Invasive plant management in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve: Summary report
Dates
Year
2013
Citation
Gantz, M. E., Watson, D. Fraser, Krimmel, David J., and Terwilliger, Miranda L. N., 2013, Invasive plant management in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve: Summary report: National Park Service: Fort Collins, Colorado, v. NPS/WRST/NRDS—2014/674, 52 pages-52 pages.
Summary
This report describes the work performed by the Alaska Exotic Plant Management Team in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve during the 2013 season. Three Alaska Exotic Plant Management Team members were stationed at Park Headquarters in Copper Center while working at various locations within the park and preserve. Work focused on invasive plant inventories and treatments park-wide, revegetation/ restoration efforts around park facilities and native seed collection in Kennicott Valley. Work was mapped using Trimble GeoXT units and was performed with the help of volunteers, a Southeast Alaska Guidance Association crew, Youth Conservation Corps interns, one Student Conservation Association intern, one Chicago Botanic Garden Conservation [...]
Summary
This report describes the work performed by the Alaska Exotic Plant Management Team in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve during the 2013 season. Three Alaska Exotic Plant Management Team members were stationed at Park Headquarters in Copper Center while working at various locations within the park and preserve. Work focused on invasive plant inventories and treatments park-wide, revegetation/ restoration efforts around park facilities and native seed collection in Kennicott Valley. Work was mapped using Trimble GeoXT units and was performed with the help of volunteers, a Southeast Alaska Guidance Association crew, Youth Conservation Corps interns, one Student Conservation Association intern, one Chicago Botanic Garden Conservation Land Management intern, and one seasonal biological technician for the National Park Service. Data was edited and analyzed using GPS Pathfinder Office and ArcGIS 10. A total of 128 bags totaling 2,182 pounds of manually pulled weeds were bagged and then taken to an incinerator in Anchorage to be burned. 9.17 acres of plants were treated in 2013 and a total of 1.37 acres were restored through re-vegetation efforts.
