How do Phragmites affect your life?
February 7, 2019 – Samantha Stanton, Great Lakes Commission How do Phragmites affect your life? The impacts of non-native invasive Phragmites touches the lives of all people in the Great Lakes basin and beyond, even if they aren’t aware of their existence! To... Continue ReadingFiled under: PAMF
Phragmites invasion in the Great Lakes region
December 12, 2018 – Samantha Stanton, Great Lakes Commission Updated December 14, 2018 Phragmites seems to be everywhere in the Great Lake region – but where did it come from? First, it is important to recognize that there is a subspecies of Phragmites that is... Continue ReadingFiled under: PAMF
Research Round-Up: Sept, Oct & Nov 2018
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Research Round-Up: July & August 2018
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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
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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