To maintain the balance between the shelter-providing cattails and the food-producing low-growing annuals, Schoonover and technician Bret Umber have been combating the cattails on multiple fronts. Contact your county NYS Soil & Water Conservation District office and ask about a pond site evaluation to determine if your site is appropriate for a pond. The dredging activity My research is, What is the mechanism these plants use to become invasive? he said. Our king rails, American bitterns, and least bitterns are rarely spotted away from the cover provided by cattails. As a grain, they can also be ground down into flour. When a seed starts to grow we call that germination. The current list became effective on April 9, 2009, after extensive review by technical advisors to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the citizenry of the state. WebNative vegetation and aquatic wildlife in the parks wetlands have suffered a decline in habitat as the result of hybrid cattail spreading. pond owners resort to dredging to remove cattails.