Detroit & Western Lake Erie CWMA
In 2011, a spectrum of public and private partners established a Cooperative Weed Management Area and a Phragmites Strike Team to coordinate efforts to address the threat of Phragmites and share resources for controlling the invasive plant. The CWMA partners are collaborating to eradicate invasive Phragmites australis in coastal wetlands within the western Lake Erie basin, from the Detroit River to northern Maumee Bay. Initial treatments have involved herbicide application, mowing, and controlled burns. This invasive species project is unique in that the partners have established a mechanism for long-term eradication after initial control through the use of a Marsh Master amphibious vehicle. The Marsh Master vehicle will allow follow-up treatments with mowing, herbicide, and controlled burns. A large-scale, cooperative, and sustained approach to Phragmites treatment in this region will add wetland resources where millions of people live and bring back whole plant and animal communities and functioning wetlands once again.
The Detroit River & Western Lake Erie CWMA covers Monroe and Wayne Counties in Michigan.
Partners
BASF Corporation
DTE Energy
Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
Eastern Michigan University
Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority
International Wildlife Refuge Alliance
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Monroe Conservation District
Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
Stewardship Network
The Nature Conservancy in Michigan
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
Wildlife Habitat Council
Contact Us
Director of Stewardship
The Nature Conservancy in Michigan
101 E. Grand River Avenue
Lansing, MI 48906
Ph: 517-316-2274
cmay@tnc.org
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Last month, our UP restoration associate, Chris, and a few folks from the Alger Conservation District surveyed about 4 miles looking invasive Hemlock Woolly Adelgid! HWA is an invasive insect native to Asia that has been detected in lower Michigan, but not yet in the UP.
Learn how you can become a citizen scientist and help conservation efforts in your community -- join us, the Kalamazoo Conservation District, and Oshtemo Friends of the Parks at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the Oshtemo Community Center! https://t.co/FWIf9Ptf4P
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