The IPC NYS is providing support to several invasive plant field projects. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation supports the IPC and three field projects. Monitoring and vegetation mapping were conducted during summer 2000, and the Phragmites will be treated with herbicide in September. This project includes a survey plan, research on control methods, reconnaissance and site management to eliminate new infestations, and the initiation of a monitoring program. Information was collected on effects of management on rare native plants and animals in 2000, and a conservative herbicide control program is planned for September 2001.
Planning is underway to restore a rare cedar glade community.
Protocols for volunteer invasives removal programs in upland communities across the state will be developed from this work. Now in its third year, the project coordinates volunteers of all ages to pull the invasive aquatic plant from unique wetland habitats in the southern portion of the lake. While levels of many invasive plant species remain low in the Adirondack Park, many local concentrations are new and are associated with major highway corridors. The Adirondack Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, the Adirondack Park Agency, and the NYS Department of Transportation are working together to monitor and control invasive plant populations along the highways systems in the Park. This project focuses on restoration in a unique natural area following invasive plant species removal.