Invasive species management for Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alagnak Wild River, and Aniakchak National Monument & Preserve: 2013 summary report
Landry N and Voznitza A. 2014. Invasive species management for Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alagnak Wild River, and Aniakchak National Monument & Preserve: 2013 summary report. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/KATM/NRDS—2014/672. Fort Collins, Colorado
This year marks the fourth season that Katmai National Park & Preserve surveyed and controlled invasive plants following the Alaska Exotic Plant Management Team protocol throughout the growing season. The majority of work was focused on manual and chemical treatment of previously surveyed sites at Brooks Camp, on the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes Road, Lake Camp, administrative areas in King Salmon, and Fure’s and Nonvianuk Cabins. Common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) at Lake Camp, Fure’s Cabin, and Nonvianuk Cabin; fall dandelion (Leontodon autumnalis) at Lake Camp; bird vetch (Vicia cracca) on the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes Road; and sheep sorrel (Rumex acetosella) at Lake Camp were treated with Milestone VM herbicide, as these infestations are either too large to effectively control manually, in areas difficult to access, or liable to spread into uninfested areas. Overall, manual treatments have proven successful for moderately-sized infestations, like the cultural site, in controlling the extent and density of invasive plants in these areas. Katmai’s remote location and the EPMT’s persistent monitoring continue to provide effective barriers to the introduction of new invasive plant species. The infestations present within Katmai National Park are a stark contrast to the more omnipresent infestations found within the contiguous United States or even more urban areas of Alaska. As new construction projects arise and those that are already in progress continue, the presence of the EPMT ensures that newly-exposed areas are managed and revegetated as needed.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Landry, Nicole; Voznitza, Aleksandra
- Date of Issue
- 2014-06
- Units
- AKEPMT , ALAG , ANIA , KATM , NRSS
- Keywords
- Alaska, Alaska EPMT, alsike clover, ANIA, Aniakchak, annual bluegrass, bird vetch, birdsfoot trefoil, common chickweed, common dandelion, common plantain, common sheep sorrel, common tansy, Common Timothy, creeping buttercup, crownvetch European mountain ash, Curly Dock, EDRR, EPMT, European bird cherry, European forget-me-not, Exotic, exotic plant management, fall dandelion, Flora, Iceland poppy, Invasive, KATM, Katmai, meadow foxtail, mouse ear chickweed, narrowleaf hawksbeard, narrowleaf hawkweed, oxeye daisy, pineapple weed, Plants, red clover, scentless false mayweed , shepherd’s purse, Siberian peashrub, Smooth Brome, split-lip hempnettle, tall buttercup, Vegetation, Vegetation Management, white clover, Yellow toadflax
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Invasive Species | Invasive/Exotic plants