Invasive and exotic species management in Denali National Park and Preserve: 2014 summary report
Keegan T and Mahovlic W. 2014. Invasive and exotic species management in Denali National Park and Preserve: 2014 summary report. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/DENA/NRDS—2014/739. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
During the 2014 Season, the Exotic Plant Management Team (EPMT) in Denali National Park and Preserve worked to prevent the influx of exotic species in the park including Taraxacum officinale, Crepis tectorum, Vicia cracca and Hordeum jubatum. Because exotic plants are typically spread in places that are frequented by people and follow disturbance, Denali National Park EPMT focused on several key areas of the park including the first 40 and last 20 miles of the Park Road, and numerous locations such as the Kantishna horse corral, the sewage lagoon, C-Camp and maintenance areas, and some areas of Headquarters. Furthermore, this season included a few revegetation projects located in around the Shaffer Building, adjacent to a section of the Rock Creek Trail, and along the park road at Sanctuary River and mile four of the Denali Park Road. Almost all of these efforts were completed by Wendy Mahovlic, the residing supervisor for EPMT and DENA Revegetation, Taylor Keegan a Student Conservation Association intern, and three volunteer crews from SAGA and SCA respectively. Manual treatment is the preferred method of exotic species management at Denali. Herbicide was administered to Vicia cracca and Taraxacum officinale. The result of the 2014 season’s work included 3,163 pounds of pulled invasive plants and 1,524 hours of volunteer help. Data was collected utilizing the TrimbleGeoXT 2008 and Pathfinder Office and ArcGIS were used for correcting and editing data. This data is utilized by the Regional NPS office and contributes to the database available at the Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC) from the Alaska National Heritage Program (AKNHP).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Keegan, Tau;pr; Mahovlic, Wendy
- Date of Issue
- 2014-12
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- DENA , NRSS
- Keywords
- Alsike, bird vetch, common dandelion, common plantain, DENA, Denali, Exotic Plant, foxtail barley, Gypsy Moth, herbicide , Invasive Plant, narrowleaf hawksbeard, narrowleaf hawkweed, National Park, National Preserve, red and white clover, white sweetclover, Yellow sweetclover
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Invasive Species | Invasive/Exotic plants , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Invasive Species | Invasive/Exotic animals