The Charlevoix County Community Foundation just gave around $5,000 to the Lake Charlevoix Association to help eradicate the invasive plant, phragmites.

Currently there are around 110 phragmites patches along the shoreline of Lake Charlevoix.

It's a thick grass with massive roots that can get up to 16 feet tall.

Members of the association say the plant is not out of control yet, but it is important to prevent it from spreading more.

Money from the grant will be used to educate people on the plant.

It's recommended you not try to remove the grass yourself, as this can cause it to spread more.

Instead, the association would like you to contact them. They plan to apply for a lake-wide permit through the D.E.Q. to use herbicide on the plants.

9&10's Christina Vecchioni and photojournalist Aaron Smith have more details.

Click on the link below for more details on the Phragmites Eradication Project through the Lake Charlevoix Association.