GLIN==> Save the Date! Symposium on Phragmites Invasions in Michigan - March 28-30, 2011

 <http://www.glc.org/ans/phragmites/symposium2011.html> Phragmites Invasions
in Michigan: A Symposium to Build Capacity for Management



SAVE THE DATE!

Phragmites Invasions in Michigan:
A Symposium to Build Capacity for Management

The Great Lakes  <http://www.glc.org> Commission (GLC), in cooperation with
the Michigan Department of Natural  <http://www.michigan.gov/dnr> Resources
and Environment (MDNRE), is pleased to announce "Phragmites Invasions in
Michigan: A Symposium to Build Capacity for Management," to be held March
28-30, 2011 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center in East Lansing,
Mich.

Phragmites australis, also known as common reed or phragmites, is a
non-native, invasive perennial grass causing significant ecological and
economic impacts across the Great Lakes region. Through rapid growth in
dense stands, the non-native species of phragmites displaces native plant
species- including the native species of phragmites- and reduces habitat
diversity in coastal and interior wetlands, riparian corridors, roadside
ditches and other disturbed areas.

To advance the goal of a coordinated response to the invasion of non-native
phragmites on a state and regional level, the symposium will address the
following objectives:

*	Inform interested stakeholders on the status of invasive phragmites
management and control in Michigan and the Great Lakes region 

*	Provide a forum for local, state and regional stakeholders working
on or affected by invasive phragmites issues to share ideas, showcase
success stories, discuss common challenges, identify information gaps, and
strengthen ties between management efforts 

*	Build partnerships to develop and implement management strategies
needed to combat invasive phragmites 

*	Generate a dialogue assessing needs and opportunities that will
provide the basis for a strategic framework to advance coordinated
management of invasive phragmites on a state level with regional
implications 

Who Should Attend
All interested stakeholders, including federal, state/provincial and tribal
agencies, local governments, academics, non-governmental and private
entities, planning commissions, conservation districts, watershed
organizations, lake associations, industry, public and private landowners,
among others.

For more information, please visit the symposium
<http://glc.org/ans/phragmites/symposium2011> webpage.

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<http://glc.org/ans/phragmites/savethedate.pdf> . 

Photo credit: Michigan Sea Grant  <http://www.miseagrant.umich.edu/photos/>
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Questions? Contact Julie Hinderer, jhinderer at glc.org or Kathe
Glassner-Shwayder, shwayder at glc.org

This is a project of the Great  <http://glc.org/> Lakes Commission and 
is funded through the Michigan Coastal Management Program.

 

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