The DRWLE CWMA prioritizes areas under conservation ownership for treatment
The process of identifying sites for Phragmites treatments is based on many factors that include: conservation ownership, existing partner priorities, large ownership tracts, the capacity for long-term management, the presence of water control infrastructure, and key private landholdings adjacent to conservation ownership or with large acreage.
In 2009 and 2010, Eastern Michigan University established a GIS database that captured characteristics of the plant communities where there is now annual Phragmites control. This provides a base-line condition of these lands from which to evaluate progress. This data allowed the CWMA to focus on restoring large tracts of coastal wetlands and ensured long-term management.