Please join us tomorrow at 2pm Eastern! Please click here to view this message online. <http://www.glc.org/habitat/phragmites/phragwebinar-20130405.html> <http://www.glc.org/habitat/phragmites/phragwebinar-20130206.html> Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative The Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative: WEBINAR SERIES _____ Join us for a webinar: Can We Manage Without Herbicide? Lessons Learned from the Ontario Experience Space is limited! <https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/590878134> Register now to reserve your spot! Background: The Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative webinar series is focused on invasive Phragmites in the Great Lakes region to encourage dialogue and technology transfer throughout the region. This series includes topics such as: current research on Phragmites control, management techniques and case studies, monitoring and assessment protocols, mapping and tracking and regional management initiatives. We appreciate your input into the development of this series and invite you to share your experiences. Contact us via email <mailto:hbraun at glc.org> , twitter <http://twitter.com/GLPhrag> , or facebook <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Great-Lakes-Phragmites-Collaborative/380768 051976344> . _____ Upcoming Webinars: 1. April 5, 2013 2pm Eastern Can We Manage Without Herbicide? Lessons learned from the Ontario experience Janice Gilbert, Ph.D Wetland Ecologist, Ontario, Canada Effective management of Phragmites, particularly in dense stands, is likely to require multiple treatments using a combination of methods over a period of years. Herbicides are often recommended as the primary treatment method, followed by prescribed burns, mechanical treatment, flooding and follow-up treatment with herbicide. But what do you do when herbicides are not available? Use of overwater herbicides containing surfactants is illegal in Ontario. Janice Gilbert, Ph.D. and chair of the Ontario Phragmites Working Group will provide an overview on the status of chemical application in Ontario, discuss non-chemical control methods and provide information on the province-wide strategy to manage this invasive species. Join us to learn more about methods for managing Phragmites without herbicide. ★ Click here to register <https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/590878134> _____ Past Webinars: 1. February 6, 2013 10am-12pm Eastern Multiscale Phragmites Mapping and its Applications Brian Huberty, Regional Coordinator for the National Wetland Inventory (NWI) program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Laura Bourgeau-Chavez, Research Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute Kurt Kowalski, Research Ecologist, US Geological Survey-Great Lakes Science Center Mark Renz , Assistant Professor, Agronomy Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison Whether Phragmites is wide-spread or rare in an area, it is of critical importance to track its location and changes through time to inform management activities. During this webinar, Brian Huberty (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) will provide an overview of why mapping Phragmites is important, the value of different scales of analysis or focus and the types of data people should think about. Laura Bourgeau-Chavez (Michigan Tech Research Institute) will provide an overview of a recently completed project <http://www.mtri.org/phragmites.html> which mapped Phragmites along the coasts of the Great Lakes. Kurt Kowalski (USGS-Great Lakes Science Center) will present on the <http://cida.usgs.gov/glri/phragmites/> Phragmites Vulnerability Decision-Support Tool: how it was created and how it can help land managers. Mark Renz (University of Wisconsin-Madison) will present on the Midwest Invasive Plant Network ( <http://mipn.org/index.html> MIPN) and on how important mapping efforts are to the early detection and rapid response efforts. ★ <http://greatlakesphragmites.net/webinars-presentations/> Click here to view the recorded webinar 1. September 6th, 2012 2pm Phragmites Management: An Integrated Approach With Lessons From the Field Chris May, Director of Stewardship, The Nature Conservancy, Michigan Mike Libben, District Program Manager, Ottawa Soil and Water Conservation District, Ohio Heidi Springborn, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Project Coordinator, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources A review of the fundamentals of Phragmites management and hear how this approach is working in the field. Chris May from TNC Michigan discussed Phragmites management using an integrated approach in the Western Lake Erie Basin; why this method works and how to adapt this approach to meet your needs and capacity. Mike Libben from Ottawa County SWCD, Ohio talked about Long-term Phragmites Management from the Maumee River to the Sandusky River through the Lake Erie Cooperative Weed Management Area program. Heidi Springborn, Wisconsin DNR talked about efforts to remove Phragmites from Wisconsin's Lake Michigan Shoreline ★ <http://greatlakesphragmites.net/webinars-presentations/> Click here to view the recorded webinar 2. July 19th, 2012 2pm Invitation to participate in the Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative Heather Braun, Project Manager at the Great Lakes Commission Kurt Kowalski, Research Ecologist at the USGS - Great Lakes Science Center At our first webinar representatives from the Great Lakes Commission and the USGS - Great Lakes Science Center 1) provided an overview of the project including its purpose and objectives, 2) discussed the types of tools and resources that could be developed and distributed via the website, and 3) solicited input on potential content of the website. ★ <http://greatlakesphragmites.net/webinars-presentations/> Click here to view the recorded webinar _____ To learn more about the Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative, visit our website at www.greatlakesphragmites.net <http://www.greatlakesphragmites.net/> , email Heather Braun <mailto:hbraun at glc.org> , or follow us on twitter <http://twitter.com/GLPhrag> or facebook <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Great-Lakes-Phragmites-Collaborative/380768 051976344> ! 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