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Riparian Restoration Partnerships -
Dolores & Colorado Rivers
Shannon Hatch & Daniel Oppenheimer
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Tamarisk Coalition Restore. Connect. Innovate.
Advancing the restoration of riparian lands through collaboration, education,
and technical assistance.
Our Mission
We envision healthy and self-sustaining riparian ecosystems throughout the
American West resilient to invasive plant species and supported by enduring
communities of stewards.
Our Vision
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We promote cross-boundary, ecosystem-
wide restoration approaches that
employ a landscape-scale perspective
Individuals, agencies and organizations such as local, state, federal and tribal government, land managers, private citizens, watershed groups, universities, nonprofit organizations, and foundations
Our Partners
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Act as an Information Clearinghouse
Our Strategies
Enhance Frameworks for Restoration
Empower Practitioners
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• Host annual conferences and symposia
• Conduct and coordinate training and workshops
• Coordinate and support landscape-scale restoration partnerships
• Web accessible information and resources
• Riparian Restoration Connection for links to training and funding opportunities
• Monitoring of the distribution and extent of the tamarisk leaf beetle
• Improve access to funding opportunities
• Support development of a cross-watershed collaborative network
• Education and outreach
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Dolores River Restoration Partnership
“A thriving Dolores River system that is ecologically, socially, and economically sustainable in a multiuse context.”
Achieved by:
Reaching a tipping point that establishes native species dominance over tamarisk
Increasing economic and social opportunity through jobs and increased recreational enjoyment
Increase communication and knowledge base among land managers and researchers
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Bridging Public-Private Divides
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DRRP Monitoring Overview
1 . H OW A R E W E D O I N G W I T H M E E T I N G EC O LO G I C A L G OA L S ESTA B L I S H E D BY PA RT N E RS H I P ?
2 . W H I C H R ESTO R AT I O N M E T H O D S A R E WO R K I N G B EST T H RO U G H O U T WAT E RS H E D ?
3 . W H AT A R E A N S W E RS TO OT H E R K E Y EC O LO G I C A L Q U EST I O N S D E E M E D R E L E VA N T TO WAT E RS H E D H EA LT H ?
4 . W H AT A R E C U R R E N T M A N AG E M E N T N E E D S O N A G I V E N S I T E / H OW I S EAC H S I T E D O I N G I N T H E S H O RT R U N ?
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Workshops
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Next Generation of Stewards
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Bridging Ecological and Social Goals
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Looking Ahead
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Grand Valley Riparian Restoration Partnership (soon to be re-named…)
Mission:
To protect, restore, and maintain native river corridor
habitat in Mesa & Delta counties through the
development of community partnerships
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Goals Principles
Protect, restore, and maintain habitat for fish & wildlife species
Promote improvements in river function, flood control, & erosion mitigation
Improve water quality
Foster community pride and livelihood through improvement of recreational experiences & opportunities
Inclusive; voluntary
Landowner goals supported
Information sharing and maximization of resources Outreach and community awareness
Projects should be implemented based on a prioritization scheme that promotes a high return on invested funds
Grand Valley Partnership
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Grand Valley Partnership
Building upon long-standing efforts
Enhance Partners’ experiences/projects
Colorado Riverfront Commission
Field trip to learn from these endeavors
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Grand Valley Partnership
Mapping & restoration recommendations
Tamarisk leaf beetle
Plant materials development
Funding opportunities
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Grand Valley Partnership
Colorado Water Conservation Board
5 projects
Great Outdoors Colorado – Colorado Youth Corps Assoc.
4 projects
Match funding from Watson Island project, Riverfront Trail, others…
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Current/Ongoing Activities
Completing GIS analysis
Training opportunities
Groundwater monitoring
Weed ID and treatment
Monitoring
Developing easy-to-implement protocols
Geomorphic transects
Next Meeting March 5th
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Want to learn more?
Contact the Tamarisk Coalition at 256-7400.
www.tamariskcoalition.org
Shannon Hatch: shatch@ tamariskcoalition.org
Daniel Oppenheimer:
doppenheimer@ tamariskcoalition.org