Resources
Invasive Species Management
Identify
Field Identification Guide to Invasive Plants in Michigan’s Natural Communities
Midwest Invasive Species Information Network (MISIN) Training Modules
Seek app by iNaturalist
Report
Reporting Invasive Species video tutorial
Map & Report Invasive Species using the MISIN smartphone application or online
Control
Clean your Boat: Learn about Invasive Species
Field Identification Guide to Invasive Plants in Michigan’s Natural Communities
Michigan’s Citizens Guide to IS Disposal
Waste Management’s Invasive Plant Disposal
USFS- Forest Service National Strategic Framework for Invasive Species Management
Control (Phragmites)
Tips for “cutting to drown” and “effective spading” of Phragmites
A Guide to the Control & Management of Invasive Phragmites
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) website on Phragmites
SEMCOG Spotlight on Invasive Species: Phragmites Video
Phragmites Removal Increases Property Values in Michigan’s Lower Grand River Watershed
Monitor
Invasive Species in Michigan: Prioritizing Monitoring & Response Efforts
MISIN - Midwest Invasive Species Information Network
Restore
Friends of the Mississippi River - Ecological restoration: A practice in patience
Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative - Restoration
Ontario Invasive Plant Council - Grow Me Instead
Woody Invasives of the Great Lakes (WIGL) - Landscape Alternatives
Northwest Michigan Invasive Species Network - Go Beyond Beauty
Audubon: Why Native Plants Matter
Wildflower Association of Michigan
News
Poison Hemlock found near Red Run Drain in Warren (June 2022)
Invaders to our waterways; what to watch for this spring (April 2022)
$50K grant to fight invasive species in Red Run Drain received (April 2022)
Webinar on Invasive species in SE Mi set for Saturday (March 2022)
Learn about invasive species at Feb. 26 event (Feb. 2022)
Multiple infestations of invasive water garden plants discovered this fall in southeast Michigan (November 2021)
Water Lettuce Detected in Macomb Township (October 2021)
Alien language: The importance of metaphor (October 2021)
Caring for water gardens in the fall reduces problems in winter and spring (September 2021)
State cites two invasive species to look out for this year in Macomb County (April 2021)
Michigan Joins USDA in Invasive Species Awareness Campaign to Protect State’s Agriculture, Natural Resources (April 2021)
Invasive aquatic invasive species discovered in Macomb County (Channel 7 News, October 2020)
State grants engage public in fight against invasive species (Metromode, January 2020)
Phragmites in Macomb County roads to be treated this month (C&G Newspapers, September 2019)
WHY CONTROLLING AND REMOVING PHRAGMITES IN MACOMB COUNTY MATTERS (Make Macomb Your Home, August 2019)
PHRAGMITES CONTROL AND REMOVAL ALONG MACOMB COUNTY ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAYS TO TAKE PLACE IN SEPTEMBER (Make Macomb Your Home, August 2019)
Phragmites affect southeast Michigan more than anywhere else (C&G Newspapers, August 2019)
STW Invasive Species (Shelby TV, 2019)
From dirty word to popular placemaker: Reclaiming the Clinton River (Metromode, 2019)
Grant Money to Aid in Battle Against Invasive Species (C and G Newspapers, 2019)
Invasive Reed Poses Challenge to Habitat Project (Times Herald, 2018)
Oakland University presents Phragmites to Washington Township Trustees (WBRW TV, 2018)
