Tamarisk Coalition - Middle Colorado Watershed Council

Tamarisk Coalition
Tamarisk Coalition
The Tamarisk Coalition’s mission is to provide education and
technical assistance in the restoration of riparian lands
 Incorporated as a nonprofit in 2002
 Western states focus
 Support provided to land managers working in areas
impacted by tamarisk, Russian olive, etc.
 Grant and donor driven organization
Programmatic Philosophy
Through education and technical assistance TC will help:
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Define the problem and underlying causes of the problem.
Develop a comprehensive management and restoration
approach.
Control tamarisk and other invasive species.
Revegitate either through active and/or passive means.
Monitor and long-term maintenance and adaptive
management.
Identify funding resources to implement all components of
restoration.
Facilitate coordination among stakeholders to enhance this
process.
Tamarisk Characteristics
Colorado River Basin Distribution
Tamarisk
Russian olive
Competes with native plants
Colorado River,
near
Utah/Colorado
border
Can provide poor habitat for wildlife
Increased fire intensity and/or severity
Channel morphology
Water usage
Reduction of recreation possibilities
So – What is being done?
 Mapping & inventory
 Education
 State strategic planning
 Watershed initiatives
 Tamarisk control & restoration
 Identification of existing funding mechanisms
 Legislation
Middle Colorado River Watershed Partnership
Reasons to Collaborate
 Lack of Shared Information
 Lack of Community Engagement
 Terrestrial and Aquatic Habitat
 Water Supply and Availability
 Pollution and Water Quality Degradation
 Land Use and County Development
 Limitations of Current Water Resource Management
 Land Management and Health
What is being done?
Tamarisk Coalition provides support by:
• Local, state, & regional
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riparian invasive plant
planning efforts; including •
restoration activities
• Tamarisk and Russian
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olive research and
management
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symposiums/conferences
Native plant materials
program
Complete inventory &
mapping
Tamarisk biological
control monitoring
Restoration funding
identification and
coordination
Support to Partnerships
 Arkansas Watershed Woody Invasvies Partnership
 Dolores River Restoration Partnership
 Southeastern Utah Tamarisk Partnership
 Escalante River Watershed Partnership
 Northwest Colorado Watershed Partnership
 Verde River partners
Thanks!
Thanks for your time. Please ask any and all questions.
Bill Cooper
wcooper@tamariskcoalition.org
970-256-7400
Rusty Lloyd
rlloyd@tamariskcoalition.org
970-256-7400