Problematic plant monitoring in Herbert Hoover National Historic Site: 2006–2017
Young CC. 2020. Problematic plant monitoring in Herbert Hoover National Historic Site: 2006–2017. Natural Resource Report. NPS/HTLN/NRR—2020/2093. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
Managers are challenged with the impact of problematic plants, including exotic, invasive, and pest plant species. Information on the abundance, distribution, and location of these plants is essential for developing risk-based approaches to managing these species. Based on surveys conducted in 2006, 2009, 2013, and 2017, Heartland Inventory and Monitoring Network staff and contractors identified 32 potentially problematic plant species in Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. Of the species found in 2017, we characterized 3 as very low frequency, 7 as low frequency, 4 as medium frequency, and 10 as high frequency. Kentucky bluegrass, reed canarygrass, and smooth brome, all grasses, were the most abundant. Seven woody plant species can be controlled relatively easily. The many problematic plant species found throughout the prairie reinforce the need to manage these plants within the park’s prairie.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Young, Craig
- Date of Issue
- 2020-03
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- HEHO , HTLN , NRSS
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Invasive Species | Invasive/Exotic plants