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• Board Meeting Date: 5/20/2009
• Description: WSP Section - Tamarisk Control Cost Sharing Grant Pr9ogram - Transmittal of Grant Applications
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

of Greeley, Poudre River Trail and the Poudre Learning Center on a variety of projects for a
minimum of ten years. The Weld County Youth Conservation Corp has worked with the Weld
County Weed Division, City of Greeley and the Poudre River Trail for a minimum of two years, .
as it has recently been restructured.

Additional level of cash and in-kind match (beyond the 50% minimum) provided by the
applicant organization and partners.

$11,787 in-kind has been raised above the 50% minimum required in match.

Applicant organization's demonstrated history of accomplishments in regards to activities
similar to the proposed project.

The Weld County Weed Division has successfully met the requirements over the years for the
following weed control grant projects: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ($25,000) - 1
grant; High Plains Invasives Project ($10,000 plus) - 2 different grants; Colorado Forest
Service ($13,000) - 3 different grants; Colorado State Land Board ($36,000) - 5 different
grants. As well as partnered on three EQIP grants that were funded through the Natural
Resource Conservation Service.

Level of staffing (volunteer or paid) and expertise the applicant organization will dedicate to
proposed project.

Weld County Weed Division has one full time and two seasonal staff; the West Greeley
Conservation District has two full time staff and one three-quarter time staff; the Poudre River
Trail has one full time staff; the City of Greeley has one full time staff; the Poudre Learning
Center has two full time staff. It is estimated from this group of staff, they will spend on
average 5% of their time per week during the active growing months on this project. The Weld .
County Youth Conservation Corp has two full time advisors and upwards of ten youth that will
be working on the project to remove the tamarisk and Russian olive trees.

Training for all of the partners is extensive. Most come with an agricultural background. Many
hold college degrees. The knowledge and skill set amongst the cooperating partners will
cover any issue that arises.

Effectiveness of the Project:
Measurable results that will have a significant impact on improving the health of the watershed
consistent with the State approved TRO control plan. The project is consistent with priorities
established in the plan and coordinated with other TRO activities in the watershed. Refer to
the attached statement of the existing ecological condition.

Literature indicates that trees in general with three to six inch diameter trunks consume
approximately 40 gallons of water per day. Larger trees up to 30 inches in diameter consume
around 130 gallons of water per day. As the removal work is conducted along the Cache La
Poudre River, a rough estimate of tree sizes and quantities will be taken so that we may
compare the volume of water taken at the monitoring sites with the increased amount of water
that we should be seeing based on the literature, to determine if a difference is noticeable.

All of the priorities outlined in the State approved Platte Invasives Endeavor Plan (PIE) are
being followed. The existing ecological condition is being maintained and enhanced with the
work done in this project. The natural vegetation is being undisturbed as much as possible
while the tamarisk and Russian olive are being removed through out the urban and rural .
landscape. This project ties onto the projects that are beinQ done upstream. This will improve
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