Outdoor Conservation Workday: Cutting Phragmites
Mon, Sep 08
|Cherokee Marsh Conservation Park, South
September is the season for cutting and treating invasive phragmites (giant reed grass). No experience needed.
Time & Location
Sep 08, 2025, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Cherokee Marsh Conservation Park, South, 5002 School Rd, Madison, WI 53704, USA
About the event
September is the season for cutting and treating invasive phragmites (giant reed grass). Phragmites spreads quickly through a network of underground and above-ground stems, choking out native flowers, sedges, and grasses.
Madison Parks has asked us to remove a small stand of phragmites in the Cherokee Marsh South Unit. We'll tie stalks of phragmites in bundles, cut the bundles, and treat the exposed tops. No experience needed.
5002 School Rd, small parking area at corner of School Rd and Wheeler Rd. We'll be working off trail in the prairie a short walk from the parking area.
We recommend long pants, long-sleeved shirt, closed-toe footwear, and hat. Work gloves are optional. We'll have some to borrow. Bring drinking water.