Invasive and exotic species management for Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve: 2010 Summary Report
Dates
Year
2010
Citation
Passmore, C., and Sherman, M. S., 2010, Invasive and exotic species management for Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve: 2010 Summary Report: National Park Service: Fort Collins, CO, v. NPS/YUCH/NRDS—2010/103.
Summary
This report describes the work performed by the Alaska Exotic Plant Management Team at Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve during the 2010 season. The 2010 field season was the first year of an organized weed program in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve with two Student Conservation Association interns stationed at the preserve for the entire summer. Both staff members were hired with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding. Prior to 2010 Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve staff surveyed for invasive plants in the preserve with some assistance from the Alaska Exotic Plant Management Team. Limited treatments were performed and little data exists to describe the type or density of species previously treated. During [...]
Summary
This report describes the work performed by the Alaska Exotic Plant Management Team at Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve during the 2010 season. The 2010 field season was the first year of an organized weed program in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve with two Student Conservation Association interns stationed at the preserve for the entire summer. Both staff members were hired with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding. Prior to 2010 Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve staff surveyed for invasive plants in the preserve with some assistance from the Alaska Exotic Plant Management Team. Limited treatments were performed and little data exists to describe the type or density of species previously treated. During the 2010 field season invasive plant inventories were conducted in high use areas such as trails, public use cabins, and river banks in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve and in one area in Gates of the Arctic National Preserve Invasive plant populations were recorded using Trimble GeoXH Global Positioning System units. Data was edited and analyzed using Trimble Pathfinder Office and ESRI ArcGIS. A total of 110 acres were surveyed, 11.25 acres of invasive plant infestations were mapped, and1.34 of these infested acres were treated throughout the summer, laying a foundation for an invasive weed control program in both Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve and Gates of the Arctic National Preserve.
