Linking Science with Wetland Management of Invasive Phragmites

A team of remote sensing experts, ecosystem modelers, wetland managers, and ecologists worked together to develop a strategic plan for control of the invasive plant Phragmites australis in the Saginaw Bay that would take into account nutrient loading, landscape position, pre- and post-treatment monitoring and site specific conditions for an adaptive management approach. Two grants provided various aspects of the project outputs.

MISGP Project Study Area

The MISGP Project Study Area in Saginaw Bay, MI. Highlighting Pine River, Saganing River, Hampton, and Vanderbuilt

Link to the MISGP Project Study Area page

Outputs:

  • High resolution satellite maps of project sites

  • Estimates of N loading to each site

  • Site specific treatment scenarios from Mondrian

  • Mondrian Look-Up Table (LUT) management tool

  • Assessment of Drones for use in monitoring

  • Report on treatment effects on ecosystem recovery

 

 

EPA GLRI Grant Study Area

EPA GLRI Study Area Sites in Saginaw Bay, MI; highlighting the sites near Dutch Creek, Crow Island, JC Airport, Ted Putz Nature Area, Delta College, and Callahan Rd. The map also shows the 2010 Phragmites extent along Lake Huron.

Link to the EPA GLRI Project Study Area page

Outputs: 

  • Project Report and appendices
  •  Manager and Stakeholder Workshop Report

  • Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative Webinars
  • User Friendly Version of Mondrian Phragmites Management Tool and User Guide

  • Comparison of Mondrian to PAMF

  • Website with 2016 High resolution Maps of Phragmites Extent for the Coastal Zone of Saginaw Bay Watersheds

  • Website of Connectivity Modeling of Strategic Locations for Riparian Buffers for the Saginaw Bay Watersheds

  • Reporting and alert system for SB-CISMA and  Mobilized EDR strike team for SB-CISMA

Combined Outputs from the MISGP and EPA GLRI Study Areas

Monitoring Invasive Phragmites:  Using Remote Sensing and Field Methodologies such as: Satellite and Aerial Imagery and Field Research

  • Strategic plan for control of Phragmites australis and ecosystem restoration in the Bay
  • Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative (GLPC) Webinar on Mondrian User friendly version and Quick Look-up Table
  • Field and drone monitoring protocols and comparison of time/effort required for each
  • Manuscript on Field Monitoring and Biodiversity analyses & Webinar on GLPC
  • Training of SB-CISMA on field monitoring