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New Zealand Mudsnail

Information by Species

Diffuse Knapweed

Plants

Animals

Spotted Knapweed

Tamarisk

PDF, that looks at invasive and exotic plant monitoring in Black Canyon of the Gunnison N.P. nad Curecanti N.R.A..

Fact Sheet
- PDF, with general information on Leafy Spurge including links and contact information.

PDF of an invasive plant monitoring guide for the Black Canyon of the Gunnison

Website with general biology of dame’s rocket

Purple Loosestrife

This PDF covers information from the U.S. Park Service on their management plan for Purple Loosestrife.

PDF, fact sheet on spotted knapweed

PDF, the NCPN Phase III Report Appendix E from 2004 looks at the status of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Tamarisk are mentioned on page 40 and 41 as being an invasive plant known to occur within the park boudries.

European Starling

PDF, on Colorado’s Northern Plateau land bird conservation plan and monitoring.

This link discusses the issue the mudsnail has caused in Yellowstone NP and how NPS approached the situation.

This PDF is an NPS call to action on how to handle invasive species in Colorado rivers.

Curecanti National Recreational Area is the main entity working on the prevention of Zebra Mussels in the Gunnison Basin. They currently have two inspection checkpoints open on Blue Mesa and have partnered with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife and national mussel prevention campaigns to develop and meet Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) prevention standards.

This report includes a brief on Aquatic Invasive Species, as well as monitoring and prevention information.

The National Park Service is working to manage invasive species on park lands through a suite of national and local programs, focusing on cooperation and collaboration, inventory and monitoring, prevention, early detection and rapid response, treatment and control, and restoration.The Parks Service does not currently have any research projects in Gunnison County, but they have many active management plans in place. Please visit their website for further information on their management plans, or contact their representatives in the Gunnison Valley.

For more information, contact:

Danguole B. Bockus, Ecologist, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park/Curecanti National Recreation Area, 970-249-1914 x432
Dusty Perkins, Ph.D., Program Manager, National Park Service,

Northern Colorado Plateau

Theresa Childers, Wildlife Biologist, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Curecanti National Recreation Area, 970-641-2337 x250

National Park Service (NPS) information on invasives for the Upper Gunnison Basin

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