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  <p align="center"><font size="6">Phragmites.org</font></p>
  <p align="center"><font size="3">This page is http://www.stewartfarm.org/phragmites/newsletters/31-40.php</font></p>
  <p align="center"><font size="2">This site hosted by <a href="http://www.stewartfarm.org">StewartFarm.org</a>, 
    2007 Stewart Road, Harsens Island, Michigan 48028.</font></p>
  <p align="center"><font size="5"><b><i><u><font size="6">Phragmites.org Newsletter 
    Archives 31-40</font></u></i></b></font></p>
  <p align="center"><b><u><i><font size="6">August 14, 2008 through September 
    24, 2008</font></i></u></b></p>
  <p align="center"><b><u><i><font size="6">presented below in reverse order</font></i></u></b></p>
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    Phragmites.org Newsletter #40 - September 24, 2008 </p>
  <p>Phragmites Control Workshop in Clarkston this Saturday, Sept. 27 <br>
    The following was received today from Cory Johnston in Clarkston:<br>
    We are back in the wetlands again. The third Clarkston area Phragmites Phighting 
    Workshop will be on September 27, 2008 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM on White Lake 
    Road across from the Deer Lake Beach. We will be doing herbicide application 
    and explaining the current best practices for controlling this invasive plant. 
    Brought to you by the land and water loving people at the Clarkston Watershed 
    Group, North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy and the City of the Village 
    of Clarkston.<br>
    Cory Johnston, 248 620-6489<br>
    ______________________________________________________________________</p>
  <p>To be removed from this mailing list send a message to Bob@Phragmites.org, 
    which says, &quot;remove.&quot; Archived copies of past newsletters are available 
    online at http://www.stewartfarm.org/phragmites/archives.php See http://www.phragmites.info 
    for general information on phragmites and http://www.phragmites.org for detailed 
    information on phragmites control.</p>
  <p>Bob Williams<br>
    Bob@phragmites.org<br>
    StewartFarm.org</p>
  <p><br>
    Phragmites.org Newsletter #39 - September 16, 2008 </p>
  <p>Free invasive plant workshops Sept. 17-18 in Leelanau / Traverse City area. 
    <br>
    Leelanau Conservancy to Hold Workshop on Invasive Species Wed. September 17th<br>
    Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy to Hold Same Workshop on Thurs. September 
    18th,</p>
  <p>Do you have a tall, wheat-like grass taking over your shoreline? A silvery 
    leaf shrub popping up everywhere in your yard? The Leelanau Conservancy will 
    host a free workshop on September 17th called &quot;World Wide Weeds in Your 
    Neighborhood.&quot; Invasive species and how property owners can eradicate 
    them will be the focus of a program which will be held from 9 a.m. until 1 
    p.m. in the Lower Community Room at the Government Center near Suttons Bay. 
    Refreshments will be served. On the 18th the workshop will be hosted by the 
    Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy in the Grand Traverse Conservation 
    District's Nature Center meeting room located at 1450 Cass Rd. in Traverse 
    City. <br>
    <br>
    Participants will learn to identify the top 20 weeds in our area, and focus 
    on the 10 most abundant weeds that threaten to take over open meadows, forests, 
    wetlands or shoreline. Tricks and tools of the trade for invasive weed control 
    will also be discussed. Attendees will learn about volunteer opportunities 
    that can give them hands-on experience for tackling removal of invasives on 
    their own land.<br>
    <br>
    &quot;This program is great for everyone from the backyard gardener to the 
    landowner who owns 40 acres or more,&quot; says the Conservancy's Stewardship 
    Director, Jenee Rowe. &quot;We will arm attendees with details about plants 
    to watch out for and discuss lessons from the field on how to restore places 
    already invaded as well as tips for native landscaping. We are preparing some 
    wonderful resources to share with the group. We want folks to RSVP and tell 
    their neighbors to come with them.&quot;</p>
  <p>Partner organizations include the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, 
    MSU Extension, Master Gardeners and Saving Birds Thru Habitat. To register 
    for this free workshop on Wed. the 17th, please call the Leelanau Conservancy 
    at 231-256-9665. You may also register by email at jrowe@theconservancy.com. 
    To register for Thurs. the 18th, contact Steve Lagerquist at (231) 929-7911 
    ext: 224 or slagerquist@GTRLC.org to RSVP for the workshop.<br>
    <br>
    ______________________________________________________________________</p>
  <p>To be removed from this mailing list send a message to Bob@Phragmites.org 
    which says &quot;remove.&quot; Archived copies of past newsletters are available 
    online at http://www.stewartfarm.org/phragmites/archives.php See http://www.phragmites.info 
    for general information on phragmites and http://www.phragmites.org for detailed 
    information on phragmites control.</p>
  <p>Bob Williams<br>
    Bob@phragmites.org<br>
    StewartFarm.org</p>
  <p><br>
    Phragmites.org Newsletter #38 - September 15, 2008 </p>
  <p>This may be the perfect week to treat your Phragmites <br>
    At this time, the weather prediction for South East Michigan for tomorrow 
    through Sunday is for NO RAIN. I guess it all fell out of the sky during the 
    past two days. This may be the perfect week to treat your Phragmites with 
    herbicide. If possible we should get it done by the end of September. </p>
  <p>I noticed this weekend some untreated Phragmites starting to turn yellow. 
    I hope we are not having an early move into dormancy for the season. </p>
  <p>On the day you decide to spray be sure to check the wind conditions. Do not 
    spray into the wind. However, you can use the wind at your back to carry the 
    herbicide further into a tall dense stand. Remember, Phragmites control herbicide 
    will kill most other plants too. Be careful to avoid drift into other areas. 
    There is usually less wind in the early morning. </p>
  <p>PS - Welcome to all of our new newsletter subscribers who signed up this 
    weekend on Harsens Island.</p>
  <p>______________________________________________________________________</p>
  <p>To be removed from this mailing list send a message to Bob@Phragmites.org 
    which says &quot;remove.&quot; Archived copies of past newsletters are available 
    online at http://www.stewartfarm.org/phragmites/archives.php See http://www.phragmites.info 
    for general information on phragmites and http://www.phragmites.org for detailed 
    information on phragmites control.</p>
  <p>Bob Williams<br>
    Bob@phragmites.org<br>
    StewartFarm.org</p>
  <p></p>
  <p>Phragmites.org Newsletter #37 - September 8, 2008 </p>
  <p>Phragmites taken seriously in New Zealand <br>
    In a recent news article from New Zealand titled Mayor's plants seized it 
    was said that &quot;anyone convicted of propagating it faces a maximum jail 
    term of five years or a $100,000 fine.&quot;</p>
  <p>You can read the whole article at http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4684570a4560.html</p>
  <p>______________________________________________________________________</p>
  <p>To be removed from this mailing list send a message to Bob@Phragmites.org 
    which says &quot;remove.&quot; Archived copies of past newsletters are available 
    online at http://www.stewartfarm.org/phragmites/archives.php See http://www.phragmites.info 
    for general information on phragmites and http://www.phragmites.org for detailed 
    information on phragmites control.</p>
  <p>Bob Williams<br>
    Bob@phragmites.org<br>
    StewartFarm.org</p>
  <p></p>
  <p><br>
    Phragmites.org Newsletter #36 - September 3, 2008 </p>
  <p>Is Phragmites used by any animals? <br>
    I am often asked if there are any animals which uses Phragmites. Here's a 
    quote from a recent article available at http://www.mvtimes.com/2008/08/14/calendar/wild-side.php<br>
    &quot;Another mode of establishment is illustrated by the broad-winged skipper, 
    an inch-long, orange-and-brown butterfly that was formerly restricted to wetlands 
    of the Southeast. But one of the plants its caterpillars use for food happens 
    to be Phragmites, the tall, invasive grass whose feathery seed heads dominate 
    portions of some Island pond shorelines. As the invasive strain of Phragmites 
    marched north along the coast in recent decades, the broad-winged skipper 
    expanded along with its essential resource, making it to the Vineyard by 1995 
    or so.&quot;<br>
    ______________________________________________________________________</p>
  <p>To be removed from this mailing list send a message to Bob@Phragmites.org 
    which says &quot;remove.&quot; </p>
  <p>Archived copies of past newsletters are available online at <br>
    http://www.stewartfarm.org/phragmites/archives.php</p>
  <p>See http://www.phragmites.info for general information on phragmites and 
    http://www.phragmites.org for detailed information on phragmites control.</p>
  <p>Bob Williams<br>
    Bob@phragmites.org<br>
    StewartFarm.org</p>
  <p></p>
  <p>Phragmites.org Newsletter #35 - August 27, 2008 </p>
  <p>Upcoming Phragmites Control Events </p>
  <p>Three Phragmites Control events are coming up this month in the Algonac/Harsens 
    Island area.</p>
  <p>Saturday morning Sept. 13 - 8:30 AM - Phragmites Control instruction and 
    treatment at St. John's Marsh, Clay Township, MI. The DNR will be on hand 
    to provide instructions on the control and treatment of Phragmites, common 
    reed plant. They will have herbicide available for volunteers to help treat 
    the outlier stands of Phragmites which escaped last year's aerial spraying 
    by helicopter. Bring your one or two gallon sprayer pre-filled with water 
    to get instruction and hands-on experience while making St. John's Marsh prairie 
    an even more beautiful place for visitors. You may attend for the instructions 
    even if you are not going to spray. If you are helping with the treatments 
    please wear long pants, a long sleeve shirt and bring rubber gloves. For more 
    information call Bob Williams at 248-388-0465.</p>
  <p>Sunday morning Sept. 14 - 8:30 AM - Phragmites Control treatment at Brown's 
    Field, Harsens Island, MI. On this day a group of volunteers will begin treatment 
    of the Phragmites in the pond at Brown's field. If you would like to help 
    call Chuck Miller at 810-748-7209.</p>
  <p>Sunday afternoon Sept. 14 - 2 PM - Free Phragmites Control Herbicide mix 
    available at Stewart Farm, Harsens Island, MI. Bob Williams will be providing, 
    free of charge, pre-mixed herbicide &amp; surfactant to help control Phragmites. 
    Limit 2 gallons per person. Quantities are limited. Call Bob at 248-388-0465 
    to reserve your herbicide and receive instructions.</p>
  <p><br>
    For more information on any of these or future events or for more information 
    on the control of Phragmites check out Phragmites.info and Phragmites.org. 
  </p>
  <p>______________________________________________________________________</p>
  <p>To be removed from this mailing list send a message to Bob@Phragmites.org 
    which says &quot;remove.&quot; Archived copies of past newsletters are available 
    online at http://www.stewartfarm.org/phragmites/archives.php See http://www.phragmites.info 
    for general information on phragmites and http://www.phragmites.org for detailed 
    information on phragmites control.</p>
  <p>Bob Williams<br>
    Bob@phragmites.org<br>
    StewartFarm.org</p>
  <p><br>
    Phragmites.org Newsletter #34 - August 25, 2008 </p>
  <p>Phragmites Fight on Beaver Island Continues <br>
    In the summer of 2007 Beaver Island, Michigan began their fight against invasive 
    Phragmites by treating all of the Phragmites on the Shoreline. This year they 
    are continuing their fight with more treatments and a new Township Ordinance 
    to support their efforts. You can see the model ordinance and read all about 
    their work on the Phragmites.org new webpage at</p>
  <p>http://www.stewartfarm.org/phragmites/beaverisland.php</p>
  <p><br>
    ______________________________________________________________________</p>
  <p>To be removed from this mailing list send a message to Bob@Phragmites.org 
    which says &quot;remove.&quot; </p>
  <p>Archived copies of past newsletters are available online at <br>
    http://www.stewartfarm.org/phragmites/archives.php</p>
  <p>See http://www.phragmites.info for general information on phragmites and 
    http://www.phragmites.org for detailed information on phragmites control.</p>
  <p>Bob Williams<br>
    Bob@phragmites.org<br>
    StewartFarm.org</p>
  <p></p>
  <p></p>
  <p><br>
    Phragmites.org Newsletter #33 - August 21, 2008 </p>
  <p>Possible Harrison Twp. Treatment of Lake St. Clair Phragmites </p>
  <p>From an article in The Detroit News of August 21, 2008 <br>
    http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080821/METRO03/808210358/1412/METRO03</p>
  <p>&quot;Harrison Twp.: Weed control OK slated<br>
    For years, residents on the shores of Lake St. Clair and along the canals 
    leading to it have complained about the growth of phragmites, the tall weeds 
    that hug the shoreline and clog boat traffic. Now, help may be on the way. 
    On Monday, the township's trustees are expected to approve a $3,900 phragmite 
    control program that could include spraying to kill vegetation. The meeting 
    will be at 7:30 p.m. at Rosso Memorial Hall, 38255 L'Anse Creuse Road. &quot;</p>
  <p>Let's hope this starts a trend among local units of government.</p>
  <p>______________________________________________________________________</p>
  <p>To be removed from this mailing list send a message to Bob@Phragmites.org 
    which says &quot;remove.&quot; </p>
  <p>Archived copies of past newsletters are available online at <br>
    http://www.stewartfarm.org/phragmites/archives.php</p>
  <p>See http://www.phragmites.info for general information on phragmites and 
    http://www.phragmites.org for detailed information on phragmites control.</p>
  <p>Bob Williams<br>
    Bob@phragmites.org<br>
    StewartFarm.org</p>
  <p></p>
  <p><br>
    Phragmites.org Newsletter #32 - August 17, 2008 </p>
  <p>PHRAGMITES CONTROL WEBCAST <br>
    In case you missed the www.StewardshipNetwork.org Webcast about Phragmites 
    Control which was broadcast on August 13, 2008, it is now available online 
    at The Stewardship Network's Webcast Archives at http://www.stewardshipnetwork.org/site/c.hrLOKWPILuF/b.2336163/k.9532/Webcast_Archives.htm</p>
  <p>The direct link to the Phragmites Control Webcast and a more complete description 
    of the webcast is available at<br>
    https://www.kintera.org/AutoGen/Register/Register.asp?ievent=285328&amp;en=eiIII3NFI7JRK0PAKdKWJfOMIeLQI7POImJ1LcPPKpL7E</p>
  <p>To help defray the costs for producing the webcasts and the archives a fee 
    of $15 is charged by the Stewardship Network to access a previous webcast 
    such as this one. The fee can be paid online with a charge card. You will 
    then receive a password to view the webcast.</p>
  <p>______________________________________________________________________</p>
  <p>To be removed from this mailing list send a message to Bob@Phragmites.org 
    which says &quot;remove.&quot; </p>
  <p>Archived copies of past newsletters are available online at <br>
    http://www.stewartfarm.org/phragmites/archives.php</p>
  <p>See http://www.phragmites.info for general information on phragmites and 
    http://www.phragmites.org for detailed information on phragmites control.</p>
  <p>Bob Williams<br>
    Bob@phragmites.org<br>
    StewartFarm.org</p>
  <p></p>
  <p></p>
  <p><br>
    Phragmites.org Newsletter #31 - August 14, 2008 </p>
  <p>MDEQ Permit Deadline Tomorrow, Aug. 15. <br>
    If you need a permit from the MDEQ to treat your Phragmites with herbicide 
    tomorrow is the postmark deadline for submitting applications to treat during 
    2008.</p>
  <p>To go directly to the permit applications page of the MDEQ go to http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3313_3681_3710-10160--,00.html</p>
  <p>To go to the MDEQ page entitled &quot;Permitting Information for the Chemical 
    Treatment of Aquatic Nuisance Plants and/or Algae&quot; go to <br>
    http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3313_3681_3710-134667--,00.html</p>
  <p>To go to the page of Phragmites.org which might help you figure out if you 
    need a permit go to http://www.stewartfarm.org/phragmites/permits.php</p>
  <p><br>
    ______________________________________________________________________</p>
  <p>To be removed from this mailing list send a message to Bob@Phragmites.org 
    which says &quot;remove.&quot; </p>
  <p>Archived copies of past newsletters are available online at <br>
    http://www.stewartfarm.org/phragmites/archives.php</p>
  <p>See http://www.phragmites.info for general information on phragmites and 
    http://www.phragmites.org for detailed information on phragmites control.</p>
  <p>Bob Williams<br>
    Bob@phragmites.org<br>
    StewartFarm.org</p>
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  <p align="center">If you would like to be on a general email list to receive 
    notices of other phragmites control events and information about controlling 
    phragmites send your name to <a href="mailto:Newsletter@phragmites.org">Newsletter@phragmites.org</a> 
    along with a message which says &quot;subscribe.&quot; </p>
  <p align="center">Bob Williams and Chuck Miller are forming a committee of Harsens 
    Islanders to continue to study the phragmites problem on Harsens Island and 
    its solutions. They welcome others who would like to join the effort by further 
    researching the topic and sharing knowledge on eliminating phragmites. If 
    you are interested contact Bob Williams at <a href="mailto:bob@stewartfarm.org">Bob@StewartFarm.org</a> 
    or call Chuck Miller at 810-748-7209.<br>
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