Bulrush plantings from 2013 are by and large doing well. Many were planted in more sheltered locations than 2012. Those that were planted on the North Shore are not looking well from the high winds and their associated waves that we have had lately. Below are images from what I call Site 5 which is located on the sandbar, on the north tip of the Eastern Dredgebank. I protected this planting form waves with snow fence, which take just enough wave energy to allow the bulrushes to re-establish themselves in spring. Plants will require further protection from geese later in the summer. No new bulrushes are planned for this year, but we are planting native phragmites this year. I sound like a broken record, but planting such as these are rarely successful even in their first year. On Puckaway The Lake District and partners are bucking trends and paving new ground in habitat restoration and endangered species management.
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| Site 5 on planting day June 30, 2014 |
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| Site 5 view form of opposite side October 2013 |
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| Site 5 Jun 16, 2014. Although small portions of the bed appear to have been destroyed in the winter (perhaps by ice) The remaining softstem and hardstem bulrushes appear to have 2-3 times the stems as the October 2013 photo! Small number of stems from 2012 plantings are now visible. |
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