Many people would call the spread of phragmites along Nebraska lake shores, rivers and streams, particularly in the Republican and Platte Basins, as noxious. It is among several invasive, non-native species narrowing river channels, using large volumes of water and harming recreation and wildlife habitat.
Now, it's officially noxious. Last week, Greg Ibach, director of the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, designated phragmites as a noxious weed in the Republican River Basin. The designation boundaries cover four natural resources districts - Upper Republican, Middle Republican, Lower Republican and Tri-Basin NRDs.
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