Major Accomplishments

1. Increased contacts from 125 to 1,800
2. Expanded representation from western CO & eastern UT to include all 17 western states, Tribal governments, 2 Canadian provinces, and Mexico.
3. Continued the goal of establishing the Tamarisk Coalition as the most credible organization addressing the tamarisk problem and its related impacts on riparian health.
4. Executive Director appointed to the Invasive Species Advisory Committee of the National Invasives Species Council.

1. Provided information to legislators and testified to U.S. Senate and House committees.
2. Hosted a very successful 3rd Tamarisk Symposium in October 2005.
3. Co-sponsored with the Secretaries of USDA and Interior the Team Tamarisk conference.
4. Organized and co-hosted the 2006 Tamarisk Research Conference in Ft. Collins.
5. Developed a bio-control brochure for general and landowner usage.

1. Developed Colorado’s 10-Year Strategic Plan for tamarisk control.
2. Facilitated the development and implementation of New Mexico’s Strategic Plan and management structure for non-native phreatophyte control.
3. Provided technical assistance to Kansas for development of its 10-Year Strategic Plan.
4. Helped develop the protocol for bio-control release in Colorado and served as a mediator with the USFWS & USDA.
5. Developed the protocol for and mapped tamarisk infestations for all of Colorado’s rivers and major tributaries.
6. Provided technical assistance to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 206 Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration effort for the 50 mile reach of the Colorado River in the Grand Junction area.
7. Helped develop a tamarisk economics study for the National Invasive Species Council.
8. Worked with Western Governors Association to develop rationale for using Farm Bill funding through under-utilized CRP practices (CP22, CP29, and CP-30).
9. Worked with the Colorado Department of Agriculture Palisade Insectary to help research the ongoing progress and success of bio-control release sites in 10 western states

1. We are currently helping watershed initiatives to develop basin-wide tamarisk control and restoration plans for the Colorado, Gunnison, Dolores, San Juan & Arkansas Rivers in AZ, CO, NM, and UT.