Invasive plant management in Kenai Fjords National Park: 2014 summary report
Kainrath N and Kriedeman CL. 2014. Invasive plant management in Kenai Fjords National Park: 2014 summary report. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/KEFJ/NRDS—2014/740. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
This report describes the work performed by the Exotic Plant Management Team (EPMT) in Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ) during the 2014 field season. 2014 marked the 11th season of manual treatment of invasive plants, and the fourth season of chemical treatment of common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale). There were a total of 14.38 acres surveyed, 7.05 acres infested, and 4.95 acres treated in KEFJ. A total of 633 pounds of invasive plants were hand pulled over 1.73 acres, and a total of 3.22 acres were chemically treated in KEFJ. A new invasive species, Smooth brome (Bromus inermis), was identified in the Exit Glacier area for the first time in 2014. A majority of the field work was conducted in the Exit Glacier area where nine different invasive species were surveyed and treated. There were a total of three trips to the coastal areas of the park where five invasive plant species were mapped and treated at seven sites within Aialik Bay, Nuka Bay, and McCarty Ford.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Kainrath, Nicholas; Kriedeman, Christina
- Date of Issue
- 2014
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- KEFJ , NRSS
- Keywords
- Alaska, Alaska EPMT, alsike clover, annual bluegrass, common chickweed, common dandelion, common plantain, common sheep sorrel, Common Timothy, Curly Dock, EDRR, EPMT, Exotic, exotic plant management, Flora, foxtail barley, Icelandic poppy, Invasive, KEFJ, Kenai Fjords, Kentucky Bluegrass, meadow foxtail, Mouse-ear Chickweed, narrowleaf hawksbeard, National Park, oxeye daisy, pineapple weed, Plants, Prostrate Knotweed, red clover, shepherd’s purse, Smooth Brome, tall buttercup, Vascular Plants, Vegetation, Vegetation Management, white clover , Yellow toadflax
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Invasive Species | Invasive/Exotic plants , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Invasive Species | Invasive/Exotic animals