2022 Southwestern Willow Flycatcher

An ArcGIS Online (AGOL) page containing historical and predictive maps developed by James Hatten of the USGS for the southwestern willow flycatcher habitat across the southwestern United States. The model predicts the probabilities for suitable habitat for SWFL and can be used to guide restoration efforts. 

Use the Habitat Viewer here: https://usgs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=b362c94bd7…

 

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Colorado Parks & Wildlife - Wildlife Species Profiles & Habitat Scorecards

The purpose of these profiles is to provide landowners and land managers with easy-to-use guidelines for understanding habitat needs of priority wetland-dependent wildlife. 

Please note that these profiles are limited to birds found in Mesa & Delta Counties.

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Tamarisk biocontrol alters bird community composition in the absence of cottonwood and willow vegetation
Invasive species disturb ecosystems and threaten biodiversity. Invasive species management, such as biological control, can cause additional disturbances, so quantifying how native species respond to invasive control is important to inform best management practices.   Mahoney et al. quantified southwestern bird communities in sites that varied in the amount of the non-native plant tamarisk (Tamarix spp.), before and after biological control efforts.
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Lessons Learned for Successful Watershed Partnerships in the Colorado River Basin

What are the key ingredients of successful collaborative partnerships? What worked well and what did not? If we had to do it all over again, what would we do differently? This document, based on interviews with stakeholders from 11 watershed partnerships in the Colorado River Basin, discusses the successes and challenges encountered from initial partnership formation to maintaining momentum over the years. It informs how RiversEdge West and other partners can continue contributing to the long-term success and viability of watershed partnerships.

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Renewing Our Rivers: Stream Corridor Restoration in Dryland Regions
Our rivers are in crisis and the need for river restoration has never been more urgent. Water security and biodiversity indices for all of the world’s major rivers have declined due to pollution, diversions, impoundments, fragmented flows, introduced and invasive species, and many other abuses.   Developing successful restoration responses are essential. Renewing Our Rivers addresses this need head-on with examples of how to design and implement stream-corridor restoration projects.
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Field Guide for Managing Kochia

Plant guide from the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service on managing Kochia. 

Casey, P.A. 2009. Plant guide for kochia (Kochia scoparia). USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, Kansas Plant Materials Center. Manhattan, KS.

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Low-Water Native Plants for Colorado Gardens - Western Slope: Below 7,000'

Many people have an interest in landscaping with native plants. The purpose of this booklet is to help people make the most successful choices, based on their location in Colorado. 

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Bringing Birds Home

Bringing Birds Home is a manual that describes how to proactively improve riparian habitat for bird species in Mesa County, Colorado.  

This guide was made possible by a grant from the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies and was produced by RiversEdge West, with help from the Grand Valley Audubon Society, Tucson Audubon Society, and Audubon Arizona.

 
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How to Tell the Difference Between Russian Olive and Silverleaf Buffaloberry

This 1-page handout describes the differences between invasive Russian olive and native silverleaf buffaloberry. Photos of distinctive characteristics are provided. 

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Waterjet Stinger
This document describes how to use a stinger, a tool to plant dormant unrooted cuttings of willows, cottonwoods, dogwoods, and other species.
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Riparian Restoration Cost Calculator

This resource developed by RiversEdge West (formerly Tamarisk Coalition) allows users to estimate tamarisk and Russian olive removal and restoration costs based on existing site parameters. 

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Suggested Methodologies for Cottonwood Pole, Willow Whip, and Longstem Plantings

This guide describes techniques for harvesting, storing, and planting various types of plant materials, including dormant cottonwood pole cuttings, willow whip cuttings, and longstem products. This guide was prepared by RiversEdge West (formerly Tamarisk Coalition), based on input provided by Los Lunas Plant Materials Center.  

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Mechanisms of Vegetation-Induced Channel Narrowing on an Unregulated Canyon-Bound River
Based on research conducted on the lower White River in Colorado, it was found that tamarisk establishment enhanced not only sediment deposition that leads to channel narrowing, but also to new vegetation establishment. Plants increased the friction in the channel,thus decreasing water velocity close to plants. Low velocity areas became susceptible to furthervegetation encroachment, particularly if they did not have high velocities for a series of ~4 or more years.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Threatened Status for the Western Distinct Population Segment of the Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus); Final Rule
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determined threatened status under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended, for the western distinct population segment (DPS) of the yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus), a species located from the western portions of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This final rule implements the Federal protections provided by the Act for this DPS. 
Nursery Manual for Native Plants - A Guide for Tribal Nurseries

The Nursery Manual for Native Plants - A Guide for Tribal Nurseries covers all aspects of managing a native plant nursery, from initial planning through crop production to establishing trials to improve nursery productivity into the future. 

Restoring Native Vegetation in the Escalante Watershed - Guidelines and Resources for Land Owners and Land Managers

This document is primarily intended to provide restoration guidance for land owners and land managers. Emphasis is placed on the use of planning, evaluation, and removal techniques that can minimize active revegetation efforts.  Information about species and planting methods appropriate to this watershed is also included.  In addition, some suggestions about Russian olive removal techniques and/or land management practices that facilitate native plant regeneration are also provided.

Watershed Approach Handbook: Improving Outcomes & Increasing Benefits Associated with Wetland & Stream Restoration & Protection Projects
This handbook is intended to advance the use of a “watershed approach” in the selection,  design, and siting of wetland and stream restoration and protection projects. Using a watershed  approach can help ensure that these projects also contribute to goals of improved water quality,  increased flood mitigation, improved quality and quantity of habitat, and increases in other  services and benefits that result from ecologically successful and sustainable restoration and  protection projects.
Herbicide Application Techniques for Woody Plant Control

Herbicide Application Techniques for Woody Plant  Control

The aim of this publication is to detail the techniques for the removal of woody plants.

Colorado Environmental Pesticide Education Program (CEPEP)

Colorado Environmental Pesticide Education Program (CEPEP)

DuPont Label and MDMS Info

DuPont Label and MDMS Info

Crop Data Management System

CDMS Website

For a quarter of a century, CDMS has delivered the most comprehensive market access to critical agro-chemical information and decision support tools for the agricultural, turf & ornamental, and food industries.

Revegetation Strategies and Technology Development for Restoration of Xeric Tamarix Infestation Sites

Revegetation Strategies and Technology Development for Restoration of Xeric Tamarix Infestation Sites 

Hanging in the Balance - Why Our Rivers Need Water and Why We Need Healthy Rivers

This document provides an introduction to environmental flows, models for E-flow recovery, describes rivers in peril and watershed health, and provides recommendations for restoring E-flow. 

Approaches to ET Measurement
As described in this short paper, methods for measuring ET range from relatively direct but resource-intensive methods, to more easily obtained empirical estimates.
Evapotranspiration Measurement Methods

This short paper describes different ET measurement techniques and the assumptions that are made for each technique. 

Native Versus Invasive: Plant Water Use in the Middle Rio Grande Basin
Quantifying Riparian Evapotranspiration
The Vanishing Santa Cruz River

This Information Brief by the National Park Services discusses changes in the Santa Cruz River in southern Arizona. 

ET–The Key to Balancing the Water Budget in the Southwest
Seeding Xeric Riparian Sites Following Removal of Invasive Phreatophytes

Following the eradication of invasive phreatophytes on floodplain areas in the Southwest, plant establishment by direct seeding is problematic on many sites because of deep water tables, fine-textured saline soils, aridity, and no flooding potential. Techniques to maximize success with direct seeding on these sites include appropriate species and ecotype selections, seeding depth control, and mulch application. An overview of seedbed ecology is presented to elucidate the factors that control germination and establishment in arid regions.

Study of Long-Term Augmentation Options for the Water Supply of the Colorado River System

The Seven Colorado River Basin States are implementing a proactive program to meet the needs of the Colorado River Basin and to provide continued stewardship of the Colorado River. As part of this program, 12 potential options were evaluated in terms of water quality, technical feasibility, reliability, environmental factors, and permitting considerations.

New Visions. Smart Choices. Western Water Security in a Changing Climate

This report spotlights successful, sustainable and economically sensible steps ten communities are taking to make sure they will have water in the decades to come.