USGS scientists Tom Stohlgren and Geneva Chong are participating on the Hayman Fire Review Team led by Colorado State University, USDA Forest Service, and U.S. Geological Survey scientists in collaboration with academic, state, and private institutions and organizations. Stohlgren and Chong’s review of current and predicted nonnative plant species, to be completed Oct. 18, will provide guidance for future research and restoration efforts in the Hayman Fire area. Invasive plants are also a focus in guidelines being developed for monitoring forest restoration projects in ponderosa pine ecosystems. Stohlgren and Chong will present draft guidelines for monitoring non-native plant species Sept. 17th in Albuquerque, NM, to the development group that includes the USDA Forest Service, Collaborative Forest Restoration Program and Rocky Mountain Research Station; the National Forest Foundation; the Ecological Restoration Institute of Northern Arizona University; the Four Corners Institute; and the Forest Trust. The guidelines will be published by the USDA-FS Rocky Mountain Research Station, and adapted guidelines will be considered for national use in other forest types.
For more information contact: Geneva Chong
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