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PLEASE NOTE: The following control and restoration methods are suggested methods that have been effectively used in areas similar to this area. ARKWIPP does not recommend any one method over any other. It is strongly recommended that you contact a professional (listed below) before proceeding with any control/restoration method.
Pueblo County Apishapa River: Headwaters to County Road 707 Control, Biomass Reduction, and Restoration Approach
Light Infestations:
Control: Mechanical extraction or grab and cut-stump control for high priority areas. Hand cut-stump control work around valuable vegetation and in inaccessible areas. Bio-control for remaining tamarisk.
Biomass: Mulch for revegetation or stack for wildlife. Stack and burn slash piles when conditions permit.
Restoration: Pole plantings of cottonwood and willow along channel edges and tall-pot, deep planting of native shrubs and grass seed mixes for upland areas.
Moderate to Heavy Infestations:
Control: Mechanical mulching for high priority areas. Hand cut-stump control work around valuable vegetation and in inaccessible areas. Bio-control (if proven effective in SE CO) for remaining tamarisk.
Biomass: Mulching or stack and burn slash piles when conditions permit.
Restoration: Pole plantings of cottonwood and willow along channel edges and tall-pot, deep planting of native shrubs and grass seed mixes for upland areas.
Light, Spotty Infestations along the Tributaries:
Control: Hand cut-stump removal where appropriate around valuable vegetation. Bio-control for remaining tamarisk (if proven effective in SE CO).
Biomass: Stacking for wildlife.
Restoration: Natural revegetation.
Professional Contact Information
USDA Service Center -
Natural Resources Conservation Service
200 South Santa Fe Ave., 4th Floor
Pueblo, CO 81003
(719) 543-8386
CSU Extension
Pueblo (719) 583-6566
County Weed Managers -
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/Agriculture-Main/CDAG/1167928170167
Local Conservation Districts - http://cacd.us/Districts/ColoConDistricts.htm
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