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Vegetation and Soil Programs Mount Rainier National Park

Number of plants in park Vegetation Diversity More than 900 species of plants

*ages- <100 to 1000years *low-elevation - Douglas fir, western hemlock, western red cedar *mid-elevation - silver fir, noble fir, Alaska yellow cedar *high-elevation- subalpine fir, mountain hemlock, whitebark pine, Engelmann spruce Forests

Subalpine Parklands Mosaic of tree clumps and subalpine meadows Located between forest line and treeline

Alpine Zone

Restoration of native systems Monitoring condition Current Vegetation Program

Program Components: Stabilization and Revegetation of Human Impacts and Control of Introduced Invasive Plants Ecological Restoration of Native Plant Communities Purpose: To restore native plant communities where they have been damaged by human use or are threatened by introduced plant species.

Ecological Restoration of Native Plant Communities Restoration Components: Recreational Disturbance Post Flood Repair Restoration Federal Highways

Human Impacts: Types

Human Impacts

Meadow Restoration:Before

Meadow Restoration: After

Steps in Restoration: Stabilization

Match surface to adjacent contours Fill Site to Grade Steps in Restoration: Filling

Steps in Restoration: Erosion Control/Mulching

Cutting and Seed Collection Volunteer Groups Steps in Restoration: Seed Collection

Seedling flats

Greenhouse Propagation of Native Plants Steps in Restoration: Hardening Off

Steps in Restoration: Transporting Plants

Steps in Restoration: Planting

Highway Construction Highway 123 Christine Falls Slump Tipsoo Area Steven’s Canyon

Highway Construction

Resource Advisor 52 issues resolved

Exotic Plant Control Program Components Research/Surveys/Demographic Studies Priority Setting Control/Treatment Effectiveness Monitoring Refinement of Methods Prevention Collaboration

Exotic Plants: Introduction & Spread

Prevention Of Spread (vehicle wash)

Orange hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum) Serious threat Limited distribution Difficult to control (but herbicide does appear to be effective)

Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius) Medium threat Narrow distribution Easy control (but seed long-lived)

St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) Low/Medium threat Wide distribution Difficult control

Spotted Knapweed (Centaurea maculosa) Serious threat Narrow distribution Difficult control

Exotic Plant Control: Methods

Exotic Plant Control Methods

Flatpea (Lathyrus sylvestris) Exotic Plant Control Methods

Exotic Plant Control: Monitoring

Exotic Plant Control: Collaboration

Hazard Tree Management Complete Hazard Tree Management Plan Complete initial surveys for all developed zones Treat identified hazard trees - site closure, tree removal, conversion to wildlife trees Current Program

Mitigation Options Move target Temporary site closure Permanent site closure Remove limbs Top tree Remove tree

Hazard Tree Management

Ecological Impacts Ohanapecosh Campground