by boxcar-admin | Mar 24, 2014 | News
Congratulations to all the new Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant recipients! Here at the Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative, we are excited to see the wonderful variety of projects that will help protect and restore habitats within the Great Lakes Basin.... Continue Reading
Filed under: CISMA EDRR GLRI management Michigan
by boxcar-admin | Mar 17, 2014 | Blog, Success Stories
Katie Grzesiak, Northwest Michigan Invasive Species NetworkMarch, 2014Northwest Michigan is facing habitat challenges from invasive Phragmites, just like much of the rest of the Great Lakes. The Northwest Michigan Invasive Species Network (ISN) is working to control... Continue Reading
Filed under: CISMA EDRR management Michigan monitoring prioritization
by boxcar-admin | Feb 21, 2014 | Blog
Text by Kate Howe, Midwest Invasive Plant Network Photos by Susan MiHalo, Indiana Coastal CWMA February, 2014 Established Phragmites stands often cover many acres and cross property boundaries along lakeshores and in wetlands. Despite a land owner or natural... Continue Reading
Filed under: CISMA Indiana management Michigan MIPN Ohio partnerships TNC
by boxcar-admin | Jan 29, 2014 | Blog
Tony Cortilet, Minnesota Department of Agriculture Laura Van Riper, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources January 2014 In 2013, non-native Pragmites became regulated as a Restricted Noxious Weed in Minnesota. This means that the importation, propagation, sale,... Continue Reading
Filed under: biosolids Department of Agriculture Department of Natural Resources Minnesota noxious weed restricted
by boxcar-admin | Oct 28, 2013 | Blog
Jason Hill, Ducks Unlimited, Inc. October 2013 For additional project information located on this site, click here. Now in our third year, partnership efforts continue to achieve success in controlling invasive Phragmites and educating the stakeholders of Northern... Continue Reading
Filed under: Department of Natural Resources Ducks Unlimited herbicide management Michigan monitoring partnerships
by boxcar-admin | Aug 22, 2013 | Blog
By Kevin Walters, Michigan DEQ August 2013 Updated: September 2014 Background: The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Water Resources Division has recently developed a new tool to help management groups prioritize the treatment and management of invasive... Continue Reading
Filed under: Department of Environmental Quality management Michigan prioritization
by boxcar-admin | Jun 10, 2013 | Blog
by Chris Haight cah2206@columbia.edu June 2013 Invasive species management can be a tricky endeavor, especially when you are dealing with such a pugnacious species as Phragmites australis. Invasive management seems like it has a straightforward approach; you have a... Continue Reading
Filed under: habitat restoration management
by boxcar-admin | Apr 11, 2013 | Blog
by Gregory Zimmerman, Dept of Biology, Lake Superior State University gzimmerman@lssu.edu April 2013 For the past several years, our research team has been experimenting with the use of weedy grasses for making heating pellets(to be used to heat your home). The focus... Continue Reading
Filed under: management Michigan Research
by boxcar-admin | Dec 10, 2012 | Blog, News
Thank you to the 152 people who have responded to our survey. We’re so excited to have your input and are working to address the needs that were identified. Curious? Check out the results: Final report on stakeholder survey to inform the Great Lakes Phragmites... Continue Reading
