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Article: Battle to Take Thirsty Tamarisk Trees out of Southeast Colorado Intensifies.
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- The Pueblo Chieftain (Pueblo, Colorado)
- Article date:
- June 20, 2004
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Byline: Anthony A. Mestas
Jun. 20--LA JUNTA, Colo. -- Two water conservancy districts are teaming up to fight thirsty tamarisk trees in the Lower Arkansas River Valley.
Tamarisks, blamed for sucking up valuable water and contributing to wildfire dangers across the West, are spreading into Southeast Colorado at an alarming rate. Also known as salt cedars, they were introduced in the United States from Europe and Asia as ornamental trees in the mid-1800s. The introduction was touted as a way to stop erosion along streams and rivers.
To combat the situation, members of the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District and the Lower Arkansas ...