Project Overview

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This project will maintain capacity of the Klamath Alliance for Regional Invasive Species Management (Alliance/KARISM). The Alliance includes: the Mid Klamath Watershed Council, Salmon River Restoration Council, Six Rivers National Forest, Klamath National Forest, Karuk Tribe, Yurok Tribe, Hoopa Tribe, California Department of Transportation, Siskiyou Resource Conservation District, Quartz Valley Indian Reservation, Scott River Watershed Council, and the Cultural Fire Management Council. The work group addresses invasive species concerns crossing political boundaries of Humboldt and Siskiyou Counties, National Forests, and the ancestral territories of the Karuk, Yurok, Hoopa, and Shasta Tribes.

The Mid Klamath region warrants its own invasive species management area due to considerations unique to the Klamath Mountains such as remote location, rugged terrain, and tribal sovereignty. This group promotes a non-chemical approach to invasive species management in respect to Tribal ordinances against herbicide use. 

The work group will continue to build partnerships and work towards our common goal to conserve native plant species and communities through the management of invasive species in the Klamath Region of California. Upcoming objectives for the Alliance include ramping up in-person collaboration regarding non-native and native plant identification, mapping, and plant removal (timing/methods), as well as, developing shared protocols, and providing learning opportunities to the people of the Klamath River watershed in California.

1. Regional Coordination

Regional coordination is key to invasive species prevention. Effective prevention calls for awareness of risks outside of an individual’s management area. By working cooperatively, the Alliance is emphasizing prevention and management at a regional scale. This project supports organizations to contribute to Alliance goals: 

• EDUCATION - Increase public and staff awareness of invasive species.
• PREVENTION - Prevent the establishment of new and regionally rare invasive species and spread of existing infestations.
• CONTROL - Promote the effective, integrated management or eradication of priority invasive species.
• INFORMATION EXCHANGE - Share technical information regarding control methods, locations, new infestations, project success amongst parties and with other regional and local invasive species management areas and programs.
• COOPERATION - Facilitate cooperation for local invasive species management, including opportunities for shared funding sources, resources, materials, personnel, including volunteers, expertise, and equipment

2. Develop shared protocols for monitoring and data collection practices, including at least one training.

3. Education and Outreach. Increase community awareness of invasive species through youth and adult field trips, trainings, events, and publications. Expect to hold at least five community events during this one-year project.