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Phragmites-free by 2020 in St. Thomas, Ontario
August 31, 2016 David Collins - Chair, City of St. Thomas Phragmites Control Committee The City of St. Thomas’ plan to be “Phrag Free by 2020” sure didn’t start out that way and definitely not with that objective. It all began with a group of neighbors living...
Using hungry cattle to control Phragmites in Great Salt Lake, Utah
July 27, 2016Story and photos by Becka Downard, Utah State University. SummaryThis case study takes us outside of the Great Lakes region to explore an unusual Phragmites management technique. Becka Downard is a PhD student who studies Great Salt Lake...
Study finds birds with specific habitat needs are excluded from Phragmites patches– bad news for Least Bittern
June 13, 2016 Courtney Robichaud and Dr. Rebecca Rooney (University of Waterloo, Ontario) Summary A 2002 study found that the number and diversity of birds was higher in wetlands invaded by Phragmites. We repeated this study 12 years later at the same location where...
Using a Collaborative Structure to Address a Regional Challenge
Heather Braun, Katherine Hollins (Great Lakes Commission): A new paper was recently published showcasing the use of the collective impact framework to guide the Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative (GLPC).
Introducing the Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework (PAMF) Initiative
Abram DaSilva and Kurt Kowalski (USGS), Danielle Haak and Clint Moore (University of Georgia): Adaptive management is a type of structured decision-making that confronts and potentially reduces management uncertainty of a particular problem (Figure 1). This strategy is appropriate for managers who are able to address a problem, but must deal with uncertainty about the effectiveness of a variety of possible solutions.