Invasive and exotic plant species management for Sitka National Historical Park: 2011 Summary report
Wolfe AM. 2011. Invasive and exotic plant species management for Sitka National Historical Park: 2011 Summary report. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/SITK/NRDS—2011/225. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
This report describes the work performed by the Alaska Exotic Plant Management Team at Sitka National Historical Parking during the 2011 field season. The 2011 Sitka Exotic Plant Management Team staff was comprised by a single Student Conservation Association intern. For the eighth consecutive year, invasive plant inventories were conducted throughout the 113 acre park, as well as in surrounding areas. Invasive plant populations were mapped using a Trimble Pro XRS with a Ranger data-logger. Data was edited and analyzed using Pathfinder Office and ArcGIS. Control work was conducted primarily in the Russian Memorial and Visitor Center areas by a Southeast Alaska Guidance Association crew. Overall, 15.1 acres were surveyed and 1.2 acres were manually controlled; 1,544 pounds of invasive plants were removed from within the park. Special effort was dedicated to the inventory of European mountain-ash (Sorbus aucuparia) throughout Sitka in order to develop future management plans.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Wolfe, Amanda
- Date of Issue
- 2011-12
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- NRSS , SITK
- Keywords
- Alaska EPMT, EDRR, Exotic, exotic plant management team, Invasive, Non-Native, SITK