2023-Nov-20
West Carling Association Receives a Grant to Help Combat Phragmites
Invasive phragmites is an aggressive plant that spreads quickly and poses a considerable threat to Ontario’s environment and economy. With the use of a drone and some intensive mapping efforts, Georgian Bay Forever (GBF) mapped 137 new phragmites sites in 2023 around the Bay.
The West Carling Association was awarded $4,029 from the Green Shovels Collaborative’s Invasive Phragmites Control Fund to combat the invasive phragmites in their area. Their project, Survey, Control and Monitor of Invasive Phragmites in Carling Township Coastal Areas, is an ongoing, collaborative project to complete surveys of the Carling Township coastline, which is estimated to be 220 kilometres long. This project will establish a baseline of the presence of coastal phragmites and become the basis of ongoing monitoring and management of infested sites in the community.
This project joins 20 others from across Ontario supported through the Invasive Phragmites Control Fund, a granting program made possible by an expanded investment of $250,000 from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.
Learn more about West Carling’s project here.
Watch West Carling volunteers tackle an invasive phragmites stand below: