Invasive Phragmites

Learn to identify invasive aquatic plants—particularly invasive Phragmites—and take the right steps to manage them.

Projects & Initiatives

You can help stop the spread on invasive species

Are you protecting wetland habitat on your property? If so, you play a key role in our conservation goals. Wetlands provide vital habitat for waterfowl, and also provide very important benefits to people.

Unfortunately, these habitats are threatened all across Canada, so it is important now more than ever, that we join together to protect these natural areas.

Wetlands are vulnerable to non-native wildlife species, or invasive species. These species are spreading and they’re changing the places we love. It’s important to find invasive plants before they’re established and become more difficult to remove from the wetland.

Download the Landowner’s Guide to Invasive Phragmites in Wetland Habitats

Landowner guide to invasive species cover

Help slow the spread of Invasive Species like Invasive Phragmites

Help slow the spread by reducing the transfer of invasive species from site to site, trail to trail, river to river—and wetland to wetland.

Clean your gear

Be sure to clean your boots, bikes and equipment after you’ve been hiking, boating, fishing or trail riding, so you don’t accidentally take invasive seeds or plants to the next adventure.

Power-wash big equipment

Take time to clean heavy equipment, tractors, and ATVs. Use the Clean, Drain, Dry method to ensure that seeds or plants aren’t transported between fields, ponds, streams, and forests.

Plant a wetland-friendly garden

Become an informed gardener by researching and planting non-invasive native plants to support local ecosystems with food sources for birds, insects and other wildlife.

Close up of summer phragmites damage monitoring. Photo by: Michael McTavish.

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