Austin Peay State University

Programming Supports a Comprehensive Network of Cooperative Study Units to Facilitate Cooperative Research, Technical Assistance, Education, and Training to Inform Science-based Management of the National Park System. the Study Units Facilitate Multi-disciplinary Science and Integrated Information Products Across Multiple Geographic Regions of the National Park System. This Project Will Restore One of the Few Examples of Critically Imperiled Limestone Red-cedar Glade Ecosystems, Known to Exist Globally, in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Actions Will Include Removing Invasives, Thinning the Tree Canopy, and Reintroducing Fire as a Natural Disturbance to Restore and Protect Native Plant Communities Surveying Plants and Insects to Evaluate Subsequent Changes After Actions and Developing Standard Procedures for Other Glade Restorations in the Region. Beneficiaries Include State and Local Governments, Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments, Public Private Nonprofit Organizations, Nonprofit Institutions of Higher Education, and the Public.