Phragmites removal questions - little help please...

[Skinn30A]

I'm reaching out this morning to ask for a little help and guidance. How you do get rid of Phragmites? Over the last couple of years is has completely chocked out our view of Grayton lake and it getting considerable thicker by the year.

I understand that you have to petition the state to come and take care of it since it requires the use of herbicides and other chemicals...

Can someone please give me a head start here?

Best,

Skinn30a

 

[Kurt]

Looks like good info here - Phragmites australis - BugwoodWiki

They are really expanding in SoWal, I assume from salinity levels decreasing in many lakes from alteration of normal outflow cycles.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Several of the coastal dune lakes have Phragmites. I really like the way they sound when the wind blows through them -- very peaceful. They also act as super erosion control. They do have a tendency to take over an area, and will obstruct your access or view. Please don't resort to herbicide treatment as our lakes are too valuable to pollute. The Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance (CBA) occasionally does hand eradication of invasive species (which Phragmites is one), so you might try contacting them and see if they have a solution, or can provide help. See if Sarah can put you in touch with the right person at CBA. Her number is 850-974-3468.

 

[Camellia]

Do call the CBA. They have a plan to eliminate the phragmites in the Coastal Dune Lakes and can let you know when they may be coming to your area. It is a huge project. I've searched around to coax my memory and can't currently find, but I heard an enormously persuasive reason for their elimination; it has something to do with the very limited contribution the plant makes to the environment, despite having been habituated to America for several hundred years. If I find it, I'll pm it to you.

 

[Skinn30A]

Thank you very much!

Thank you very much!

Skinn30a

Do call the CBA. They have a plan to eliminate the phragmites in the Coastal Dune Lakes and can let you know when they may be coming to your area. It is a huge project. I've searched around to coax my memory and can't currently find, but I heard an enormously persuasive reason for their elimination; it has something to do with the very limited contribution the plant makes to the environment, despite having been habituated to America for several hundred years. If I find it, I'll pm it to you.