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Southern Illinois Invasive Species Strike Team 2015 Annual Report Southern Illinois Invasive Species Strike Team 2015 Annual Report Southern Illinois Invasive Species Strike Team 2015 Annual Report Prepared by: Caleb Grantham and Nick Seaton – Invasive Species Strike Team This program was funded through: A grant supported by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the United States Forest Service, The Nature Conservancy, and the River to River Cooperative Weed Management Area Acknowledgements This program was funded through a grant supported by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Forest Service, The Nature Conservancy, and the River to River Cooperative Weed Management Area Contributions to this report were provided by: Caleb Grantham and Nick Seaton, Invasive Species Strike Team; Karla Gage and Kevin Rohling, River to River Cooperative Weed Management Area; Jody Shimp, Natural Heritage Division, Illinois Department of Natural Resources; Tharran Hobson, The Nature Conservancy; Shannan Sharp, United States Forest Service; United States Fish and Wildlife Service 2015’s field season has been dedicated to District Heritage Biologist, Bob Lindsay, whose dedication and insight to the Invasive Species Strike Team was greatly appreciated and will be sincerely missed. Equal opportunity to participate in programs of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and those funded by the U.S.D.A Forest Service and other agencies is available to all individuals regardless of race, sex, national origin, disability, age, religion or other non-merit factors. If you believe you have been discriminated against, contact the funding source’s civil rights office and/or the Equal Employment Opportunity Officer, IDNR, One Natural Resources Way, Springfield, IL. 62702-1271; 217/782-2262; TTY 217/782-9175. - 1 - | P a g e Executive Summary The Nature Conservancy, in partnership with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and the USDA Forest Service Northeast Area State and Private Forestry Program developed the Southern Illinois Invasive Species Strike Team (ISST) “formally known as the Southern Illinois Exotic Plant Strike Team” to control exotic plants in state parks, state nature preserves and adjacent private lands that serve as pathways onto these properties. This Strike Team is modeled after the very successful National Park Service Exotic Plant Management Team Program, and deploys a highly trained, mobile force of two plant management specialists who assist state parks and preserves, federal land, and adjacent private landowners in controlling invasive, exotic plants. This report covers the results from the sixth year of the Strike Team program (2015) which was initiated in 2008-09. This program focuses on detection and removal of the invasive plant species and populations which pose the greatest threat to the ecological integrity of the natural areas in the southern Illinois region. Once risk has been identified, the Strike Team also serves as a Rapid Response Team. Applying the Early Detection & Rapid Response approach to invasive species management greatly improves the likelihood that invasions will be addressed successfully while populations are still localized and containable. The Southern Illinois Invasive Species Strike Team has primary responsibility for species identification, containment, eradication, and Microstegium viminium (Japanese Stilt Grass) encroaching monitoring. a population of Hymenocallis Carolina (Spider Lily) The Invasive Species Strike Team serves 11 counties (Alexander, Gallatin, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Williamson and Union) in southern Illinois. The Strike Team works under the direction of The Nature Conservancy and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources approved management schedules, Integrated Weed Management Plans, and work plans for state parks and preserves. The Nature Conservancy works with Illinois Department of Natural Resources biologists and the River to River Cooperative Weed Management Area Coordinator to determine priorities for the Strike Team for combating exotic plants that reflect the needs and resources of the parks they serve. Priorities are based on the following factors: severity of threat to high-quality natural areas and rare species; extent of targeted infestation; probability of successful control and potential for restoration; opportunities for public involvement; and park commitment to follow-up monitoring and treatment. The Strike Team conducts and evaluates the removal of exotic species, and take appropriate native species restoration efforts. The Invasive Species Strike Team worked year round and treated 1,963.7 acres of different non-native invasive plant species. Treating exotics was the focal point of the Strike Team comprising 43 percent of their time. Comprehensive time and treatment records were taken by the Strike Team and will be used to refine the teams operations and assess treatment success. - 2 - | P a g e Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 5 Program Accomplishments ......................................................................................................... 6 Research .......................................................................................................................................... 7 Surveying and Monitoring .......................................................................................................... 7 Treatment and Prevention……………………………………………………………….….…….8 Cooperation and Collaboration…………………………………………………………………..9 Safety……………………………………………………………………………………………….14 Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR)………………………………………………………14 Threatened and Endangered Species..................................................................................15 Invasive Species Strike Team Location Map……………………………………………………17 Natural Areas Barker Bluff Land and Water Reserve…………………………………………...……...19 Bean Ridge Road……………………………………………………………………...……21 Bellsmith Springs Ecological & Recreation Area……………………………………….23 Berryville Shale Glade Nature Preserve…………………………………………………25 Big Grand Pierre Land and Water Reserve……………………………………………..27 Brown Barrens Nature Preserve………………………………………………………….29 Bulge Hole Ecological Area……………………………………………………………….31 Cache River State Natural Area………………………………………………………….33 Cave Creek Glade Nature Preserve……………………………………………………...35 Cave in Rock State Park…………………………………………………………………...37 Cedar-Draper Bluff Land and Water Reserve………………………………………….39 Collier Glade Nature Preserve………………………………………………………......41 Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge………………………………………………..43 Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge……………………………………………….48 Dennison Hollow Research Natural Area………………………………………………51 Dixon Springs State Park.................................................................................................53 East Dogwood Flats………………………………………………………………………55 Fern Rocks Nature Preserve……………………………………………………………..57 Garden of the Gods Recreation & Wilderness Area……………………………….....59 Giant City State Park ....................................................................................................... 61 Gibbons Creek Barrens State Natural Area ................................................................. 64 Grassy Slough Land and Water Reserve ...................................................................... 66 - 3 - | P a g e Table of Contents (continued) Natural Areas (continued) Hayes Creek Canyon Horse Campground…………………………………………….68 Heron Pond-Little Black Slough-Wildcat Bluff Nature Preserve………………......70 Horseshoe Lake Nature Preserve..................................................................................73 Illinois Iron Furnace Historic Site & Recreation Area…………………….……….....75 Kinkaid Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area……………………………………….......77 LaRue Pine Hills-Otter Pond Research Natural Area………………………………...79 Lusk Creek Canyon Nature Preserve ........................................................................... 81 Lusk Creek Wilderness Area ......................................................................................... 83 Mermet Swamp Nature Preserve……………………………………………………....86 Opossum Trot Trail Area...............................................................................................88 Ozark Hills Nature Preserve……………………………………………………...........90 Panther Hollow Research Natural Area……………………………………………....92 Piney Creek Ravine Nature Preserve………………………………………………....94 Pyramid State Park……………………………………………………………………...96 Rauchfuss Hill State Recreation Area……………………………………….……......98 Round Bluff Nature Preserve……………………………………………………….....100 Simpson Barrens Ecological Area………………………………………………….....102 Spivey’s Valley Glade Nature Preserve………………………………………..........104 Tower Rock Recreation Area………………………………………………………......106 Trail of Tears State Forest ............................................................................................. 108 Tunnel Hill State Trail………………………………………………………………......111 War Bluff………………………………………………………………………………….114 Wise Ridge State Natural Area…………………………………………………………116 Appendices Appendix A: Time Allocation ..................................................................................... 118 Appendix B: New Invasive Species Alert (Japanese Chaff Flower) ...................... 119 Appendix
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