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Riparian Restoration Partnerships -

Dolores & Colorado Rivers

Shannon Hatch & Daniel Oppenheimer

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

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

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

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

Bridging Public-Private Divides

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 ?

Workshops

Next Generation of Stewards

Bridging Ecological and Social Goals

Looking Ahead

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

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

Grand Valley Partnership

Building upon long-standing efforts

Enhance Partners’ experiences/projects

Colorado Riverfront Commission

Field trip to learn from these endeavors

Grand Valley Partnership

Mapping & restoration recommendations

Tamarisk leaf beetle

Plant materials development

Funding opportunities

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…

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

Want to learn more?

Contact the Tamarisk Coalition at 256-7400.

www.tamariskcoalition.org

Shannon Hatch: shatch@ tamariskcoalition.org

Daniel Oppenheimer:

doppenheimer@ tamariskcoalition.org