Please let me know if this has been sprayed previously. I work for US Fish and Wildlife and would be concerned if this species is gaining a hold in this area with the amounts of wetlands we manage at Ankeny.
Thank you

Reporter
March 29, 2010, 3:27 a.m.

Dear Molly,

Thanks so much for this report. It is great to know there are observant people like you out there who can spot something "different". It is the highest level of Early Detection! (Usually we are looking for something we are already familiar with and know we want to avoid). I am going to pass this on to ODA to get checked out. If possible it would be helpful if you could supply some photos. You can event upload them to this report by clicking on the link in your report confirmation email.

Thanks again!
Tania


Tania Siemens
Invasive Species Early Detection and Rapid Response Coordinator
The Nature Conservancy
WISE Program Coordinator (Watershed and Invasive Species Education)
Oregon Sea Grant Extension
tania.siemens@oregonstate.edu
541-914-0701

Tania Siemens
April 6, 2010, 10:32 p.m.

Hi Molly,

Thanks for submitting the photos. That unquestionably looks like Phragmites to me. I'll forward this to ODA since Phragmites is an A listed species. Thanks!
Tania

Tania Siemens
Sept. 1, 2010, 3:10 a.m.

Hi Molly,

I wanted to let you know ODA in on top of it. Here is a message from ODA:

Tania,

Glenn will be doing some work in the area in the near future he will get a positive ID on it and let us know.

thank you for keeping us in the loop we will let you know as soon as it is confirmed...thank you.

Much appreciated

Shannon L Brubaker
Grant Program & Special Projects Coordinator
Noxious Weed Control Program
Oregon Department of Agriculture
635 Capitol St., NE • Salem, OR 97301
503-986-4622
sbrubaker@oda.state.or.us

Tania Siemens
Sept. 1, 2010, 3:50 a.m.