hook

Gateway National Recreation Area, National Park ServiceMark Christiano and Christiano M. 2011. Invasive Plant Treatment Areas 2010 Sandy Hook

From September 2010 to December 2010, the Student Conservation Association (SCA) placed a Native Plant Corps team (NPC) at Gateway National Recreation Area (GNRA) to manage and mitigate the threat of invasive plants at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. The team worked with the National Park Service to implement an integrated invasive plant management approach using manual, mechanical and chemical methods to remove plant species that are considered threats to biological and cultural resources. The crew of four, consisting of three corps members and one project leader, lived and worked together to provide this service to the park, while at the same time gaining valuable hands-on experience in the environmental conservation field. The team worked towards meeting project goals, as agreed upon by the team leader and natural resource manager. The crew also worked to meet the objectives of the SCA internship, as set by the team leader and project manager.

Type
Generic Dataset
Authors
Gateway National Recreation Area, National Park ServiceMark Christiano; Christiano, Mark
Date of Issue
2011-01-03
Units
GATE
Keywords
Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellate), Curly Grass (Carex kobomugi), Invasive Plants Managment, New Jersey, New York, None, Sandy Hook, tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima)

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