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Event Description
Phragmites australis, or common reed, is a highly invasive perennial wetland grass that poses pressing challenges for conservation of ecological communities. In this full day webinar-based workshop, regional land managers and other experts will share their perspectives on phragmites control. We are privileged to host speakers from the Northeast and Midwest US and welcome attendees from across these regions.
**Note: This webinar was originally scheduled for February 11 AND 12 2021. This is now a one-day webinar that will take place on February 11, 2021, from 8:50am-5:00pm.
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Continuing Education Credits
This program has been approved for 13 LACES Professional Development Hours
CNLP Credits have been applied for.
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Full Agenda Now Available
8:15 a.m. Online troubleshooting assistance will be available for attendees
8:50 a.m. Brief Welcome
9:00 a.m. Native and Introduced Phragmites across North America - Dr. Bernd Blossey, Associate Professor, Cornell College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Ithaca, New York
9:30 a.m. Long Island’s Coastal Plain Ponds – A Unique Ecosystem Under Threat - Steve Young, Chief Botanist, New York Natural Heritage Program, Albany, New York
10:00 a.m. Using Invasive Species Data and Tools to Prioritize Phragmites Management - Jennifer Dean, Invasive Species Biologist, New York Natural Heritage Program, Albany NY, and Lindsay Charlop, Field Project and Outreach Coordinator, LIISMA, Brentwood NY
10:20 a.m. Successfully Treating Phragmites australis: A Thirty-Year Perspective - Tim Simmons - Conservation Ecologist, Self-Employed, Massachusetts
10:50 a.m. Ten Minute Break
11:00 a.m. Herbicides for Phragmites management? - Dr. Andy Senesac, Weed Science Specialist, Suffolk County Cornell Cooperative Extension, Riverhead, New York
11:15 a.m. The Most Difficult Part of Phragmites Management: Paperwork - Kevin Jennings, Biologist, NYSDEC Bureau of Ecosystem Health, Stony Brook, New York
11:35 a.m. The status of biological control: including preparations to assess outcomes of management - Dr. Bernd Blossey, Associate Professor, Cornell College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Ithaca, New York and co-authors Stacy Endriss, Audrey Bowe, Andrea Dávalos and Victoria Nuzzo, Cornell College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Ithaca, New York.
12:20 p.m. Lunch Break
1:00 p.m. Lessons learned from twenty years of Phragmites australis control at Sandy Neck Beach Park, Cape Cod - Karen Lombard, Director of Stewardship and Restoration, The Nature Conservancy’s Massachusetts Chapter and Nina Coleman, Sandy Neck Park Manager, Town of Barnstable, Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
1:30 p.m. Control of Invasive Phragmites in Connecticut: Alternatives and Considerations - Roger Wolfe, Wetland Restoration Biologist and Coordinator for the Wetland Habitat and Mosquito Management (WHAMM) Program, Connecticut Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), Bureau of Natural Resources, Wildlife Division.
2:00 p.m. Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative: Regional collaboration through a common agenda - Samantha Tank, Program Specialist for the Aquatic Invasive Species Program, Great Lakes Commission, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2:30 p.m. Phragmites control and habitat restoration at Lake Marion; A freshwater lake and wetlands on the North Fork of Long Island - Peter Meleady, Freelancing Horticulturist and Ecologist, Long Island, New York
3:00 p.m. Short Break
3:10 p.m. IPM Assessment of Controlling Phragmites australis under PSEG Estuary Enhancement Program - Ray Hinkle, Senior Technical Director, AKRF, INC, Hanover, Maryland
3:40 p.m. Management of invasive Phragmites australis in the Adirondacks: a cautionary tale about prospects of eradication - Zachary Simek, Conservation and GIS Analyst, The Nature Conservancy’s Adirondack and St. Lawrence Eastern Lake Ontario PRISMs, Keene Valley, New York
4:10 p.m. iMap Tools for tracking and reporting chemical treatments -Jennifer Dean, Invasive Species Biologist, New York Natural Heritage Program, Albany NY
