Water Levels are an Unforeseen Ally in Northern Michigan De-Phragging Efforts
January 28, 2016 Kevin Cronk, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council Gradually and subtly, non-native Phragmites crept into Michigan’s Northern Lower Peninsula, under the radar of many local natural resource managers and residents. Staff at the Tip of the Mitt Watershed... Continue ReadingFiled under: Department of Natural Resources herbicide management Michigan native phragmites
Restoring Great Lakes coastal wetlands through invasive plant harvesting and biomass utilization
November 19, 2015 Shane Lishawa, Loyola University Chicago; Dennis Albert, Oregon State University; Beth Lawrence, University of Connecticut; Linda Sekura, Cleveland Museum of Natural History contractor Our collaborative team of researchers and restoration... Continue ReadingFiled under: biosolids Disposal Michigan Ohio Research wetlands
Managing Non-Native Phragmites for Habitat Restoration in the Detroit River and Western Lake Erie
October 27, 2015Nicole LaFleur, Greg Norwood, and Jake Bonello (USFWS)Non- native Phragmites is not a new concern in the Detroit River and Western Lake Erie Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA): managers have been treating Phragmites and restoring habitats within... Continue ReadingFiled under: CISMA herbicide management Michigan TNC
Customizing your invasive Phragmites treatment
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 ReadingFiled under: herbicide landowners management Michigan volunteers
Why apply multiple herbicide treatments in a single season?
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 ReadingFiled under: herbicide landowners management Michigan
Why pre-cut Phragmites in the winter before the first year of chemical treatment?
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 ReadingFiled under: herbicide landowners management Michigan
Developing A Sustainable Voluntary Phragmites Treatment Program
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 ReadingFiled under: funding landowners management Michigan partnerships Permits volunteers
Regional Cooperation: collaborating to manage the spread of Phragmites in Southeast Michigan
William Parkus, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments February 2015 Southeast Michigan’s natural resources are significant but are under siege from the aggressive Phragmites australis, which is infesting the landscape and threatening our recreation-based... Continue ReadingFiled under: CISMA management Michigan wetlands
Congratulations 2014 GLRI Grant Recipients!
Congratulations to all the new Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant recipients! Here at the Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative, we are excited to see the wonderful variety of projects that will help protect and restore habitats within the Great Lakes Basin.... Continue ReadingFiled under: CISMA EDRR GLRI management Michigan