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Eric Kuhn from Glenwood Springs, Governor Appointee Bill Tramper Gunnison Basin Melinda Kassen: Live in South Platte, but Governor's appointee to IBCC for environmental and recreational interests Bill Jerlce: Thai~lcs to all Hecox: This is our effort for cross basin education and understanding; South Platte did an outstanding job of presenting our issues Jerlce: CWCBC report will come later in meeting when Eric Willcinson present. Diane Hoppe: Colorado Foundation for Water Education on Denver Basin Groundwater; remember director's notebook that has been distributed; thanks for support of foundation over the year; Foundation contributes greatly to the state's process for citizens' education. New website up today at www.ibcc.state.co.us Hecox: Thai~lcs to the foundation for producing the report; IBCC education and outreach committee has supported this for outreach. Jerlce: Phreatophyte committee: coordinator: Bob Streeter: Bob Streeter. Meeting today: native and non-native species: start with focus on tamarisk and Russian olive, cottonwood; look at where these are problems; surveys will be engaged; several funding sources have been identified; Weld Weed Specialist: role of county weed programs in this; framed issue ready to proceed. Jerlce: Idea is to not just study but to come forth with proposal for managing the issue and to increase yield of CU as well as environmental benefits. Tom Iseman: Native vs. non-native: Nature Conservancy has done lots of work on non-native; we would be interested in where you would be looking to control native species. Streeter: More of the focus is on managing the native species; for instance, cotton woods in n~ral stands; erosion; perhaps some places you need more; Iseman: NC would like to have ecological context and how this will be done. Jerlce: Best way to characterize this is a focus on tamarisk. Jerlce: Clearly, this would include best management concerns. 4