Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Skip to content
  • Feedback

    • Klamath Invasive Plant Monitoring Data Package 2009-2021

    Metadata Updated: November 25, 2025

    Invasive plant species are most likely to be exotic, as they can take advantage of more favorable growing conditions than they would normally receive in their natural habitats to spread quickly. Invasive species will outcompete and replace native vegetation, change water availability, and can affect how well a habitat functions ecologically, as well as affecting other natural resources. These effects can be vast and our understanding of the consequences is incomplete. Thus, the dynamic relationships among plants, animals, soil, and water established over long periods are at risk of being degraded in a brief period.

    Prevention of plant invasions is the most effective approach to managing invasive species. When this fails, early detection of new species and populations is the best approach for monitoring this vital sign. This information can be quickly relayed to park managers for assessment and rapid treatment.

    Since 2009, we have monitored exotic plants in all six parks in the Klamath Network.

    Objectives are to: Detect populations of selected invasive plants by sampling along roads, trails, and power line corridors, where introduction is most likely. Provide the information to park management on a timely basis to allow effective management responses. Develop and maintain a list of priority invasive plant species with greatest potential for spread and impact to park resources for monitoring in each park Adapt spatial sampling as knowledge improves through monitoring. Use monitoring data collected from this protocol and the vegetation protocol to estimate possible trends and develop and refine models of invasive species habitat requirements and of the most susceptible habitats (both along roads and trails as well as elsewhere).

    We measure: Presence/absence Abundance Habitat

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

    Downloads & Resources

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date September 12, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date November 25, 2025

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from DOI NPS DCAT-US

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date September 12, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date November 25, 2025
    Publisher National Park Service
    Maintainer
    Identifier http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/nps-datastore-2305844
    Data First Published 2024-09-05T00:00:00Z
    Data Last Modified 2024-09-05T00:00:00Z
    Category Data Package
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 010:24
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Metadata Catalog ID https://ddi.doi.gov/nps-data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id 1385e9b9-da97-48eb-9c92-65f9fe827cf8
    Harvest Source Id d917c1a9-26b7-43ea-b8c5-c77ec750a850
    Harvest Source Title DOI NPS DCAT-US
    Homepage URL https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2305844
    Program Code 010:119, 010:118
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 7b4cffb24e76a484437f92c19561edaca1933eb50bbd67fb60547e0c3e1cd687
    Source Schema Version 1.1

    Didn't find what you're looking for? Suggest a dataset here.