{"id":137572,"date":"2023-05-06T08:43:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T12:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/rwddev\/?p=137572"},"modified":"2023-05-06T11:07:30","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T15:07:30","slug":"province-helps-fund-the-fight-against-invasive-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/province-helps-fund-the-fight-against-invasive-species\/","title":{"rendered":"Province helps fund the fight against invasive species"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Photo: Parry Sound-Muskoka MP and Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry Graydon Smith in Port Sydney getting a tutorial on the CD3 mobile decontamination unit. With him is Invasive Species Centre&nbsp;policy and program development manager, Colin Cassin, and&nbsp;Eric Cleland who is the director of the Invasive Species Program with Nature Conservancy of Canada (Supplied photo).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parry Sound-Muskoka MPP Graydon Smith announced Thursday that Ontario is investing $1 million in the Invasive Species Centre and Nature Conservancy Canada to help combat the damaging and costly impacts of invasive species in the province<a>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBy investing in these trusted partners, the Ontario government is helping to prevent, detect and respond to the threats of invasive species,\u201d said Graydon Smith, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry. \u201cI would like to thank our partners for their continued efforts and dedication to preventing and reducing the ecological and economic harm caused by invasive species in Ontario.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government will be providing $750,000 to the Invasive Species Centre and $250,000 to the Nature Conservancy of Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Half of the funding will support the implementation of a comprehensive Ontario-wide plan to fight invasive phragmites.&nbsp;Phragmites is an aggressive plant that spreads quickly, releasing toxins from its roots into the soil to hinder the growth of and kill surrounding plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plan \u2013 developed by the Green Shovels Collaborative \u2013 will engage stakeholders, Indigenous communities and the public on phragmites management in Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rest of the funding will be used to support projects led by community partners that will respond to and reduce the current ecological and economic harm caused by invasive species.<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo: Parry Sound-Muskoka MP and Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry Graydon Smith in Port Sydney getting a tutorial on the CD3 mobile decontamination unit. 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