[MAIPC] MAIPC Digest, Vol 58, Issue 16 - toxic fumes from fire in open range - fire not effective on wavy

Thu Aug 11 19:06:13 PDT 2016

If you are working an open field, forest area, or range land,  and we know that flaming wavy or stilt grass is not that viable - one may also wish to consider that  there are a couple of native plants in season right now including Toxicodendron radicans, poison ivy that when flamed can cause hospitalization for humans, I do not have the stats in yet on mammals. There is a long list of  native plants that are at maturity right now that when burned will create toxic fumes and can create severe issues for humans when flamed which may be of strong consideration if one is in a Park , hiking or forested area: A few of them are Euonymus americanus, American strawberry, Clematis viorna, Toxicodendron radicans, Poison Ivy, Clematis virginiana, Vase vine, leather flower, virgin's bower. If one needs confirmation,  they are welcome to burn one of these plants and stand in front of it, and take a very deep breath otherwise I would take the warning. 

 Kathryn Peterson-Lambert

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   1. Re: Wavyleaf Basketgrass updates (Kerrie L. Kyde -DNR-)

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Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 11:17:22 -0400
From: "Kerrie L. Kyde -DNR-" <kerrie.kyde at maryland.gov>
To: "Hulse, Cary" <chulse at wetlandstudies.com>
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Subject: Re: [MAIPC] Wavyleaf Basketgrass updates
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Hi Cary (and others on this string),
While I have not actually set fires to test control of *Oplismenus*, I have
used a flaming torch on a number of test patches. No fires set, at least
not on purpose, but hot enough temperature flames to lyse foliar cells and
cause mortality. I got good top wilt-down and death, and even saw a
suppressive effect for the next year, but the torch didn't affect the
roots, nor did it particularly affect the stolons, which are above ground.
So over the next two years, the flamed patches filled back in again from
resprouting.

The time that the grass provides the best fuel stock is of course, after
seed dispersal, and I think a ground fire would have to be pretty damaging
to kill the roots. Funny, because they're pretty wimpy, as roots go.

Kerrie

Kerrie L. Kyde
Invasive Plant Ecologist
Natural Heritage Program
Maryland DNR--WHS
11960 Clopper Road
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
301/948-8243
Kerrie.Kyde at maryland.gov

On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 9:09 AM, Hulse, Cary <chulse at wetlandstudies.com>
wrote:

> Has anyone seen a response from either forest fire or prescribed fire on
> basketgrass? I?m curious how it responds to fire.
>
> I would assume a low intensity fire this time of year (before seed) could
> control it.
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>
> Thanks
>
> Cary Hulse
> Senior Urban Forester
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> *From:* MAIPC [mailto:maipc-bounces at lists.maipc.org] * On Behalf Of *Bergmann,
> Carole
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 11, 2016 9:03 AM
> *To:* Stockschlaeder, Erin A. <Erin.Stockschlaeder at fairfaxcounty.gov>;
> Marc Imlay <ialm at erols.com>; maipc at lists.maipc.org
> *Subject:* Re: [MAIPC] Wavyleaf Basketgrass updates
>
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>
> Hello Marc,
>
> Here is a brief summary of what MNCPPC Montgomery Parks is doing:
>
> --To date, MNCPPC Montgomery Parks has found WLBG in 11 parks, totaling 93
> acres.
>
> --It is typically found in dense forest interior with good leaf litter, or
> in streams or on stream banks.
>
> --We?ve been able to chemically treat 21 acres, and mechanically treat 8
> acres. The removal methods we are employing include chemical for dense
> blankets, and hand pulling for spot treatments. The hand pulling does seem
> to be effective if all of the roots are pulled up, which is easily
> accomplished since the rhizomes network through the leaf litter.
>
> --We are currently in the phases of testing flame weeding these plants
> (applying extreme heat to stress and wilt the plants), and the preliminary
> results are promising.
>
> --We hire contractors for chemical management, and use Staff led
> volunteer projects and a good deal of Weed Warrior volunteer time to
> mechanically remove it.
>
> --All known occurrences are tracked on a GIS layer.
>
>
>
> Carole
>
>
>
> Carole F. Bergmann
>
> Forest Ecologist/Field Botanist
>
> Park Planning and Stewardship Division
>
> *Montgomery Parks*
>
> *Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission*
>
> 12535 Milestone Manor Lane
>
> Germantown, Maryland 20876
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> 301-962-1348
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> Carole.Bergmann at montgomeryparks.org
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> *From:* MAIPC [mailto:maipc-bounces at lists.maipc.org
> <maipc-bounces at lists.maipc.org>] *On Behalf Of *Stockschlaeder, Erin A.
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 11, 2016 8:18 AM
> *To:* Marc Imlay; maipc at lists.maipc.org
> *Subject:* Re: [MAIPC] Wavyleaf Basketgrass updates
>
>
>
> Unfortunately WLBG has been found in a number of Fairfax County Parks,
> including two natural area preserves. Volunteers are handpulling and
> contractors are spraying but it keeps popping up in different locations.
>
>
>
> *From:* MAIPC [mailto:maipc-bounces at lists.maipc.org
> <maipc-bounces at lists.maipc.org>] *On Behalf Of *Marc Imlay
> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 10, 2016 6:00 AM
> *To:* maipc at lists.maipc.org
> *Subject:* [MAIPC] Wavyleaf Basketgrass updates
>
>
>
> *I will present updates on wavyleaf basketgrass, Oplismenus
> undulatifolius, on September 17, 2016,  at the fall conference of the
> Maryland Native Plant Society. Please send me updates, both good and bad.
> For example, Ranger Mike Ellis with M-NCPPC, has found many new major
> infestations in Prince Georges County, MD. He and I have found it abundant
> in upland open space habitat provided a large amount of water is available.
> *
>
>
>
> *Marc Imlay, PhD, Chair, Biological Control Working Group *
>
> *Conservation Biologist, Park Ranger Office, Non-native Invasive Plant
> Control Coordinator. *
>
> *Cell: (301) 442-5657 <%28301%29%20442-5657>, ialm at erols.com
> <http://ialm@erols.com>*
>
> *Natural and Historical Resources Division*
>
> *The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission*
>
> *www.pgparks.com <http://www.pgparks.com>*
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>
> *The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society*
>
> *Published by: Torrey Botanical Society
> <http://www.bioone.org/action/showPublisher?code=tobs>*
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>
> * FW:
> http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3159/TORREY-D-13-00033.1?journalCode=tbot
> <http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3159/TORREY-D-13-00033.1?journalCode=tbot>*
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>
>
> *The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 140(4):391-413. 2013 doi:
> http://dx.doi.org/10.3159/TORREY-D-13-00033.1
> <http://dx.doi.org/10.3159/TORREY-D-13-00033.1> *
>
> *An introduction to Oplismenus undulatifolius (Ard.) Roem. & Schult.
> (wavyleaf basketgrass), a recent invader in Mid-Atlantic forest
> understories1,
> <http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3159/TORREY-D-13-00033.1?journalCode=tbot#fn1>2
> <http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3159/TORREY-D-13-00033.1?journalCode=tbot#fn2>*
>
> *[image: No Access]*
>
> *Vanessa B. Beauchamp3
> <http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3159/TORREY-D-13-00033.1?journalCode=tbot#cor1>
> and Stephanie M. Koontz*
>
> *Department of Biological Sciences, Towson University, Towson, MD 21252*
>
> *Christine Suss and Chad Hawkins, *
>
> *DEVELOP Internship Program, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt,
> MD 20771*
>
> *Kerrie L. Kyde*
>
> *Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service,
> 11960 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878*
>
> *John L. Schnase*
>
> *Office of Computational and Information Sciences and Technology, NASA
> Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771*
>
> *3Author for correspondence, E-mail: vbeauchamp at towson.edu
> <vbeauchamp at towson.edu> *
>
> *1Funding for this project was provided by NASA's DEVELOP Internship
> Program and NASA's High-End Computing Program, the Middle Patuxent
> Environmental Foundation, the NSF Research Experience for Teachers (RET)
> program, the Baltimore Excellence in STEM Teaching (BEST) Project at Towson
> University, the Fisher College of Science and Mathematics and the National
> Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Pulling Together Initiative. *
>
> *2Information on Oplismenus taxonomy was clarified through conversations
> with Mary Barkworth and Paul Peterson. We also thank our colleagues in
> NASA's DEVELOP Internship Program: Rachel Moore, Josh Henki, Stephanie
> Bates, and Ron Albright provided important contributions in the early
> stages of the project. We thank Roger Gill for his technical support in
> preparing data for the MaxEnt runs and field assistants Eric Cullings, Dana
> Wilson, Cody Kepner, Ken Compher, and Francis Smith for countless hours
> spent crawling through Oplismenus. Research facilitation and support from
> Robin Melton, past manager at Patapsco Valley State Park, was instrumental
> in the success of this project. *
>
>
>
> *Abstract*
>
> *A critical aspect of early-stage invasive species management is
> determining the niche and assessing the impact of a new species. A
> multi-scale strategy to predict potential habitat and impacts at the
> ecosystem, community and species level presents a robust, efficient, and
> cost effective tool for invasive species management. Regional scale maximum
> entropy modeling and local scale field studies were used to characterize
> species-environment and species-species interactions of Oplismenus
> undulatifolius, a recent invader in Mid-Atlantic forest understories.
> Oplismenus undulatifolius was first discovered in the U.S. near Baltimore,
> Maryland in 1996 and is currently found in 13 counties in Maryland and
> Virginia. At the landscape scale the USDA estimates that 30 percent of the
> U.S. is suitable for the establishment of O. undulatifolius. Regional scale
> modeling indicated that 22% of the area modeled was suitable for O.
> undulatifolius, with 1% highly suitable. Local scale field studies
> indicated that O. undulatifolius thrives at low light levels (2?11 mols m?2
> day?1) across a wide range of litter depths (0?6 cm) and that light and
> litter depth are involved in dominance of O. undulatifolius over
> Microstegium vimineum. Interactions with Fagus grandifolia result in
> decreased O. undulatifolius cover and dominance, and areas of high O.
> undulatifolius cover typically have low species richness. Oplismenus
> undulatifolius has the ability to invade a far greater portion of the
> forest than M. vimineum, and more research on the community and
> ecosystem-level effects of this new invasive forest understory species is
> needed.*
>
> *Received: May 16, 2013; Revised: September 8, 2013*
>
> *Keywords: deciduous forest
> <http://www.bioone.org/keyword/Deciduous%20Forest>, Fagus grandifolia
> <http://www.bioone.org/keyword/Fagus%20Grandifolia>, introduced species
> <http://www.bioone.org/keyword/Introduced%20Species>, Maximum Entropy
> Modeling <http://www.bioone.org/keyword/Maximum%20Entropy%20Modeling>,
> Microstegium vimineum
> <http://www.bioone.org/keyword/Microstegium%20Vimineum>, niche
> <http://www.bioone.org/keyword/Niche>*
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