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Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative
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The Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative is a partnership to link people, information, and action.

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glphrag.bsky.social
Another year, another attempt made by phrag to ruin the holiday spirit 🙄 - mailchi.mp/ff92737c173d...
December 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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northeasterncos.bsky.social
Working with The Emerald Tutu, Northeastern grads are turning invasive phragmites into coastal protectors.By twisting the culled grass into mats for native spartina to grow, they are fighting erosion and restoring shoreline habitats. 🧪

Read more: https://bit.ly/4akm4QD
Using invasive wetland grasses, Northeastern grads adopt a green approach to stop erosion
Using invasive wetlands grasses as beds for native spartina, Northeastern grads use a green approach to putting the brakes on erosion.
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December 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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dmennill.bsky.social
"Grad student takes flight to map invasive plant." Sarika Sharma, an alum of our lab, is profiled in our campus newspaper for her research to map Phragmites in the Healthy Headwaters Lab. Congratulations Sarika!
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November 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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nowtoronto.bsky.social
From the shoreline of Toronto’s waterfront to its interior parklands, an intrusive grass species is outcompeting native plants, taking over the city’s waterways, reducing wildlife habitat, and restricting the movement of wetland species. 🌾 #Phragmites

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‘Canada's worst invasive plants,’ A plant species is impacting Toronto’s parks and waterways, here’s what you need to know - NOW Toronto
An intrusive grass species is outcompeting native plants, taking over the city’s waterways, and reducing wildlife habitat.
nowtoronto.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
glphrag.bsky.social
The Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework (PAMF) is a collective learning program where participants across the Great Lakes manage invasive phragmites to learn what techniques are effective!

Learn more about the 2024/25 PAMF cycle below and visit the link in our bio to become a PAMFer!
An infographic highlighting the 2024/25 PAMF cycle.
December 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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oodmag.bsky.social
Peterborough County receives $19K in funding to map and manage invasive phragmites that threaten local ecosystems and infrastructures.
www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/funding...
#Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Peterborough #PeterboroughCounty #Phragmites #InvasiveSpecies
Funding received to address invasive grass choking areas throughout county
“Protecting the health of our wetlands, shorelines, and infrastructure is critical.”
www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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seekernewspaper.bsky.social
On Thursday, October 16th, I answered the call for volunteers by the St. Lawrence River Institute for Phragmites Removal at Rotary Creek. It was an opportunity to contribute to the restoration of our local ecosystem.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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healthylakes.org
THIS HALLOWEEN, THE REAL HORROR IS IN THE WETLANDS 😱 Phragmites australis is a monstrous invasive species that crowds out native plants and drains the life from wetland ecosystems #GreatLakes #CleanWater #InvasiveSpecies
An old horror movie poster where the monster has been replaced by the invasive species, phragmites
October 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
glphrag.bsky.social
Check out this blog post that highlights the multitude of ways organizations can work together to tackle invasive phragmites! 🙏

✨Prepare to be inspired.✨
www.greatlakesphragmites.net/blog/utilizi...
November 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
glphrag.bsky.social
The Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative wishes you all a spooky Halloween. 🕷💀 Join us as we continue to 'brew up' ways to get rid of invasive Phragmites in the Great Lakes region!

See the link in our bio to learn more about Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework (PAMF)
October 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
glphrag.bsky.social
Happy Phrag Phriday! Apparently phrag is providing a different kind of "haunting" this spooky season. 🌾👻

Check out our newsletter for monthly updates from the phrag community:
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October 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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funecology.bsky.social
📰Published📰Battle of the giants: clonal expansion rates, effects on wetland plant communities and competition between introduced Phragmites australis australis and native Phragmites australis americanus🌿

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Battle of the giants: clonal expansion rates, effects on wetland plant communities and competition between introduced Phragmites australis australis and native Phragmites australis americanus
Bernd Blossey, Victoria Nuzzo, Andrea Dávalos This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. When non-native plants are accidentally or purposefu…
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September 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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salmangiafico.bsky.social
Revised Rutgers Factsheet - Phragmites: Occurrence and Management - njaes.rutgers.edu/fs927/
September 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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mmmadcccow.bsky.social
I got some outside work done this afternoon. I removed an old trail cam that wasn't working well and replaced it with a new one. And trimmed trees and branches away from that area. Then I weed whacked around the pond. Our habitat guy sprayed all the phragmites and it's dying back.
Our farm pond with the edge trimmed up.
October 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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thilinas.bsky.social
We are studying the spread of common reed (Phragmites australis) in a restored wetland 🌿.
We aim to understand how wetland hydrology 💧 and habitat structure 🪵🌾 influence the degree of invasion.
#InvasiveSpecies #WetlandRestoration #Phragmites #GenerationRestoration
#Wetlands #InvasionEcology
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October 4, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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emnecklacebos.bsky.social
This week, urban planner Jan Henderson and our co-op Beck Mutka set out on an important mission: to track invasive Phragmites along the Muddy River. These reeds spread aggressively, outcompeting native plants, reducing biodiversity, and even changing the flow of our wetlands.

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September 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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1069thex.bsky.social
Ontario’s shoreline phragmites crisis accelerating as summer growth explodes.
www.1069thex.com/2025/08/07/o...
Ontario’s shoreline phragmites crisis accelerating as summer growth explodes
An invasive reed is spreading fast across Ontario, and experts say it has the capacity to overwhelm ecosystems...
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August 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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openspacestl.bsky.social
🌿 A huge shoutout to the incredible volunteers who joined us this weekend at Little Creve Coeur Ecological Area for a major step in restoring the Wood Duck Pond! 💪

We're not done yet — we’ll be back to monitor, re-treat, and keep phragmites in check.

#OpenSpaceSTL
July 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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cafesottawa.bsky.social
Phragmites (midground of photo):

A major invasive in Ottawa, reproducing through roots and often seen spreading along waterways. It is being actively controlled in Ontario through conservation authorities, mainly by spraying, as infestations are often extensive.
July 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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natetwnclimate.bsky.social
Invasive phragmites, dubbed "#Ontario's worst invasive plant" by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in 2005. Conservationists say that once you see it, you can't unsee it--but there are a few things you can do to stop its spread. @invsp.bsky.social www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/natu...
'Once you see it, you can't unsee it': The 'road-trip ruiner' plant is spreading - The Weather Network
Ontario's 'road trip ruiner' is back.
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July 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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meglovesbugs.bsky.social
Very excited to collaborate with FOCA - Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations to share my work on Phragmites management with cottagers in Ontario! FOCA releases an annual news article, which includes a segment about our work with Phragmites removal at Point Pelee National Park.
July 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM