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Grand Canyon National Park U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Inner Canyon Vegetation Program What do we do? Monitor and remove exotic.

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1 Grand Canyon National Park U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Inner Canyon Vegetation Program What do we do? Monitor and remove exotic plants –River corridor: ravenna, Russian olive, Siberian elm –Side canyons: tamarisk, pampas grass Vegetation monitoring in campsites New and Exciting! –Pilot program removing Russian thistle and camelthorn from camps

2 Grand Canyon National Park U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Camps Russian thistle Eminence Buckfarm Trinity Fern Glen Camelthorn Unkar Crystal 110 Mile Diabase Cove Whitmore

3 Grand Canyon National Park U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Camelthorn (Alhagi maurorum) 1915 as a contaminate in alfalfa Extensive underground root system~ 45 ft deep and 24 ft wide! Steals nutrients and water from native vegetation Notorious for taking over Grand Canyon’s beaches Manual removal by clipping at the root node

4 Grand Canyon National Park U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service 110 mile camp- 2011

5 Grand Canyon National Park U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Russian thistle (tumbleweed) (Salsola tragus) 1873 as a contaminate in flaxseed Dominates disturbed soil esp. in drought Crowds out native species Impacts recreation, overtaking prized beaches Manual removal of plants by pulling before they produce seeds

6 Grand Canyon National Park U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service River Mile 70- 2007 Photo courtesy of Amy Draut

7 Grand Canyon National Park U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Photo courtesy of Amy Draut River Mile 70- 2010

8 Grand Canyon National Park U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service What you can do! Sign up for a camp Pick up gloves and nippers Visit your site at least 2x’s year to pull weeds! 5-30 minutes will make a HUGE difference Record the data Return the postcard! Give me feedback

9 Melissa McMaster 928.638.7465 Melissa_McMaster@nps.gov

10 Grand Canyon National Park U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service

11 Grand Canyon National Park U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service

12 Grand Canyon National Park U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service

13 Grand Canyon National Park U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service The perpetrators

14 Grand Canyon National Park U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service

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