Invasive plant management in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve: 2011 summary report
Lain A. 2012. Invasive plant management in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve: 2011 summary report. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/WRST/NRDS—2012/230. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
This report describes the work performed by the Alaska Exotic Plant Management Team in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve during the 2011 season. Two Alaska Exotic Plant Management Team staff members were stationed at Park Headquarters in Copper Center while working at various locations within the park and preserve. Invasive plant inventories and treatments occurred around the following locations: along the McCarthy and Nabesna roads, Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark, park owned operations facilities, and several backcountry destinations within park lands. Invasive plant infestations were mapped using Trimble GeoXT units. Manual treatments were performed with the help of volunteers, a Southeast Alaska Guidance Association crew, Youth Conservation Corps interns, one Student Conservation Association intern, and seasonal National Park Service employees. Data was edited and analyzed using GPS Pathfinder Office and ArcGIS 10. A total of 103 bags were loaded with pulled weeds and then taken to an incinerator in Anchorage to be burned. The team mapped, vouchered, and verified one invasive plant species that was new to the park’s invasive plant data set. Gross acres treated decreased to 8 acres in 2011 from 18 acres in 2010. The 2011 acres are more consistent with what the three-membered crew was able to accomplish in 2009. The acres treated in 2011 reflect a decrease of crew size from six members in 2010 (due to American Recovery and Reinvestment Act project dollars) to only two members in 2011.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Lain, AnnMarie
- Date of Issue
- 2012-01-12
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- AKEPMT , NRSS , WRST
- Keywords
- Alaska, Alaska EPMT, Chitina, Copper Basin, Copper Center, EDRR, EPMT, Exotic, exotic plant management, Flora, Invasive, McCarthy, Nabesna, Plants, Vascular Plants, Vegetation, Vegetation Management, Wrangell-St. Elias, WRST