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Hi
I'm
Alicia
Wallace,
with
the
Bay
County
Environmental
Affairs
and
Community
Development
Department
I'm,
here,
to
tell
you
about
a
cooperative
grant
that
we
received
to
control
invasive
Phragmites
along
the
Saginaw
Bay,
we're
going
to
be
working
cooperatively
with
the
sagging
tribe,
up
in
arenac
County
and
with
Tuscola
County
to
control
this
invasive
species.
That's
taking
over
our
shoreline
behind
me.
This
big
wall
of
green
and
black
plant
is
called
invasive.
Phragmites
is
a
also
called
common
read
and
it's
an
invasive
species.
That's
taking
over
our
shoreline.
It
forms
really
thick
monocultures.
A
As
you
can
see,
it
has
lots
of
stocks
per
square
foot
and
what
you
see
this
tall
wall
of
grass
is
only
about
twenty-five
percent
of
the
plant.
The
rest
of
it
is
underground
and
taking
up
all
of
the
nutrients
and
space
that
are
native
plants
need
in
this
area.
Now,
as
you
can
see,
it
has
this
big
fuzzy
head
on
top
and
it
doesn't
look
too
tall
here.
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But
when
you
look
at
how
tall
it
really
is
this
plant
when
I
pulled
it
was
this
tall
about
15
feet
up
in
the
air,
and
so
it
causes
its
blanked
out
the
view
anybody
would
have
of
the
bay.
So
if
you
look
behind
me,
you
should
be
seeing
the
Saginaw
Bay
behind
me.
Instead,
you're
seeing
this
huge
wall
of
Phragmites
Phragmites
forms
a
monoculture
that
means
it
crowds
out
all
the
native
species
that
should
be
growing
in
this
area.
A
Now
the
native
species
are
what's
needed
for
the
wildlife
that
would
normally
live
here,
and
so
wildlife
doesn't
utilize
this
plant
very
much,
and
it's
so
thick
that
small
birds
and
things
can't
the
Ducks
can't
Pat
don't
have
any
hiding
places
here
along
the
bay.
So
it's
really
damaging
our
environment.
It's
very
bad
for
homeowners
that
don't
want
they
buy
property
on
the
water,
so
they
can
see
the
water.
You
can't
see
the
water
Phragmites
is
growing
in
front
of
you
and
so
we're
doing
a
grant
program.
A
We've
gotten
a
grant
to
do
some
control
here
along
the
Saginaw
Bay
in
Hampton
Township,
when
we
do
the
treatment
for
Phragmites.
The
first
year
this
year
we
will
be
treating
everything
with
helicopter.
The
helicopter
used
that
we
are
utilizing
is
certified
by
the
state
and
its
Hamilton
helicopter
out
of
Hamilton
Michigan.
When
he
comes
and
treats,
he
will
fly
about
25
to
50
feet
above
the
Phragmites
so
very
close
to
the
ground,
and
it
will
spray
a
pesticide
that
will
kill
the
Phragmites.
Now.
A
The
pesticide
that
we
use
is
a
specially
formulated
so
that
you
can
use
it
over
water
so
that
it
won't,
kill
the
fish
and
other
amphibians
that
are
living
in
the
water.
It
will
kill
any
plant
that
it
touches.
So
if
you
happen
to
go
into
one
of
those
areas
where
we've
treated,
it's
really
best
that
you
wait
until
about
five
to
six
hours
after
the
plate.
A
Helicopter
has
gone
over
so
that
the
product
has
a
chance
to
dry
as
long
as
it's
dry,
it
shouldn't
transfer
to
your
clothing
or
your
shoes,
but
if
you
go
in
when
it's
early
and
you
walk
across
grass,
that
could
actually
damage
the
grass.
So
we
ask
that
people
stay
out
of
those
treatment
areas
for
at
least
a
few
hours.
After
it's
been
treated
to
make
sure
they're
not
going
to
transfer
any
of
the
pesticide
to
desirable
plants
in
their
yard,
the
other
thing
is:
is
the
water?
A
That's
used
that
that's
under
the
plants
that
have
been
treated
can't
be
used
or
to
irrigate
your
plants
or
your
your
garden
or
your
grass
for
at
least
24
hours
after
spraying?
That's
according
to
the
label
instructions
so
that
any
pesticide
that
did
get
into
the
water
wouldn't
be
transferred
on
to
your
plants
and
kill
them
there,
because
the
products
once
they're
stuck
to
green
plants.
They
really
don't
once
it's
dry.
They
don't
transfer
very
well
to
other
things.
A
Also,
if
you
have
any
direct
questions
that
aren't
answered
by
the
information
on
the
website,
you
can
call
me
alicia
wallace
at
98,
98
954
195.
If
you
would
like
to
email
me,
my
email
address
is
wallace
a
at
bay
county
dotnet.
Thank
you
for
watching
and
I
hope
to
hear
from
you
and
hopefully
working
all
together.
We
can
take
care
of
the
problem
of
Phragmites
along
our
shoreline.