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Restored riparian lands by the Colorado River

The Tamarisk Coalition's mission is to provide education, technical assistance, and coordinating support for the restoration of riparian lands.

News & Highlights

	We are in the process of planning the 2009 Tamarisk and Russian Olive Research Conference. The Conference will be held Feburary 18th and 19th, 2009 in Reno, Nevada. To register, submit an abstract, or reserve a room please visit the Conference website. NEW - The 2009 Tamarisk and Russian Olive Research Conference Agenda.
	Fundraiser for the Tamarisk Coalition Education Program- Join the Tamarisk Coalition and O.A.R.S. on the river trip of a lifetime through Utah’s stunning Cataract Canyon in the spring of 2009! This adventure has it all!
	The tamarisk issue gets international attention in a BBC article discussing the drought in the southwestern United States. The end of the article focuses specifically on the impacts of tamarisk.
	The Grand Junction Sentinel discusses the tamarisk leaf beetle and its likely presence in the Grand Valley by midsummer 2009.
	The Grand Junction Briefly News for July 16, 2008 notes that U.S. Senator Ken Salazar announced $74.4 million in funding for CO water projects including tamarisk eradication.
	The Grand Junction Free Press takes a look at the Tamarisk Coalition's partnership to restore the Watson Island complex along the Colorado River in Grand Junction.
	The Tamarisk Coalition helped host Celebrate our Waterfronts at Riverbend Park in Palisade, CO! This event brought the public and Grand Valley's waterfront decision-makers together to discuss various issues surrounding the Colorado Riverfront and produced a document containing group Discussion Notes.
	The Grand Junction Free Press reports on the Tamarisk Coalition's Colorado River float trip for 30 teachers from Pomona Elementary School. The teachers learned about river ecology, invasive species, and biological control to enhance their science curriculum and promote environmental care by their students.
	The Steamboat Pilot & Today lends Lucy Parham of The Nature Conservancy a voice to tell the tale of her first ever river trip down the Yampa River and to announce her newfound role as a "weed warrior for life."
	High Country News provides an in-depth look at the effects of an exotic bug brought in to fight an exotic weed Tamarisk Leaf Beetles in Colorado's Prowers and Baca counties.
	The Grand Junction Free Press briefly discusses the general history, current control efforts, and volunteer involvement in Tamarisk Coalition’s fight against tamarisk.
	The Colorado Springs Gazette looks at the complex issues that surround controlling tamarisk on public and private lands.
	Seed Magazine discusses the battle between the west and the tamarisk that invades its rivers.
	The High Country News features a creative, futuristic tale of a man hacking out a living hunting tamarisk in a water starved West.