Maintain and protect summer alpine habitat for pika and marmot

Approach

Tactics

Monitor tree establishment in meadows.
Remove trees from meadows using fire and mechanical treatments.
Monitor soil development, cryptobiotic crust, and herbaceous plant establishment in previously snow-covered and glaciated areas.
Decrease visitor use in alpine and subalpine habitats.

Sensitivity

• Tree establishment in subalpine meadows will decrease forage for American pika and marmot species.

Strategy

Maintain viable habitats and populations