Tamarisk Infestation Comparison for
River Basins in Colorado
estimates courtesy Tamarisk Coalition |
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ARKWIPP was founded with the mission to offer landowners and land managers reliable information regarding this problem and viable ways in which to join the control and restoration process in the Arkansas River Basin.
The Tamarisk Coalition Mapping and Inventory Summary Report has estimated that the entire Arkansas River watershed from the headwaters in Lake County to the Colorado/Kansas state line is infested with approximately 67,000 total acres of tamarisk.
The Tamarisk Coalition Mapping and Inventory Summary Report has estimated that the entire Arkansas River watershed from the headwaters in Lake County to the Colorado/Kansas state line is infested with approximately 67,000 total acres of tamarisk.
These non-native phreatophyte trees have infested much of the riparian lands and are moving into the upland areas within the watershed.
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