Our second massive undertaking to restore the Tanner swale is being held on Monday, July 13, 2020. In order to effectively manage the swale restoration, we need to remove the standing dead Phragmites, and the new growth before seed heads …
Which two pictures are not native to a swale? If you guessed yellow irises and yard waste, you are correct. Purple irises are native plants. Yellow irises are invasive and spread. Lawn waste could contain chemicals, insects or other harmful …
Notice to property owner. Please monitor your property. Two large clumps of active Phragmites were removed from the beach in front of your property this morning while I was doing beach maintenance. Using heavy equipment to clean an area just …
Ducks Unlimited has launched an online crowdfunding campaign hoping to help ramp up phragmites removal from the Lake Huron shoreline. The Lambton Shores Phragmites Community Group has led the charge on phragmites control for more than 300 acres and since …
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Two beach walkers pose with 2 Phragmites stolon on the beach at MNRF Area 2. An orange pylon and tagged Phragmites will let our volunteers know where to spade. The Phragmites spading event will take place unless there is heavy …
From the Ipperwash Phrag Phighters: Volunteers are needed and welcome to participate in our Ipperwash Beach and Dunes Spading Event. Come out for a short fun event to improve and protect our community from the invasive species, Phragmites! When: Sunday, …
When: Sunday, June 24, 2018 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Where: Meet at MNRF Area 1 parking lot East Parkway Drive Bring: sturdy shoes garden gloves sunscreen, bug spray water Provided: spades paper lawn waste bags Learn how to recognize …
Armed with spades, gloves and paper bags for the three invasive plants, and garbage and recycling bags for litter… they came, they saw, and they conquered.
The adaptive management approach through PAMF reduces uncertainty in decision making by analyzing/monitoring results of specific treatments of Phragmites. The scope of this international initiative will be monitoring, analyzing and reporting from throughout the whole Great Lakes basin in Canada and the USA.
Display boards are prepared for today’s “Ipperwash Beach and Dunes Phragmites Spading Day”. Spades are sharpened, (special thanks to Wayne Mansell), and 31 volunteers have registered. The Ipperwash Phrag Phighters, part of the Lambton Shores Phragmites Community Group, would like to thank CICA, MNRF, the Lake Huron Coastal Centre, SCRCA and our community …