GCDAMP Invasive Species
From Glen Canyon Dam AMP
| INVASIVE SPECIES- GCDAMP | |
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LEGAL AND POLICY
- Executive Order 13112, Invasive species, directs federal agencies to use relevant programs and authorities to prevent introduction of exotic plant and aquatic invasive species; provide for their control; and minimize economic, ecological, and human health impacts invasive species cause.
- When new introductions of non-native fish species are encountered, depending on level of treat and magnitude of response needed, control measures may take place through Emergency Response procedures. To the extent possible, NPS would coordinate with other management agencies, tribes, and/or land owners in watersheds that extend beyond GCNP or GCNRA to evaluate risk of new introductions from those areas and develp cooperative efforts to dter future invasions. (NPS CFMP-EA_pg 33)
- Contributor: TBD
- Category: Ecosystem
