1. Working to improve availability of plant materials for partner organizations Shannon Hatch 2.19.13 DEVELOPMENT OF NATIVE PLANT MATERIALS FOR RIPARIAN RESTORATION

2. 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

3. 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

4. Act as an Information Clearinghouse Our Strategies Enhance Frameworks for Restoration Empower Practitioners Our Programs 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

6. Grand Valley Riparian Restoration Partnership Mission: To protect, restore, and maintain native river corridor habitat in Mesa & Delta counties through the development of community partnerships

7. Grand Valley Partnership Colorado Water Conservation Board 5 projects Great Outdoors Colorado – Colorado Youth Corps Assoc. 4 projects

8. Longstem/Tallpot Development Partnerships with several organizations Upper Colorado Environmental Plant Center Rim to Rim Restoration Mayberry Plant Center Colorado State Forest Service Photo: Kara Dohrenwend Photo: Terri Blanke

9. Tallpot/longstem plants UCEPCRim to Rim Restoration Photo: Kara Dohrenwend Photos: Terri Blanke

10. Cottonwood Farm

11. Training Opportunities Site visits with restoration practitioner Documenting lessons learned Groundwater well installation and use training March 18 th Free & open to the public Other events in the works!

12. Want to learn more? Contact the Tamarisk Coalition at 256-7400. tamariskcoalition.org