Colorado River Basin Tamarisk Assessment
![Colorado River near Moab, Utah](images/2007 Beetle Survey_Loma to Hite 087.jpg)
The Tamarisk Coalition has received the go ahead to assess...
the current conditions, state-of-the-science, and gaps in understanding...
where additional research would be appropriate concerning tamarisk management in the Colorado River Basin.
![Colorado River Basin](images/colo_fig2.gif)
The resulting report will include information, data, maps, analyses, findings, and proposed Demonstration Projects for federal cost-sharing consideration.
The seven states comprising the Colorado River Basin have agreed to support this initiative that will cover the following topics -
- Evapotranspiration by Riparian Vegetation
- Tamarisk and Russian Olive Control and Revegetation - an evaluation of the state-of-the-science
- Programmatic Issues - will clarify understanding and approach to tamarisk and Russian olive management Issues
- Demonstration Projects - identify sites for large-scale control and revegetation based on all acquired information