 In 2013, as part of a project to install a underground drinking water reservoir within the butte, work crews removed diseased trees, dead trees, and non-native invasive species.Invasive plant cover decreased botanic biodiversity, displaced native species, destroyed wildlife and bird habitat, and resulted in increased stormwater runoff as a consequence of decreased plant community complexity.One of the vegetation goals of the reservoir project is to reduce the level of invasive plants on the butte.