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Phragmites-free by 2020 in St. Thomas, Ontario

Phragmites-free by 2020 in St. Thomas, Ontario

by boxcar-admin | Aug 31, 2016 | Blog

August 31, 2016 David Collins – Chair, City of St. Thomas Phragmites Control Committee   The City of St. Thomas’ plan to be “Phrag Free by 2020” sure didn’t start out that way and definitely not with that objective. It all began with a group of neighbors... Continue Reading

Filed under: landowners management Ontario St. Thomas

Customizing your invasive Phragmites treatment

Customizing your invasive Phragmites treatment

by boxcar-admin | Jun 1, 2015 | Blog

June 1, 2015 Bob Williams, Phragmites.org When I began invasive Phragmites management on my property about ten years ago, the only available advice for treatments came from government agencies treating large scale properties.  It was great advice, based on decades of... Continue Reading

Filed under: herbicide landowners management Michigan volunteers

Why apply multiple herbicide treatments in a single season?

Why apply multiple herbicide treatments in a single season?

by boxcar-admin | May 26, 2015 | Blog

May 26, 2015 Bob Williams, Phragmites.org The biggest problem I have encountered when trying to manage invasive Phragmites occurs after the first year of treatment, because the second and third years require more specific treatment. The first year is easy, because... Continue Reading

Filed under: herbicide landowners management Michigan

Why pre-cut Phragmites in the winter before the first year of chemical treatment?

Why pre-cut Phragmites in the winter before the first year of chemical treatment?

by boxcar-admin | May 18, 2015 | Blog

May 18, 2015 Bob Williams, Phragmites.org Some people believe that cutting invasive Phragmites helps it grow because the stand looks healthier; you see green growth, the brown dead material is all gone and the stand looks stronger than ever.  In actuality, research... Continue Reading

Filed under: herbicide landowners management Michigan

Developing A Sustainable Voluntary Phragmites Treatment Program

Developing A Sustainable Voluntary Phragmites Treatment Program

by boxcar-admin | May 4, 2015 | Blog

May 4  2015 Chuck Miller, Clay Township Phragmites Advisory Board Establishing a sustainable Phragmites management program depends on commitment from stakeholders. This commitment can be supported by helping stakeholders see the benefit of concerted action in their... Continue Reading

Filed under: funding landowners management Michigan partnerships Permits volunteers

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This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Geological Survey under Grant/Cooperative Agreement No. G18AC00279. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the opinions or policies of the U.S. Geological Survey. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute their endorsement by the U.S. Geological Survey.



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