Exotic Plant Management Team annual report
2006. Exotic Plant Management Team annual report. National Park Service, Biological Resources Management Division. Fort Collins, Colorado
The spread of invasive species is recognized as one of the major factors contributing to ecosystem change and instability across North America and throughout the world. National Park units are not immune to this accelerating biological invasion. Invasive plants have been found on virtually all lands administered by the National Park Service (NPS). Current estimates are that more than 2.6 million acres or between 3-5 percent of park lands are dominated by non-native, invasive plant species. The Exotic Plant Management Team (EPMT) program is part of the NPS response to the growing invasive plant problem. This annual report documents the EPMT teams' 2006 activities and accomplishments in prevention, inventory, monitoring, control, and treatment of over 600 invasive plant species in more than 189 parks.
- Type
- Published Report
- Date of Issue
- 2006
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Biological Resources Management Division
- Units
- BRD
- Keywords
- EPMT, Erosion, Exotic Plants, Geology, Invasive Plants, Inventory and Monitoring (I&M), Management, Plant Studies, Preservation, Range Management, Sediment, Soil Science