Purpose: The principal purpose for collecting the information (e.g., name, telephone numbers, email address, mailing address, user-mapped boundary of Phragmites patch, organization and title of participant if applicable) is to contact and provide support to participants of the Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework and learn from Phragmites management actions completed by participants. Data will be accessible to Great Lakes Commission staff directly involved in the PAMF program.
Routine Use: The information will be used by the PAMF team to manage communication among program participants, characterize management units, inform quantitative models, indicate optimal management action based on measured conditions, and conduct analyses that improve the program and support decision making. Data may be shared with PAMF team members from the U.S. Geological Survey and University of Georgia - Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health and (with special permission) with other participants in the PAMF program.
Disclosure: Participation in the program is completely voluntary. However, failure to furnish information requested on the forms may delay or inhibit communication with participants, reduce the effectiveness of the program, and limit the accuracy of the model outputs.