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Habitat Council approves expanded phragmites control around Great Salt Lake, seeks complementary funding
Summary
The Habitat Council approved a long-running Phragmites control project that aims to cut invasive reed cover, restore native marsh, and reduce wildfire risk across multiple WMAs around the Great Salt Lake. The division asked the council for a $20,000 contribution and outlined larger state and federal funding applications.
Eric Hedgley, Habitat Section Chief for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, opened the council’s annual waterfowl-focused meeting and framed the day’s business. Chad Cranny, manager of Salt Creek and Locomotive Springs public shooting grounds, presented a multi‑WMA Phragmites control proposal that spans eight WMAs and includes sites on the Bear River Bird Refuge.
Cranny described a three‑part, three‑year treatment cycle that combines aerial herbicide applications, removal of standing dead biomass by burning or mowing, and two or more years of targeted spot treatments to…
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