Projects and Research

Science sets the foundation for how fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats are managed at Sand Lake. In cooperation with other researchers, universities and science-based organizations we have created a broad-based platform in our ecological research to implement management strategies that are best suitable for entire landscapes and ecosystems, rather than a single species.

Up to 46 percent of the plants and animals federally listed as endangered species have been negatively impacted by invasive species (Wilcove, et al. 1998, National Invasive Species Council 2001). Refuges in the North Atlantic Appalachian Region initiated an effort to systematically identify, locate, and map invasive plant species occurring on refuge lands leading to an effective...