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Evaluating Efficacy of Phragmites Treatments on the Western Lake Erie Coastline
Jennifer Thieme, Chris May, Tara Baranowski. The Lake Erie Cooperative Weed Management Area (LECWMA) treated large stands of Phragmites using combinations of aerial and ground herbicide application, mowing, mechanical crushing, prescribed fire, and reseeding with native seed. Monitoring the response of Phragmites and native vegetation was an important component of this project.
Changes to State Guidance on the Use of Phragmites Reed Beds to Dewater Sludge in Wisconsin
Stacy Schumacher. In Wisconsin, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is working with a range of partner organizations and communities to revise guidance on the use of Phragmites reed beds to dewater treated sewage sludge, also called biosolids, in wastewater treatment facilities
Successful Phragmites Control in Northeast Ohio Watersheds
Karen Adair. She is the Central Lake Erie Watersheds Project Manager at The Nature Conservancy in Ohio. She develops projects to holistically manage invasive species in Northeast Ohio watersheds. She recently shared tips for “Successful Phragmites Control” in a presentation to the Midwest Invasive Plants Network and the Ohio Invasive Plants Council.
Phragmites and Herpetofauna
David Mifsud. Reptiles and Amphibians – collectively, herpetofauna – are ecologically important groups that fill a critical mid-level position in food webs; serving as predators, scavengers, and important prey for higher predators. Occupying such a unique position, herpetofauna are key bioindicators of ecosystem health and habitat quality as they are typically sensitive to disruption in the environment
Success Stories from the Northwest Michigan Invasive Species Network
Katie Grzesiak. Northwest 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 Phragmites along the Lake Michigan shoreline and inland in Benzie, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, and Manistee counties with good success.