Tag: Phragmites
Funding cuts hamper conservation groups’ invasive species efforts
Michigan reduced funding for invasive species projects by $1.2 million. Conservation organizations like the regional Cooperative Invasive Species Management Areas (CISMAs) are rethinking their funding priorities for 2026 and beyond.
Interest remains strong in Huron Clean Water Project
GODERICH – Since its launch in 2004, the Huron Clean Water Project has helped provide funding for more than 4,000 completed stewardship projects across the county. That was one of the pieces of information shared at the Feb. 4 Huron County council meeting by Nathan Schoelier, a stewardship and lands manager with the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority, which delivers the program with the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority and […]
Lake Huron coastline monitoring program celebrating 20 years
Coast Watchers serve as the “eyes and ears” of Lake Huron’s coastline.
Great Lakes groups get $315K to fight invasive weed phragmites
Nearly $315,000 in federal funding is headed to local groups across the Great Lakes region to step up control of invasive phragmites, an aggressive reed that overwhelms shorelines and wetlands. […]
Grants awarded to improve regional management of invasive Phragmites across the Great Lakes basin
Ann Arbor, Michigan – Nearly $315,000 will be awarded to support local organizations in controlling nonnative Phragmites australis, one of the most aggressive plant species invading the