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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.
Otero County Purgatoire River main-stem and southern tributaries, San Francisco Creek to Nine-Mile Bottom (Hwy 109 intersection) – including tributaries: Trinchera Creek, Chacuaco Creek, and Bachicha Creek Control, Biomass Reduction, and Restoration Approach
Main-stem – Narrow Canyon:
Control: Hand cut-stump control work around areas of valuable vegetation with bio-control (if proven effective in SE CO) for remaining tamarisk.
Biomass: Stack for wildlife where hand cut-stump control is used. Leave standing where bio-control (if proven effective in SE CO) is used. Stack and burn slash piles when conditions permit.
Restoration: Pole plantings of cottonwood and willow and tall-pot, deep planting of native shrubs and grass seed mixes for upland areas in areas where hand control is used. Natural Restoration following bio-control (if proven effective in SE CO).
Main-stem – Light Infestations, Broader Floodplain:
Control: Mechanical extraction or grab and cut-stump control for high priority areas. Bio-control (if proven effective in SE CO) for remaining tamarisk.
Biomass: Mulch for Restoration or stack for wildlife.
Restoration: Pole plantings of cottonwood and willow and tall-pot, deep planting of native shrubs and grass seed mixes for upland areas.
Main-stem – Moderate Infestations, Broader Floodplain:
Control: Mechanical mulching for high priority areas. Bio-control (if proven effective in SE CO) for remaining tamarisk.
Biomass: Mulching. Stack and burn slash piles when conditions permit.
Restoration: Pole plantings of cottonwood and willow and tall-pot, deep planting of native shrubs and grass seed mixes for upland areas.
Tributaries - Upper Extent of Light Infestations:
Control: Hand cut-stump control work with bio-control (if proven effective in SE CO) for remaining tamarisk.
Biomass: Stack for wildlife where hand cut-stump control is used. Leave standing where bio-control (if proven effective in SE CO) is used.
Restoration: Natural Restoration.
Tributaries - Lower, Heavy Infestations at Tributaries’ Confluence with the Purgatoire River:
Control: Mostly bio-control (if proven effective in SE CO) for tamarisk control with some hand cut-stump work around stands of valuable vegetation.
Biomass: Stack for wildlife where hand cut-stump work is performed. Leave standing following bio-control (if proven effective in SE CO). Stack and burn slash piles when conditions permit.
Restoration: Pole plantings of cottonwood and willow and tall-pot, deep planting of native shrubs and grass seed mixes for upland areas.
Professional Contact Information
USDA Service Center -
Natural Resources Conservation Service
200 S 10th Street
Rocky Ford, CO 81067-1714
(719) 254-7672
CSU Extension
Otero (719) 254-7608
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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