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Water Levels are an Unforeseen Ally in Northern Michigan De-Phragging Efforts
Nicole LaFleur, Greg Norwood, and Jake Bonello: Non- native Phragmites is not a new concern in the Detroit River and Western Lake Erie Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA): managers have been treating Phragmites and restoring habitats within the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge for years…
2015 GLPC Survey Results
December 23, 2015 Sarah Cook and Katherine Hollins Thanks again to everyone who participated in our survey earlier this year! Included in this blog are the results of that survey and information about the GLPC as a whole. Your feedback has been crucial in helping us...
Restoring Great Lakes coastal wetlands through invasive plant harvesting and biomass utilization
November 19, 2015 Shane Lishawa, Loyola University Chicago; Dennis Albert, Oregon State University; Beth Lawrence, University of Connecticut; Linda Sekura, Cleveland Museum of Natural History contractor Our collaborative team of researchers and restoration...
Managing Non-Native Phragmites for Habitat Restoration in the Detroit River and Western Lake Erie
Nicole LaFleur, Greg Norwood, and Jake Bonello: Non- native Phragmites is not a new concern in the Detroit River and Western Lake Erie Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA): managers have been treating Phragmites and restoring habitats within the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge for years…
What to do with all that Biomass?
Kimberly Bourke: Non-native Phragmites australis dominates inland and coastal wetlands as well as other wet areas, such as roadside ditches, throughout the Great Lakes region. Management of non-native Phragmites regularly includes herbicide application, which can successfully kill off a non-native Phragmites infestation. However, many management resources do not address the abundance of aboveground biomass left…