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.
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.
The facilitator tool kit is a comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to tools, methods and techniques for assisting groups with planning and improvement projects and interactive meetings. Its clear, simple explanations and directions lead the reader through the selection and application of practical tools that have been tested with university groups.
This strategy addresses the long-term management of saltcedar, Russian olive, and Siberian elm in the narrow belts of riparian vegetation along the Rio Grande, Pecos, Canadian, San Juan, and Gila/San Francisco River systems, including connected perennial, intermittent, and ephemeral streams.
This document profiles restoration success stories from New Mexico. Projects were funded through the River Ecosystem Restoration Initiative.
This USDA Forest Service document described different management options for tamarisk control.
Focused on Texas, this guide describes approaches to manage riparian habitat for wildlife species.
This document describes the Native Plant Materials Policy adopted by the United States Forest Service in 2008. A Strategic Framework for implementing the Policy is detailed.
This report focuses on ten specific questions on the current knowledge about tamarisk and Russian olive (TRO) effects on water availability. The Panel assembled to complete the report was asked to address whether TRO water use, or evapotranspiration (ET), is sufficiently understood to reasonably predict the water savings associated with TRO removal and native species restoration. The panel was also asked to detail where and how future research and demonstration projects could best contribute to tamarisk and Russian olive management and its role in the stewardship of Western rivers.
This helpful guide helps users identify bees of the western United States; a key is provided, as are numerous photos and descriptions of defining characteristics.
This document summarizes governance structure information acquired during the analysis of watershed initiative case studies examined for the 2011 Tamarisk Coalition report Sustainable Funding Options for a Comprehensive Riparian Restoration Initiative in the Colorado River Basin.
This document offers resources for selecting native plant species and appropriate seed sources to revegetate degraded lands in the state and region.