Coastal Wetland Control News

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Ontario Parks, Canadian Wildlife Service and the Nature Conservancy of Canada (“the project team”) have recognized invasive Phragmites australis as a significant threat to biodiversity and Species at Risk at Long Point and Rondeau coastal marshes. Using currently available management tools, the Project Team has been working with […]

The Long Point Phragmites Action Alliance will be hosting it’s annual Long Point Phragmites Control Project Information Session on July 30, 2020 from 1:30-2:30pm. The Information session will be hosted online using the Microsoft Teams platform. There is no need to download an app to use Microsoft Teams, you can join the meeting from any

The 2019 Emergency Use Registration (EUR) Phragmites control program, a partnership between the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) and the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) in the Long Point region was a resounding success! Led by NCC, contractors conducted follow-up surveys and re-treatment across the project area and began an exciting new inland

The LPPAA and it’s members are excited to announce that all Phragmites control plans for 2019 have been completed. Follow up work including cutting, rolling, or burning will take place where required in the coming months. LPPAA would like to extend a large thank you to all of the private landowners that enrolled in the

Long Point Phragmites Control Program PROJECT UPDATE: Herbicide application for the control of Phragmites was initiated on September 5th in the Long Point Crown Marsh. Updates on the implementation of the project will be posted on this website. 2019 Project Summary The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (`the ministry`) has recognized invasive Phragmites australis as a significant

The 2018 invasive Phragmites control program in the Long Point region was another resounding success! The Nature Conservancy of Canada led the control work in the coastal wetlands again this year; completing over 500 hectares (ha) of surveys and re-treatment of the 2017 project area. A few new wetlands were treated in the Turkey Point and Lower