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Lakeshore Advance
Residents would not likely have noticed the few scattered
clumps of a tall reed when it first appeared in Port Franks but
the rapid and intense spread of the five -metre -high invasive
plant along riverbanks, wetlands, roadside ditches, islands,
and beaches has created concern for citizens and
organizations.
The Port Franks Beach homeowners' Association, the
Windsor Park Association, and the Ausable Bayfield Conser-
vation Authority (ABCA), with the support of Municipality of
Lambton Shores, are cooperating on an effort to control
Phragmites australis (common reed) in the Port Franks and
surrounding conununity.
The beach associations and the ABCA have met with
Phragmites experts and are proposing demonstration pilot
control projects this autumn on the Port Franks Beach and a
small Island near the mouth of the Ausable River.
A public meeting Is scheduled for Tuesday, August 30 at 7
p.m., in the large meeting room of the Port Franks Commu-
nity Centre, at 9997 Port Franks Road, and will provide infor-
mation on the distribution of Phragmites, the impact on the
community and ecosystem, and control methods.
Invasive Phragmites grows in dense stands that crowd out
native vegetation and wildlife. Stands of Phragmites are
composed of a high percentage of dead stems, with a low
percentage of growth. The stems decompose very slowly
which results in a high proportion of dead stems which are
dry and combustible, increasing the risk of fires.
Control methods vary with site characteristics and local
by-law restrictions and regulations. If not done property, the
well -Intentioned control work can increase the density and
spread of the targeted stand.
The work at two sites in Port Franks this autumn will
demonstrate the methods of control, but agency spokesper-
sons say a comprehensive community strategy is needed,
"We need to ensure that the most cost-effective measures an'
taken and the spread of the invasive species is stopped," said
Kate Monk, ABCA Supervisor of Stewardship and Conserva-
tion Lands.
Topics at the August 30 meeting include: locations of
Phragmites in Port Franks; impact of Phragmites on commu-
nity and ecosystem; options for Phragmites control; Phrag-
mites demonstration pilot projects proposed for Autumn,
2011; landowner experience with Phragmites control; and
questions -and -answers with an expert panel.
Phragmites australis is invading the riverbanks, wetlands,
eoadslde
ditches, islands and beaches in Lambton Shores,
Jspecially Port Franks. But there is hope, according to meet-
ing organizers. "Phragmites control methods underway in
other parts of Ontario could work in our community," Monk
said.
For more information about the meeting, please call Nancy
Vidler at 519-243-2562. For information on Phragmites con-
trol visit mnr.gov on.ca and search the keyword Phragmites.
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