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 Fountain Creek: Headwaters to Arkansas River Confluence Control, Biomass Reduction, and Restoration Approach

Light Infestations along the Main-stem:
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 (if proven effective in SE CO) for remaining tamarisk.
Biomass: Mulch for Restoration 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 along the Main-stem:
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 Restoration.

Along Interstate-25:
Control: Mechanical removal with grab and cut-stump or extraction. Bio-control (if proven effective in SE CO) for remaining tamarisk.
Biomass: Mulching for Restoration.  Stack and burn slash piles when conditions permit. 
Restoration: Native shrubs and grass seed mixes.

 

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