By Richard Wilson, West Carling Fragmeister
Following up on our message to everyone in the WCA Summer 2023 Newsletter, I am thrilled to tell you about our “Phrag Busters” accomplishments this summer. Several stands of phragmites were removed from Franklin, Bateau, Deep Bay, Lockie, and Windsor Islands during two separate expeditions.
Special thanks go out to all those volunteers: Christine Phillpotts, Julia Sloan, Rachel Sloan, Roxanne Sloan, Allan Sloan, Peter Hopperton, Joe Tucker, Kelly Hodson, Chris Stafford, Paul Smith, Sascha Salewski, Bruce Davidson, Bruce Kelly, Katherine Denune (special GBA guest) as well as our Pro-Phraggers from Georgian Bay Forever, Nicole and Amanda.
If you haven’t seen our excellent video, please check it out here.
For those who missed out on the fun this year, don’t despair; eliminating a stand of Phragmites takes several successive years of cutting. Next year, we will again be looking for volunteers to participate in the early summer shoreline survey and cutting expeditions in mid-August.