Plan of Action Phrag Free City 2020 Report to St Thomas City Council January 18 2016 PHRAGMITES CONTROL COMMITTEE Prepared for St Thomas City Council January 18 2016 by David Collins Chair ID: 614046
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St. Thomas Plan of ActionPhrag Free City2020Slide2
Report to St. Thomas City CouncilJanuary 18, 2016PHRAGMITES CONTROL COMMITTEE
Prepared
for St. Thomas City Council January 18, 2016 by David Collins, Chair,
St. Thomas
Phragmites
Control Committee Slide3
PHASE 1Lake Margaret WatershedYear 1(2014) - Plan created by Janice Gilbert
MNRF permits obtained
Budget provided
Eradication
programme
implemented
Year 2(2015)
- Visual check and eradicate as necessary
Year 3(2016)
– Add Pinafore Lake and Osprey SWMP
Visual check and eradicate as necessarySlide4
September 2014 May 2015
September 10, 2014
Initial eradication
October 12, 2014
Dead
Phragmites
stalks cut, removed and burned off site.
Virtually no
Phragmites
re-growthSlide5
September 2014 May 2015Slide6
SUCCESSFUL ERADICATION IN 2015
South Shore regrowth Turtle Pond regrowth
July 2015
Eradication date
September 4, 2015
5 weeks later
October 9, 2015Slide7
Erosion along the north shore of Lake Margaret
In order to curb further erosion and protect the shoreline, a programme to plant with native vegetation is being examined.Slide8
PHASE 2Balance of City Mapped (Fall 2014 and updated Fall 2015)Year 1
– Plan created by committee
Budget provided by Council
Permits through Pesticide
Act and Ontario Regulation
63/09
Eradication
programme
implemented
Severe fire hazard areas eradicated as priority one
Selected road corridors, ditches sprayed
Years 2 to 5
- Visual check and eradicate as necessary
Eradicate identified cells in the City to limit of budgetSlide9
Hydro Corridor(Burwell to Highbury) – Deemed severe fire hazard by Fire Chief
Eradication date
September 2, 2015
5 weeks later
October 9, 2015Slide10
ROAD CORRIDOR SUCCESS
Before treatment on left
Eradication date September 4, 2015
After treatment on right
October 9, 2015
South
Edgeware
and Burwell Intersection
Southdale
between Lake Margaret Trail and Fairview
Faith Baptist Entrance Fairview north of
Southdale
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Blue Star indicates areas eradicated in 2015.
Observation would indicate a high degree of success was obtained.Slide12
ONTARIO MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATIONIndirect, non-requested help, was provided in September 2015 when Green Stream (Burlington) was contracted to eradicate the road corridors in both directions along Highway 4 south of 401 to Talbotville
and then continue on Highway 3 to Aylmer.
From observation, it would appear that this eradication was successful.Slide13
Green star indicates sections of Highway 3 traversing St. Thomas which were eradicated by Green Stream (Burlington) under contract to the Ministry of Transportation.
Observation would indicate a high degree of success was obtained.Slide14
COOPERATIVE SUPPORT FROMKETTLE CREEK CONSERVATION AUTHORITYKCCA will assess and present to their Board an eradication
programme
to be conducted on their lands contained within the boundaries of the City of
St.Thomas
.Slide15
Kettle Creek Conservation Authority lands within the City of St. Thomas are located inside the red lines.
Phragmites
cell identified by resident and reported. Slide16
ST. THOMAS FIRE SERVICESChief Broadbent will once again be asked to assist by identifying areas of concern which may in fact be deemed as a fire hazard so the committee may take action to protect affected properties.Slide17
BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS2014Phase 1 (Lake Margaret Watershed) Year 1Allocated budget of $11,000.00 not exceeded2015
Phase 1 (Lake Margaret Watershed) Year 2
Phase 2 (Balance of City) Year 1
Allocated budget of $13,000.00 not exceeded
2016
Phase 1 Year 3
Phase 2 Year 2
Budget request is $13,000.00
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETIONSlide18
ERADICATION PLAN FOR 2016Observe and spot eradicate all previous areas as necessary.Tackle as many
of the remaining
Phragmites
cells within the City as the budget allows. First two weeks of August 2016 booked with Dover
Agri
Serve.
Remap City in fall.
Design plan for 2017 eradication.Slide19
Red Line indicates cells targeted for 2016 eradication, dependent on costs.Slide20
AREAS OF CONCERNRail CorridorsPrivate Property
Inaccessible woodland trailsSlide21
SPEADING THE ST. THOMAS PLANPresentations to the following groups:January 2015 – Fire Co-ordinators of Ontario
February 2015 – Elgin County Council
February 2015 – Elgin County Fire Chiefs
March 2015 – Ontario
Phragmites
Working Group
April 2015 – Mayor’s Symposium on
Phragmites
ControlJune 2015 – Long Point Cottager’s and Landowner’s Association
November 2015 –
Thamesford
Lions Club
November 2015 – MorelMag.ca “Stop the Invasion”
The plan has been featured on the following web sites:
Ontario
Phragmites
Working Group
Ontario Invasive Plant Species
Great Lakes
Phragmites
Collaborative
Ontario Legislature Official Record, October 15, 2015, Jeff
Yurek
commenting of Invasive Species Act
Assistance given upon request to:
Private citizen – Niagara on the Lake
Private citizen – Kitchener
Student – Niagara College
Naturalist – City of Windsor,
programme
for eradication presented to Windsor Council December 21, 2015
Chief Horticulturist, Facilities Management – University of Western Ontario
BASF Corporation CanadaSlide22
Many thanks to the hardworking committee:Inge Bowman - Vice ChairLynda Pressey
Ted and Helga Bear
Randy
Lidkea
Mark
Tinlin
- Council Representative
Jeff Lawrence – KCCA Representative
Ross Tucker – Director of Parks and Recreation
A very sincere thank you is extended to Mayor Jackson and members of Council for their support and encouragement.