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<br />COLORADO WATER
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<br />1005
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<br />T:,u'kling Tamarisk Oil rhe Purj.!atuirc to ImpnJ\'c the \\":lft'rshed
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<br />.flllln IIddl'l11an. Tamari\~ Cualitiun
<br />~hdl) \.:In I.andingham. CoJor:tdn Slall' Furl'!>1 Sl'nkl'
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<br />Tht. kl\\.:r Purg;uoirl,.' RJ\l,.'r \~ah:rshl,.'J :.pan:, nwn.'
<br />Ihan :00 mile:,. in....ludmg lhl.' rJ\l,.'r ,mJ lriolll3~ fl.'.:J.:r
<br />:,tfl..'anK Thl.' marn :,ll..'Jn of Ihl,.' !'urg,lIoirl..' rllm's l';bl
<br />fWllllhl,.' 1~.flfll}-I;''101 Cull..'ora p..';ll' high In Ihl,.' Sangrl,.'
<br />JI..' Cri:'lll mDunlain:, III TTlllldad. t'ol\lraJo. ;lJId lhl,.'n
<br />nonhl..'a:.t 10 La:,. \nuna... Coloradl). \~ h..'rc ll.:on\Crgl..'''
<br />wuh thl..' .-\r";m:'a~ RJ\\:r.
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<br />Thl:. \\Jll'rsh..'J IS hOI11l.' 10 on.... oflhc moslllll;l.:l
<br />nalj\c tlsheril..'~ in Ihl..' CeOlral Shongrass Prairil' easl
<br />uflhl,.' Rt~ky .\lmmlain... Thl,.' riwr'slribularil,.'s ha\('
<br />also .:rl,.'all'J lush :.iJc canyons that suslam se\ I..'ral rarl..'
<br />planl sJX'':lI..'s. ..\~J a dm,'rse pr,mie mosaic of shale
<br />11Ull.T\lppmg.... pinon-junip..:r woodlands. and o.:\ll'nsi\"<:
<br />pmiril..' upland... \\ ilh n:lIi\o.: gra...s..'s and shrubs is IlHlnd
<br />abU\l'lhl,.'l'anyoll!>.
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<br />Dut, 10 Ihl' d':l'aJl's-lung In\ asion of J2grl.'s:.J\'':.
<br />non.nali\'1.' \\ ul>1.ly plant... IlIduding larnari4, f{u~sian
<br />ulin:. :In,t Sib":Ti:m elm. Ih.: I~urg;llt)ir..,"s glllhalJy rare
<br />npan;m pl:ml eornmul1llies ,Ire ho.:ing Ihr"alen.:d. Thcso.:
<br />planl p':~L~. particularl~ lam;lri:.l'. also iner..:-;'\s..: Ihe hro.:
<br />risk to l.ommunilics and w:ll..:rshcds h,,:,:;uIsl,.' Ih.: plams
<br />Iglli!c ..:asily and wh":-Il they hum. lhl:y causc lir..: 10
<br />...prl..'aJ rapidl~ and cro.:all..' IOll'nse hl',ll,
<br />In additiun. Ihl."Y .:ompromi...c heallhy
<br />riparian IOrl,.'Sb. and IlCg;lli\'dy impacI
<br />li\l..'stuck production Jnd Ih.: ....conomil.
<br />suslain;'\hili~' ot'C0I11J1\1I1111IC" Ihal rely
<br />on a slwng agrinlllural ba.,e
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<br />Taman..!.. is r1(11 unique 10 Ihl,.' Purga-
<br />hlirl' ThiS 10\';)...1\(' "pl,.'cics. \\hkh \\a,'
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<br />(,Jrly 1')OIh I~'r eT\l...i,~n 1.',1nlfol and ib
<br />Ilmaml,.'IllJI qualilll'S. h.b .:ho!..l,.'d n\.:rlo
<br />IhroughllUllhl' ...llIUh\\'::'>I.:rn Lnlled
<br />St;u.:.., [f ha:,> J]'o lr;uhhmnl'd l1lan~
<br />Ot'COlllr:ldll" Eastelll rLllnlo rip.lriall
<br />,n..'a." li\~rn h..-;lhhy. \ rahk' habLlal \\ uh
<br />di\l.'r..... pl:tnt comlllunilic, tltJ.l ...Upp,lr!
<br />'l() p..'rl-l'nl \)flh..' .lr':J's \qldhl..' Into
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<br />Tamarisk. \\hlch h al..." knt)\\1l :I." s:lll c..:dar. has a
<br />\orat'itlu... app.:lltc '~'r \\aler. he~' ~..:ar.lJ.m.:lri..k III
<br />lhe Arkan~as Rl\l..'r drama!;!..: in Colorado U"l'S ...nou~h
<br />\\J.I..:r 10 surpl~ all of Pueblo.... JIllne:.IJ.: \\;II....r 'ilr Ih;1I
<br />~t'ar. II al..., dq:radt'~ ecos~ ..I':lll:. III olhl,.'r W,IY", For
<br />l'\ampk.II lO.:r':;ISl,.'S rh.: ~alinil~ \lflh.... surtac.... ~(ld.
<br />\\ hlch r.:nd.:rs ilun..uilabJ..- lor u,..... I:J~ olh...r pblllS:
<br />il \\ id..'.b "(loJ plains. clogging str\.'am channcts and
<br />mlo.'fcasing :o...:dimo.:nl Jl'p<.lsiIS: and il dinUllJslk'S human
<br />.:njo~ m..'OI of and lIIlt'ra.:lion wilh Ih..: ri\.:r anJ ~IIT.
<br />rounding \.'0\ irunmo.:nt.
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<br />Thl' unil.ju,,: dislributi,l[) of I..rnari,~k III {he Purgatoire
<br />Ri"cr Walershed. whi.:h rang\.'s (rmll lighl Jnfeslation~
<br />..bm\.' thl,.' Tnnidad R"'"t'f\\llr 10 hl,.'a\it'r, J\.'nsl'r :.land~
<br />J"wnri\'l'r. rnah's Ihl' ar.:a id.:al for brge-scale c,)n-
<br />lrot And imphl\'lng lhl.' Purg,lloirl' \\al..'r...hl'd through
<br />lar);....s.:a1c l,.'\llllro] i~ e:-.:a':lly whallnl' Taclling Tama-
<br />ri,,~ onlh..: PllrgallJir\.' Project-or ITP- is all at-o.lUl.
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<br />ITP is a collab\lrati\',,; dl"'r! t-ol'l\h'l'n public agen.:i...:o..
<br />lI11n-protlll1rganizalions. and pri\'3ll' Iandownl'rs who
<br />\\ ork. li\'o.:. and play in thl,.' Purg;uoirl,.' Rl\Cr Wall'r-
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