Invasive and exotic plant management in Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park: 2014 summary report
Mauldin R. 2014. Invasive and exotic plant management in Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park: 2014 summary report. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/KLGO/NRDS—2014/742. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
In 2014 the Exotic Plant Management Team (EPMT) at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO) focused on three primary objectives; accurately documenting the distribution and abundance of invasive species in and around the park, educating the community and park staff on invasive species, and controlling existing infestations in order to prevent their spread into or within the park. This summer marked the eleventh consecutive year of the EPMT program at KLGO. However, this year was the first year that the EPMT at KLGO put a larger emphasis on developing partnerships with entities operating in and around Skagway than on actual control work. In previous years, there have been more resources and volunteers devoted to the control of invasive species both inside and outside of the park. After a decade of park service effort devoted to controlling invasive species even outside of the park, it has been decided that the best method of control is to inform respective landowners of any infestations found on their land and what they can do to help avoid the spread of these infestations. The infestations outside of the park border are too extensive for the park service to be tending to on their own, and it is vital to enlist the community as active individuals seeking to limit the spread of exotic plants on their land. Therefore, much of EPMT efforts were focused on education as opposed to actual control work. Infestations were again monitored both on and off parkland; however, only priority infestations were controlled on parklands by EPMT staff alone. Community members and volunteers carried out other control efforts. Future EPMT staff should continue to focus on outreach and education while maintaining efforts to monitor the spread of infestations in and around the park.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Mauldin, Ramsey
- Date of Issue
- 2014-12
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- KLGO , NRSS
- Keywords
- Alaska, Alaska EPMT, alsike clover, common dandelion, common eyebright, common sheep sorrel, Common Timothy, Dyea, EDRR, EPMT, European mountain ash, Exotic, exotic plant management, Flora, Invasive, KLGO, Klondike Gold Rush, narrowleaf hawksbeard, National Historical Park, oxeye daisy, Plants, quackgrass, red clover, reed canarygrass, Skagway, smooth broome, tall buttercup, Vascular Plants, Vegetation, Vegetation Management, white clover, White Pass, white sweetclover, Yellow toadflax
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Invasive Species | Invasive/Exotic plants , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Invasive Species | Invasive/Exotic animals