Research Round-Up: July & August 2018
What Phragmites research was published this month? Check out out our newsletter summary! To receive these monthly summaries in your inbox, sign up for our newsletter. Read... Continue ReadingIdentifying Native vs. Invasive Phragmites
August 30, 2018 – Etienne Herrick, USGS Great Lakes Science Center With invasive Phragmites australis now pervasive throughout the majority of the Great Lakes region, it can be tempting to tackle every stem you encounter. However, another subspecies of Phragmites –... Continue ReadingFiled under: PAMF
PAMF’s 16 Management Combinations: Where Do They Come From?
July 30, 2018 – Etienne Herrick and Sydni Joubran, USGS Great Lakes Science CenterPAMF’s 16 Management Combinations: Where Do They Come From?As PAMF participants across the Great Lakes basin collect and submit their monitoring data to the Web Hub throughout the... Continue ReadingFiled under: PAMF
Research Round-Up: May & June 2018
What Phragmites research was published this month? Check out out our newsletter summary! To receive these monthly summaries in your inbox, sign up for our newsletter. Read... Continue ReadingStandardized Monitoring Protocol: Ensuring and Accelerating Collective Learning
June 29, 2018 – Etienne Herrick, USGS Great Lakes Science Center With July right around the corner, it will soon be time to collect and submit monitoring data for your management units enrolled with PAMF. While monitoring may seem but one of many components of... Continue ReadingFiled under: PAMF
Phragmites’ Annual Cycle and Associated Management Actions
Given Phragmites’ aggressive spread throughout the Great Lakes region, it is easy to forget that this invader takes a break for several months every winter! In fact, Phragmites has an annual biological cycle consisting of three separate phases: growing, translocating,... Continue ReadingFiled under: PAMF
Research Round-Up: April 2018
What Phragmites research was published this month? Check out out our newsletter summary! To receive these monthly summaries in your inbox, sign up for our newsletter. Read... Continue ReadingGrowing Season Management Actions: Flooding
April 5, 2018 | PAMF program staff If you currently use water-level manipulation to manage Phragmites stands, or have the capability to do so, consider enrolling a unit in PAMF’s next annual cycle! When it comes to habitat management, flooding can serve multiple... Continue ReadingFiled under: Flooding management PAMF