Description
The National Park Service intends to award a cooperative agreement to Washington State University for a project titled "Vulnerability Assessment of Wetland Habitats to Reed Canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) along Ross Lake, North Cascades National Park Service Complex." The project aims to conduct a vulnerability assessment of the ROLA lakeshore and adjacent riparian areas to reed canarygrass, and to develop recommendations for the control of reed canarygrass and subsequent restoration of areas to natural ecosystems. The project will involve assembling a database of biophysical characteristics of the lakeshore and riparian wetlands, conducting field work, and applying the vulnerability assessment to determine which sites are most sensitive to rapid spread of reed canarygrass.
Some key aspects of this project include:
• Conducting a vulnerability assessment of the ROLA lakeshore and adjacent riparian areas to reed canarygrass
• Developing recommendations for the control of reed canarygrass and subsequent restoration of areas to natural ecosystems
• Assembling a database of biophysical characteristics of the lakeshore and riparian wetlands
• Conducting field work to assess the current conditions and to sample sites relevant to the vulnerability assessment
• Applying the vulnerability assessment to determine which sites are most sensitive to rapid spread of reed canarygrass