Clay Township Phragmites Management Program 2012

Clay Township, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA

The purpose of the Clay Township Phragmites Management Program is to assist property owners in understanding and implementing effective Phragmites control treatments. This year's program has various components, including surveying the status of Phragmites within the community, establishing priority treatment areas for 2012, communicating with and educating property owners, providing permit and treatment assistance, exploring funding opportunities and further developing a program of volunteers to assist others with Phragmites control. Exactly how many of the proposed activities we can accomplish this year will depend on available funding, the number of property owners requesting assistance and joining the program and the number of volunteers we can enlist. Some of the components of the plan are as follows:

Training Workshops

On-Site Consultation

Group Permits for Treatments

Qualified Contractor Procurement Assistance

Treatment Chemicals at Special Prices

Complete details will be available in March.  Click here for a copy of last year's.

*To become a participant in the Clay Township Phragmites Management Program 2012, you must apply to the Township, donate $25 and you or your representative must attend or have attended one of the Clay Township Phragmites Management Workshops in 2010, 2011 or 2012. Permits to treat phragmites can cost the Township over $2000 a year.  Your donations are very important in helping defray those costs. In addition, donations allow us to demonstrate in our grant applications local support for the program. The application to participate in this program is available online at www.ClayTownship.org/Phragmites or in person at the Clay Township Treasurer's office. Property owners in nearby communities may join to qualify to purchase chemicals, however, only properties in Clay Township and Algonac are eligible for on-site consultation and for inclusion in the Township-wide permits.

Clay Township Phragmites Advisory Board, PO Box 429 Algonac, MI 48001, 810-519-2985

How is the Phragmites Program different from the Phragmites Plan?  The Program is different from the Plan in that the Plan is a long range plan for managing the Phragmites within the community as opposed to the Program which is the list of things which the Township would like to do this year.  We would love to be doing everything which is in the Plan every year, but, what we can do each year depends on available funding through grants and other sources.

If you have questions about Phragmites management or you have an infestation which you would be interested in controlling please contact us at 810-519-2985 or email us at Bob@StewartFarm.org.  Please leave your name, phone number and address. 

Thank you,

PAB