Acadia National Park purple loosestrife management program : 2001 annual summary
Chase GE, Gregory LL, Halperin J, National Park Service, Acadia National Park. 2002. Acadia National Park purple loosestrife management program : 2001 annual summary. Acadia National Park Natural Resources Report 2002-01
Following portions taken from executive summary: 'Annual monitoring of L. salicaria stem numbers was conducted along transect four in each of seven permanent monitoring grids. No L. salicaria stems were present in Grids 1-6; one stem was counted in Grid 7.' 'All L. salicaria plants within the park (except Old Farm site) received 1% glyphosate herbicide solution treatment and post spray mortality evaluation; plants were re-sprayed if necessary. Florwring heads were removed from plants prior to spraying. Two non-park sites received herbicide treatment after obtaining land owner permission. A total of 74 personnel hours were spent, and 5.8 gallong of glyphosate solution were used at eleven park and two non-park sites.' 'Surveys for L. salicaria were conducted both in areas where it previously grew, and in 15 areas that have never had L. salicaria but contained suitable habitat. One new L. salicaria population was found within park boundaries, and one new site was documented outside the park.' Report is divided into following sections: Quantitative monitoring; Wetland areas surveyed; Map and key for 2001 populations; Site summaries for park lands; Site summaries for non-park lands; personnel and time; Appendix A includes 2001 transect monitoring data; Appendix B includes GIS coordinates of Purple Loosestrife sites; and Appendix C includes a Biocontrol Monitoring Data Sheet. /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /MOUNT DESERT ISLAND/Bear Brook/Bear Brook Pond/The Tarn/Visitor Center/Hulls Cove/Kent Field/Blackwoods/Satterlee Gravel Pit/Duck Brook Road/Breakneck Brook/North Breakneck Pond/Sonogee Estates/Halfmoon Pond/Old Farm Pond/Otter Cliff Road/Great Meadow/Wildwood/Stanley Brook/Thorndike Field/Precipice/Compass Harbor/
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Chase, Geneva; Gregory, Linda; Halperin, James; National Park Service, Acadia National Park
- Date of Issue
- 2002-04
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Bear Brook, Bear Brook Pond, Blackwoods, Breakneck Brook, Compass Harbor, Duck Brook Road, Exotic Species, Great Meadow, Halfmoon Pond, Herbicides, Hulls Cove, Invertebrates, Kent Field, Mount Desert Island, North Breakneck Pond, Old Farm Pond, Otter Cliff Road, Permanent Plots, Plants, Population Control, Precipice, Satterlee Gravel Pit, Sonogee Estates, Stanley Brook, The Tarn, Thorndike Field, Visitor Center, Wildwood