BOARD02384

• Board Meeting Date: 1/24/2006
• Description: WSP Section - Presentation by Tim Carlson of the Tamarisk Coalition
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

2005

Ikcl'mha

COLORADO WATER

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ra~1 y....ar 10 J....\l:lop anJ impJcm....nl a ~'olllrn:hm"l\e
plalllo ....IlnTro[ \\llOJy im;I"I\.... sp~,.:ks_ Th...' ;\alun.:
Cons...'r\'an....y. rUlgalllirL' Ri\l~r W;I1<..'r (\lI1."cnan~.y
Dj"lr!CI. Colorado Stall' Forest S....n.i....... Tamari"k
Loalilinll. '\alural R....sour...~,,, ("0IlS....[\;111,1O s....[\ Ie.....
U.S. Fi:<-h and Wildlife S....r..in:. Spanish I'L'ab.-Purga-
Ilor... Ri\....r ("uns....f\,;],li('ll Di:'.lricl.. SUllIlwa:-.l Col(,-
radl' Wat....r Cons....r\'ancy Oi"rri(1. U.S. Fnresl Sl'r\'iw.
U.S. DCpartmelll llflkti:lh..... [1I....;11 gu\emlll....nls. and
pri\ at,;' l~lIlll(l\\n...r" arc l....aJill\! Illl' \\"a\ and Ih.: h~r
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Ilf eoppera!or" contIJlU':::-. 10 gro\\

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R~'.:ogll1zing th.... ....nonnity and 11l11111rtarKc of Ih.... ef-
t.m th~') \\ ....1'..' ;Ibmlt II) lInd....nakL'. proj...,Cl team melll-
h....I'.. d....\,l'l(,p....d a .:hart....r ~l11d \\ ork pbn 10 hdp Ihem
:'.tay nn track ;Illd monitor prngr...'...., In ~Iarch :;005,
Ih.::y drafled a work plan and c"l;thli:'.h~'d
n\"C t....ams to impkm...'nl "pcntl!.: g"'lals and
,Ihjeeli\'es. Fullowing is a "ull1mar;. of lhe
goals of ~'ach t..::~lln:
. S....I~'n........ Team elbUrL' Ihal ;j,'li,llh relk":llhe klll'\\ 1-
~'dge of ...'\perts hy pftl\ iJing a....cl.'~s 1\1 r~'''~'an.:h and
.:\p....rt ad\icl.': eaplur~' anJ J....mlllblrate th.... ctli.:cts of
r.:storathlll ~lC11\itil.'s ol1ll1ultiph: SI.',lk'"
. [)lallnlllg T....alll dl.'\\.'lpp a ~ITal""gie wal...,Tsh....J-..cak
plan has....d ,>ll Ill.: h...."1 a\ailai:lk sei...'IKc and illdlld...'
\.i....\b and nCl.'d" IILlllulla.:"t",'d :-lakdj(lld~'r".
. Fundral~ing T....J.1Il fuJl~ hll1d lh.... TTP Project i:ly
crealing a ....olllprdl....nSI\ I.' Jalaha..e t1( funding ..our........s
and de\elopmg anJ impknk'nting J. funJrai"ing slr;!l-

thc upp~'r reachl.'~ of Ihl.' \\.all.'rsl1l:'...1. l\ hi~'h provide a
dowllslrl:'am s~'I:'J soure~'. will hI.' rL'lllo\l.'d. Thl.' t.:al1l
alsll willl.'slahlish d....1ll0nslrati,ln Sil':s for l.'du~'alional
purpo"es.

hllur~' phas....s of the TTP Prnje....1 Ill\'olh' Ih~' rl:'lllo\;t1
oft;lrgl.'llrl.'':s. ~'otllrk'ling work Jm\nslrl:'am trtllll
Ihe rl.'mainJ....r oflh...' watersh",',1. and monitoring alld
r....-treatmcnt as IIL'l.'d.:d. A \'afll.'l) Ilfcontwl m~'lh(lJs
will he appll...'d. J.:p.:nJing 1111 lhl:' It'cmii'n ;md J....nsjl)
of tlmarbk. Such ml:'thl1J~ iJlcltlJ~' slump CUI. foliar
hcrhi.:iJ.... trealm~.nt and I11c....hal1l....al rel11(1\ al \Iith laler
applications orh...'rhicid.... as ....irh....r a hasal bark spra~
or fnliar trl.'almenl to th.... rl'!;Hl\\ tho The I.:am is alst)
rl.'Cfuiling \OILllllC....h to hdr wilh ....radkatioll dfOlh

To compkll1\.'ntlhl.' wllrk b~'ing d01l1.' 1m the
gfllUI1J and fosler "Uppllrt f,lr Ih.... project. Ihl'
I...'am willl'olllinul.' to host puhhl' forulll".
dislributl.' informatioll ahOUl hll\\ to dl..'e-
li\dy cIlntrol these ill\.asi\-...' spl.'ei....s. and work with
local rn...'dia III hl:'lp k.......p Ihe- ptlhlk infnnn....J about
[lmgrl.'s" and I:'\'.:nts. Thl.' pI'O.i~'''''1 ha~ 3In.'aJ) rl.'l.'....I\ ~'d
signiticant 111':;ll m~'dia cm'eragl.'. \,.....\\."papl'Ts in Trini-
dad puhlt..IKd two frolll!,age anicks aht1UI thl:' projl'l:t
and Trinidad SI;U.... JUlIl\'r Cnlkg~' lapeJ a 30-llIinlltl.'
inl..:nil:'\\ that \\~I'; broad...:;",1 on TriniJaJ cabk 1..:I....\'i-

51'j'/>.:fofl'flIlfl'l/tl'f
ph%s oll/rem/lI"gt'.

I.'gy.
. Edue:llilll1 anJ (}lllr~';lCh 1'....<1111 h....ight....n a\\:tr....lll'~..;
llf rhe laman..k b"ue to ..;I;tk....hlIIJ...'rs: enSllre ctfe\:-
li\,..... accuratl'. and pl'e....is.... \:ommuni....ation ahtmt thl'
projl.'....L
. Impll.'llll'l1t;lIltln Team id....ntlfy and ill1pk'n11.'1lI pl'Oj-
......:h thallrJ.lls!"11nn th...' \\aln..hcJ plan 11110 dIeeli\l.'.
,1I1-IIK'-gnl1111d r~'''lllr;lli\ln.

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\'-jlh the Ilrgani/allllllal slruelur.... ill pla....l'. Ih...' TIP
I'rojeclIl:'all1 b f\'l.'uslng tir,.;! Oil Ih.... Ik\ ~'lopl11""l1ll,f
a elllnpreh....nsi\.: nwp th:lIplllpl1llltS Ill\'a"\.... \\ol,d~
Iree p""rulalioll... Th..... m:lp \\111 hdp id....nllfy arl.'a~ in
\\ hieh ..tral....g1,. tr....all1ll.'nt ll1ill~ales lh~' ~'slJ.bll~hm....nt
anJ sprl.'J.J of th....s.: t1lld......lrahk ~pccle_.._ Thl:' Illapping
..-IfNI is tI....ing t'llnJ~'d hy grallls hlllll Ih.... en!llrad\l
\\al<..'r Ctll1'....f\ alion BIlal'd. Purgalolr.... RI\er \\.at....r
C(ln~...'f\,lI1<..') Dlsmcr and Th.... ;\alur.... Clllb,,'r\JllCY.
()II1...'r gralll appllcati\lns ha\.: abl' b.......'11 "lIhmitl<..'d
f"r aJdilil1nal funding. ..\lkr 111.... mapping has b....l.'n
....,'rnpkk'J. ,,~'aller...'d inJi\ iJual tr........' en....ounk.r....J Iln

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R........lIgni"ing thai pri\-all:' landm\lIl:'h <If...' inslrumental
10 the su............ss of Ih.... PWJ...'I.'I. Ihe I....am is al:'.o \\'I'rking
wilh landll\\'ners to p!\l\-iJI.' Ihem \\ilh th..' inflmllalion
lh~'y n....ed III mah' inllum.:d Jl'cision" abouI hO\\ he.;l
10 l.'''lItrol t;Ullaris!.. 011 lh.::il' land.

TIll.' TTP I'rLlJl'Ct k'am IS ulrrl,ntl) planning ;Ieti\ ilic...
!l11' spnng ~OOh. \\l1i...h IlH.:hh.lc" addilional mapping
rhal inn'fJlllrall''; dala fTlll1llh.... '\atn.nal [mtilllll.' tllr
Imasi\e Speeil.'s S....il,llel.'. id....ntilkarl{lJl ofa d....mllll-
..Irali\lll sit...'. ;Ind Ihe al'pliealipll ...,f ....raJil.'allOn treal-
ll1....nts at lit...' rl'p oflh.... \\;tk'r..hed. \lcatl\\ hik. int....rcsl
..:nntlllu....S IL' gfilw as 11\'\\ C(lllpcratp["s arc aJJ....d III
the li"t I,f ill\\)I\ ..'d \lrgani"alil1n... Tlk'y ;111 r.:cognizl.'
Ihallhl" i.. a [llng-tam elTim-and thaI tlk' Purgalllire
Rn....r \\.;jI.:r~It....J and ih nalih' li"hl.'rie~. rarl.' nparian
plant s[1I.'...."'". agriculturally h~h....d ....\llllmUllllles. anJ
rl.'cr....;lliLlnal Ilsa" d....l".nd nn th....ir "ucc...'~"

hn mllre infl1rmallon ahOU1lhl.' Tal'kling Taman..!.. l'n
Ih.... PurgLltoir.... ProJl'....\. conl<lct Sh....lIy Van Landing-
ham. Cil]llfaJo Stal...' F(lr~'sl S~.f\-IC...'. al t -]9L~:-q-909~.

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