An Invader in the Marsh! FSM Fights Back!

An intruder is invading and wreaking havoc upon 3,100-acre Scarborough Marsh, the largest salt marsh in Maine. State officials, regional experts and local marsh supporters are now poised to fight back.  watch video (WMTW-Ch8)  The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, in conjunction with partners Friends of Scarborough Marsh, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Gulf of Maine Program, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, Ducks Unlimited, & Maine Audubon will remove an invasive weed called Phragmites australis from certain areas of Scarborough Marsh. The effort is expected to take approximately 3 years to complete.

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