Southeast Utah Group Exotic Plant Management Plan

Controlling exotic plant infestations is one of the most serious challenges facing the Southeast Utah Group (SEUG) managers, who are charged with the protection of natural and cultural resources. Exotic plants are infesting Arches and Canyonlands National Parks and Hovenweep and Natural Bridges National Monuments at an alarming rate. Of over 96 exotic trees, herbaceous plants and grasses occurring in the parks, 19 species have been identified as a threat to SEUG natural resources. The exotic plant management plan will assist the parks in managing this threat to ecosystem health and function and will provide a framework for cooperation with land managers, neighbors, and partners with common concerns.

The preferred alternative was selected and includes the judicial use of mechanical, cultural, chemical, and biological control techniques, based on a thorough analysis of the problems and a balanced approach to solutions.This plan outlines the techniques and processes for exotic plant removal in the SEUG for the next five to ten years.

Document Content:

Southeast Utah Group Exotic Plant Management Plan and EA/AEF   (1.5 MB, PDF file) Appendix A-E   (268.0 KB, PDF file) Appendix F: ARCH Proposed Treatment Areas of Non-native Plant Species   (716.2 KB, PDF file) Appendix F: CANY Proposed Treatment Areas of Non-native Plant Species   (877.5 KB, PDF file) Appendix F: HOVE Proposed Treatment Areas of Non-native Plant Species   (293.0 KB, PDF file) Appendix F: NABR Proposed Treatment Areas of Non-native Plant Species   (738.2 KB, PDF file) Appendix G-H   (2.3 MB, PDF file) Appendix K: Biological Assessment   (303.8 KB, PDF file) Disclaimer: Links within the above document(s) were valid as of the date published. Note: Some of the files may be in PDF format and can be viewed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader software. You may download a free copy of Acrobat Reader from Adobe Systems.