August 2011 – We Go After the Giant Patch of Phragmites

We have become emboldened, and begin pulling phragmites and rhizomes from their most southeastern stronghold (far side of pond from house).

photo of phragmites
The huge patch of phragmites on the far side of the pond. Its days were numbered.
photo of phragmites.
It was difficult, even for the football guys, to make a dent in this patch of Phragmites. They piled them carefully onto a tarp.

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