2009 Project Deliverables for the KLMN Invasive Species Early Detection Monitoring Protocol
Smith SB, Odion D, Sarr DA. 2009. 2009 Project Deliverables for the KLMN Invasive Species Early Detection Monitoring Protocol. National Park Service
The Klamath I&M program implemented its Invasive Species Early Detection Protocol for its first full season from April to September 2009. During the season, a two person crew visited all six parks in the Klamath Network, beginning in Whiskeytown NRA and concluding in Redwood NSP. The crew monitored 170 road and trail segments for a total of 395 km. The sample effort matched or exceeded expectations. We observed a total of 225 separate infestations of 26 invasive species, and collected site-specific data at 152 of these infestations. Invasive species infestations tended to occur within 6 m of a road or trail, in areas with less overstory cover, and more often along roads than trails. This represents the first quantitative sample of all six parks in the Network using a repeatable, peer-reviewed methodology at comparable intensities.