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The '''Arid Land Ecology Reserve''' is the largest tract of [[shrub-steppe]] ecosystem remaining in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]. It is managed for the [[U.S. Department of Energy]] by the [[Pacific Northwest National Laboratory]] (which is operated for the U.S. Department of Energy by [[Battelle Memorial Institute]]). The 320 km² area is a portion of the 1500 km² National Environmental Research Park located on the [[Hanford Site]] on the northwest boundary of [[Richland, Washington]]. |
The '''Arid Land Ecology Reserve''' is the largest tract of [[shrub-steppe]] ecosystem remaining in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]. It is managed for the [[U.S. Department of Energy]] by the [[Pacific Northwest National Laboratory]] (which is operated for the U.S. Department of Energy by [[Battelle Memorial Institute]]). The 320 km² area is a portion of the 1500 km² National Environmental Research Park located on the [[Hanford Site]] on the northwest boundary of [[Richland, Washington]]. |
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On June 27, 2000, a range fire destroyed most of the native [[sagebrush]] and [[Tussock (grass)|bunchgrass]]. Though the US Fish and Wildlife Service has attempted to re-introduce native flora, the Arid Lands Ecology Reserve is currently dominated by non-native species such as [[Bromus tectorum|cheatgrass]], [[Centaurea|knapweeds]], and Russian thistle ([[tumbleweed]]) <ref>[http://www.fws.gov/hanfordreach/weeds.html Hanford Reach National Monument - Weeds<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706052309/http://www.fws.gov/hanfordreach/weeds.html |date=July 6, 2008 }}</ref> which flourished after the 2000 fire. Other species such as [[Grayia spinosa|spiny |
On June 27, 2000, a range fire destroyed most of the native [[sagebrush]] and [[Tussock (grass)|bunchgrass]]. Though the US Fish and Wildlife Service has attempted to re-introduce native flora, the Arid Lands Ecology Reserve is currently dominated by non-native species such as [[Bromus tectorum|cheatgrass]], [[Centaurea|knapweeds]], and Russian thistle ([[tumbleweed]]) <ref>[http://www.fws.gov/hanfordreach/weeds.html Hanford Reach National Monument - Weeds<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706052309/http://www.fws.gov/hanfordreach/weeds.html |date=July 6, 2008 }}</ref> which flourished after the 2000 fire. Other species such as [[Grayia spinosa|spiny hop sage]] and [[Artemisia tridentata|Wyoming big sagebrush]] were decimated by the fire and in its aftermath.<ref> {{cite book|last1=Evans|first1=James R.|last2=Lih|first2=Marita P.|title=Recovery and Rehabilitation of Vegetation on the Fitzner-Eberhardt Arid Lands Ecology Reserve, Hanford Reach National Monument, Following the 24 Command Fire|date=February 2005|publisher=The Nature Conservancy of Washington|location=WA|page=15 of 289|url=https://www.fws.gov/fire/ifcc/esr/Accomplishments/ale-report.pdf|accessdate=4 May 2017}}</ref> |
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The Arid Land Ecology Reserve is the largest tract of shrub-steppe ecosystem remaining in the U.S. state of Washington. It is managed for the U.S. Department of Energy by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (which is operated for the U.S. Department of Energy by Battelle Memorial Institute). The 320 km² area is a portion of the 1500 km² National Environmental Research Park located on the Hanford Site on the northwest boundary of Richland, Washington.
On June 27, 2000, a range fire destroyed most of the native sagebrush and bunchgrass. Though the US Fish and Wildlife Service has attempted to re-introduce native flora, the Arid Lands Ecology Reserve is currently dominated by non-native species such as cheatgrass, knapweeds, and Russian thistle (tumbleweed) [1] which flourished after the 2000 fire. Other species such as spiny hop sage and Wyoming big sagebrush were decimated by the fire and in its aftermath.[2]
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References
- ^ Hanford Reach National Monument - Weeds Archived July 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Evans, James R.; Lih, Marita P. (February 2005). Recovery and Rehabilitation of Vegetation on the Fitzner-Eberhardt Arid Lands Ecology Reserve, Hanford Reach National Monument, Following the 24 Command Fire (PDF). WA: The Nature Conservancy of Washington. p. 15 of 289. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
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