Phragmites australis is an invasive species of reed that arrived in Canada from Europe in the early 1920s with its first appearance in the St. Lawrence River Valley. Since then, it has traveled into the Land Between and is now distributed all over the United States. This reed is a vigorous grower which often out-competes native wetland species, like cattails, and reduces the habitat for all our native wetland species. In addition, they greatly alter the aesthetics of a landscape and reduce visibility by growing over 5 meters tall! You may have noticed this new billowy grass along ditches and in wetland edges in The Land Between. Although it is "pretty" it is highly disruptive and degrades our natural ecosystems.
Learn how to identify this species and prevent it from invading your lake by becoming a Phrag Fighter! We will send you self-guided training modules to help you win back our wild!
The Land Between also supports lake associations, municipalities and landowners by offering removal services and training. Training is a nominal fee to cover our time, and although we have to charge for removal given the time and work it takes, we keep fees to a minimum.