by Samantha Tank | Jun 22, 2017 | Blog
June 22, 2017 – Great Lakes Commission As we previously reported, a scale insect has been preying on multiple genetic types of Phragmites in coastal Louisiana. This week Fish and Wildlife Service staff observed the insect on Phragmites stalks in the city of Pas... Continue Reading
Filed under: Roseau cane scale insect
by Samantha Tank | May 30, 2017 | Blog
May 30, 2017 On May 25th -26th a workshop was held to review the Phragmites Adaptive Management (PAMF) monitoring protocol. During the workshop, members of the PAMF Technical Working Group reviewed and discussed the monitoring protocol and attended a field trip for a... Continue Reading
Filed under: monitoring PAMF
by Samantha Tank | May 17, 2017 | Blog
This week at the International Association of Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) conference, researchers from the United States and Canada will host a session focused on invasive Phragmites. The session spans two days and will feature presentations on collaborative... Continue Reading
Filed under: Conference IAGLR Research
by Samantha Tank | May 1, 2017 | Blog
May 1, 2017 The following is a summary of notes made by Great Lakes Commission staff while viewing the webinar “Roseau cane in Louisiana,” presented by Louisiana State University researchers on April 27th.These notes are provided as a summary of key points... Continue Reading
Filed under: Bio-control Roseau cane
by Samantha Tank | Mar 3, 2017 | Blog
March 3, 2017 Dr. Kurt Kowalski of USGS traveled to Washington, DC this week to present on “Innovative Controls for Common Reed (Phragmites) in the Great Lakes Region.” The presentation was part of a Capitol Hill seminar focused on “innovative... Continue Reading
Filed under: Capitol Hill National Invasive Species Awareness Week Presentation Washington DC
by Samantha Tank | Feb 3, 2017 | Blog
February 3, 2017 A group with diverse skills and jurisdictional representations made excellent progress at a Phragmites workshop this week. The workshop was held at the US Geological Survey’s Great Lakes Science Center and focused on development of a Common Agenda for... Continue Reading
Filed under: Collective Impact Common Agenda Workshop
by boxcar-admin | Nov 11, 2016 | Blog
Great Lakes Commission November 11, 2016 This week was the bi-annual meeting of the Michigan Invasive Plant Collaborative, held in Okemos, Michigan. Attendees included representatives from academic institutions, Cooperative Invasive Species Management Areas (CISMAs),... Continue Reading
Filed under: CISMA Meetings Michigan MISIN News
by boxcar-admin | Oct 21, 2016 | Blog
Great Lakes Commission Oct 21, 2016 Mayors of cities along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway have passed a resolution identifying non-native Phragmites as a key threat to the ecology and economy of the region, and urged their respective governments to take... Continue Reading
Filed under: Governance; Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative;
by boxcar-admin | Oct 20, 2016 | Blog
This week we’re happy to welcome Karen Alexander to the Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative team! Karen will be based out of the Great Lakes Commission and will be working on the Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework (PAMF). In particular, Karen will be... Continue Reading
Filed under: GLPC Team
by boxcar-admin | Sep 28, 2016 | Blog
Sept 28, 2016 Elaine Ferrier – Great Lakes Commission With the approval of an official Charter, the Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative is moving forward on managing non-native Phragmites in the Great Lakes basin. The Charter establishes the following vision... Continue Reading
Filed under: Collective Impact; Charter; Advisory Committee
