What are your goals and objectives for the program?
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Phrag Free City by 2020
What type of land does your program target?
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All public and private lands within the city including those held by Conservation Authority
What is the status of the program and are you seeing results?
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Year 1 tremendous success around lakeshore even with no spraying over water
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Year 2 was equally successful in hydro and road corridors based on visual evidence
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Respray of Year 1 area indicates full eradication in those locations
Can you share important lessons learned - both about what worked and what did not work?
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Lobbying Federal Health Ministry to approve a safe over water pesticide for Phragmites
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Absolutely imperative to partner with the City Council
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At this time the Phrag Free City plan shows no down side