Fire Management Plan: Acadia National Park Isle au Haut Unit (Draft)
National Park Service, Acadia National Park. 1990. Fire Management Plan: Acadia National Park Isle au Haut Unit (Draft). National Park Service. Acadia National Park
A report addressing policies, programs, and research aimed at fire management on Isle au Haut. ARCHEOLOGY: 2 pre-Columbian archeological sites exist on Isle au Haut -- at Duck Harbor and Eli Creek. Both consist primarily of midden. BIRDS: Bald eagles occasionally nest in the 'monarch' white pines on Isle au Haut. Peregrines seen flying over occasionally. FIRE: Describes 3 fires that burned on Isle au Haut between 1879-1949: one that burned over the summit of Mount Champlain for about six weeks; a smaller one in 1894 south of Duck Harbor; and a third in 1949 northeast of Long Pond. This report indicates no fires occurred since 1949. Presents a human-caused fire risk analysis comparing visitors to residents and reveals visitors caused more fires than island residents. FLORA - VASCULAR: Notes 82% of vegetation is even-aged spruce 100-110 years old and presenting significant fire management problem. Downed-dead woody fuel loading is 10.38 tons/acre and will increase to 60-80+ tons/acre over next 10-20 years. Gives breakdown of percent cover of vegetation types around the island, includes flammability and fuel loading, fire behavior and impact of fire for each type
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- National Park Service, Acadia National Park
- Date of Issue
- 1990-03-05
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Archeological Sites, Distribution, Duck Harbor, Duck Harbor Mountain, Duck Harbor Trail, Eagles, FIRE, Fire Management, Fuel Load (Fire), Great Meadow, Head Harbor, Horseman Point, Isle Au Haut, Population Density, Rare Species, Threatened & Endangered Species, Vegetation, Vegetation Types, Visitors