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Midland, ON - August 2005
Wye Marsh Purple Loosestrife Control A Success!
Four years of purple loosestrife control is a success!
The Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre is pleased to announce that four years
of applied control methods within our Preston Cell management area has
proven to have a positive effect on decreasing the presence of purple
loosestrife plants. When Wye Marsh staff and volunteers first began control
efforts it was a daunting task, facing a sea of purple plants! Our preferred
methods include the manual cutting of purple loosestrife flower spikes
to decrease the production of seeds and biological control with the presence
of Galerucella beetles. The difference at the Wye Marsh is quite noticeable.
4 years ago, the first kilometer along the Preston Cell berm was quite
dense and now the purple loosestrife presence is considerably lower.
With 3-4 years of control at a site infested with this invasive exotic
plant, a positive difference will likely be noted. The degree of change
will depend on the site location, ecological variables, options available
to management for control type and frequency, and the condition of the
initial invasion.
In the future, Wye Marsh staff and volunteers will continue our efforts
to control the invasive purple loosestrife. We would like to thank the
members of the Georgian Bay Get Outdoors Club who have volunteered for
our Project Purple Week (August 1 – 7) for 4 years in a row!
For more information, please contact Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre at (705)-526-7809,
ext.220, or email stewardship@wyemarsh.com.
The Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre is a non-profit facility dedicated to environmental
awareness.
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