Teaming Up Against Tamarisk

 

Tamarisk, an invasive plant species found in many southwestern riparian areas, is reported to cause severe ecological damage, habitat loss, and economic problems. A strategic, coordinated approach to tamarisk management and control can help organize all levels of government, academia, NGOs, and the private sector under a partnership-based, outcome-oriented framework. To this end, a coalition of government and private entities, led by Interior Secretary Norton and Agriculture Secretary Veneman through the National Invasive Species Council, is sponsoring "Team Tamarisk: Cooperating for Results," a meeting to be held March 31-April 2 in Albuquerque, NM. Participants from the full range of public and private interests will engage in discussion, presentations, panels, and work groups to identify research gaps, best practices, lessons learned, constraints and opportunities for success, and partnership opportunities. FORT scientist Tom Stohlgren will present on the extent of the tamarisk problem using web-based mapping techniques and predictive models that FORT is developing through a partnership with NASA and Colorado State University, and FORT scientist Pat Shafroth is organizing the poster session.

 For more information contact: Pat Shafroth

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