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New York Times photo by Kevin Moloney
 The New York Times features an article describing the uses of biocontrol beetles and conservation crews for the restoration of the San Miguel River in Colorado.
Tamarisk dominates the banks of the Colorado River near Grand Junction, Colorado
 The latest issue of Colorado Water contains a comprehensive feature by the Tamarisk Coalition outlining tamarisk ecology, removal, biocontrol, and water use.
BBC Photo by Kevin Bishop
 The tamarisk issue gets international attention in a BBC article discussing the drought in the southwestern United States. The end of the article focuses specifically on the impacts of tamarisk.
Senator Ken Salazar
 The Grand Junction Briefly News for July 16, 2008 notes that U.S. Senator Ken Salazar announced $74.4 million in funding for CO water projects including tamarisk eradication.
Tim Carlson explains the Watson Island restoration project
 The Grand Junction Free Press takes a look at the Tamarisk Coalition's partnership to restore the Watson Island complex along the Colorado River in Grand Junction.
Riverbend Park, Palisade, Colorado
 The Tamarisk Coalition helped host Celebrate our Waterfronts at Riverbend Park in Palisade, CO! This event brought the public and Grand Valley's waterfront decision-makers together to discuss various issues surrounding the Colorado Riverfront and produced a document containing group Discussion Notes.
Riverbend Park, Palisade, Colorado
 The Grand Junction Free Press reports on the Tamarisk Coalition's Colorado River float trip for 30 teachers from Pomona Elementary School. The teachers learned about river ecology, invasive species, and biological control to enhance their science curriculum and promote environmental care by their students.
The Tamarisk Leaf Beetle

High Country News provides an in-depth look at the effects of an exotic bug brought in to fight an exotic weed Tamarisk Leaf Beetles in Colorado's Prowers and Baca counties.

Tim contemplating success
 The Grand Junction Free Press briefly discusses the general history, current control efforts, and volunteer involvement in Tamarisk Coalition’s fight against tamarisk.
Photo from Colorado Springs Gazette article
 The Colorado Springs Gazette looks at the complex issues that surround controlling tamarisk on public and private lands.
Seed Magazine's photo of beetle defoliated tamarisk
 Seed Magazine discusses the battle between the west and the tamarisk that invades its rivers.
A tamarisk awaiting its fate
 The High Country News features a creative, futuristic tale of a man hacking out a living hunting tamarisk in a water starved West.