White Island is scheduled to be sprayed with round-out next week to kill the phragmites, that just won’t leave that island.
Coming in via Dennis Flynn, Project Manager, Brooklyn Capital Projects Division
As I am sure most of you are aware, the sand stockpiling on White Island is almost complete. We are happy to report that it looks like we will be able to get the full 150,000 cubic yards of sand necessary for the next phase of the project. Although stockpiling operations have extended further into October than we had hoped, it appears that it will still be possible to engage in a round of spraying for the phragmites before the first frost. To achieve this, our contractor must start as soon as possible- ideally sometime next week (probably Wednesday October 14th). Unfortunately this will not allow us to give the community a 30 day advance notice as we would have liked. As was requested, we are avoiding the annual event that was described as the community end-of-year celebration. The contractor expects three days of spraying (weather permitting). All spray will be limited to the upland portion of the island (above the 10’ contour) just as it was for the last spray (August 2007). The material used will be the same as the last spray [Touchdown Pro] with the same precautions and restrictions regarding wind speed and rain as required by NYSDEC. We apologize for the short notice but this second application is an important step to weaken the phragmites and help prevent it from coming back so aggressively which is critical for the success of the next phase.
So there you have it they will “probably” be spraying around Wednesday October 14th.
Be warned do not stand downwind with your mouth wide open.
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Look at that beautiful photograph of the ‘invasive’ phragmite weeds. Like pigeons, the beauty of the phragmite is in the eye of the beholder. As a 16 year old boy, I won the heart of one Gerritsen Beach beauty with a poem about the phragmites…
My heart leaps higher,
than lion-tail tipped weeds,
in marshes strange,
on shores familiar,
when, with each Sun,
you enter my first thought.
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Dewrock says, your so right, couldn’t say it any better. Save the phragmites!!!!!!
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George, I love “lion-tail tipped weeds”. Very poetic for a 16 year old, you old romantic you!! They do have their own beauty, too bad they are so invasive. Take heart though, there are still plenty of them back weeds, not on the island, that will still be there to shelter Pheasants, and other wildlife and inspire poetry.
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