Project Description: Invasive plants and insects are one of the leading causes of damage and costly maintenance for the historic forest at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP and other public lands in the northeast. This project will provide critical information to assist land managers in identifying potential risks from invasive plants and insects and prioritize and enhance rapid response treatment approaches to minimize damage and reduce costs.
This project will develop a non-native invasive species risk assessment and response plan for forest management including a geographic information system analysis, rapid response plan using scientifically based thresholds, and enhance partnerships with other federal, state, local agencies and neighbors for increasing coordination in addressing shared goals of non-native invasive species management. This project directly addresses Secretary of the Interior goals of utilizing science to identify best practices to manage park resources; reducing long-term maintenance through proactive planning and rapid response to invasive species; and being a good neighbor by improving relationships with those bordering park lands.
Lead Principal Investigator: Nick Fisichelli, Schoodic Institute
Partner Institution: Schoodic Institute
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Federal Agency Technical Contact: Christina Marts
Project Type: Technical Assistance
Project Discipline: Natural Resources
Project Sub-Discipline(s): Biological (Ecology, Fish, Wildlife, Vegetation, T&E)
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2019
Initial Funding Amount: $32,670.00
Federal Grant Number: P18AC01248
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