The Tamarisk Coalition is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) whose mission is to provide education, technical assistance, and coordinating support for the restoration of riparian lands.

Mark your calendars! The Tamarisk Coalition and the CSU Cooperative Extension are hosting the 2007 Tamarisk Symposium at the Two Rivers Convention Center in Grand Junction, Colorado, October 24-25th. We are also planning a fieldtrip to a beetle release site on the 26th. Revegetation is the focus of this year’s Symposium. This conference, held every two years, is considered the preeminent conference on the tamarisk problem and will bring together nearly 300 people from throughout the West that include key researchers, on-the-ground program managers, environmental interests, and federal/Tribal/state/local interests to better understand the nature of the tamarisk problem, and develop and implement long-term solutions. The Symposium’s focus is on implementation and is a sister conference to the 2006 Tamarisk Research Conference. For more information on these past conferences, see our education links.

For a complete agenda, registration information, hotel accommodations, and poster and booth registration please visit: http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/TRA/Special/2007Tamarisk/2007Tamarisk.htm.

The Tamarisk Coalition has just completed a review of over 1,000 environmental funding sources and has summarized 178 grants that might be appropriate for addressing tamarisk issues and riparian restoration. The tables, in a PDF format, can be obtained by sending an e-mail request to cduncan@tamariskcoalition.org

The tables are divided into Non-profit Foundations, Corporate, and Other Funding Sources; Federal Grants; and Congress Chartered Foundations. State directed funding sources will be added at a later date. This list of grant opportunities can be used as a starting point for grant funding research. This list is not exhaustive and is designed only to provide an overview of available grants.

The tables include organization name, website, geography (to indicate the physical locations the grantor emphasizes), award range, median grant, grants/year, and the categories funded by the grantor which include: Advocacy, Direct Action, Education, Policy, Research, and Start Up.

The Tamarisk Coalition has just finished the The Colorado Headwaters Initiative Partnership (CHIP). The CHIP plan was developed geographically to focus on the Colorado River mainstem from the continental divide to the CO/UT state line. CHIPs vision is an overall Colorado River watershed restored as a thriving and diverse riparian ecosystem containing minimal infestations of non-native invasive species.

In March 2006 a partnership was formed to plan collaborative riparian restoration efforts in Southeastern Utah’s Colorado River Watershed. Much of this area is heavily infested by non-native, invasive vegetation, principally tamarisk and Russian olive. The partnership, known as Southeast Utah Tamarisk Partnership (SEUTP), is composed of agencies, organizations, businesses, non-profits, and individuals who live and work near or on the Colorado River in southeastern Utah. SEUTP’s mission is The Partnership is committed to restoring, protecting, and maintaining a healthy riparian ecosystem in our Colorado River watershed.