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Phrag in the Bag: Phragmites Control in the St. Louis River Estuary

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October 11, 2017
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Lake Superior Estuarium
3 Marina Drive
Superior, WI 54880 United States
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(715) 399-4093
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Contact:
Marie Zhuikov
(715) 399-4084
mzhuikov@aqua.wisc.edu

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A free, informal speaker series about the St. Louis River Estuary in Duluth-Superior

The Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve and the Minnesota and Wisconsin Sea Grant programs are starting the fifth year of science café-type evening talks about the estuary.

These informal, free “River Talks” begin in October and will be held monthly through May at the Reserve’s new Estuarium interpretive center on Barker’s Island in Superior, Wisconsin.

The first River Talk, “Phrag in the Bag: Phragmites Control in the St. Louis River Estuary” is scheduled for Wed., Oct. 11, 7 p.m. at the Estuarium (3 Marina Dr., Superior, Wis.), Brandon Van Tassel with the Duluth Stream Corps will describe why the presence of phragmites is a problem, and current efforts to control it.

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The Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve is part of the National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS), established by Section 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act, as amended. Additional information about the system can be obtained from the Estuarine Reserves Division, Office for Coastal Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1305 East West Highway - N/ORM5, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

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