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  • Tamarisk spraying planned west of Lake Pueblo

    September 3, 2010 7:20 PM

    An area along the Arkansas River west of the Lake Pueblo will be closed this month for aerial spraying of tamarisk. About 190 acres of river bottom on both sides of the Arkansas River will be sprayed up-river from the Swallows Cemetery, according to Quentin Springer of the Colorado... more »
  • Removing tamarisk may not boost water supply

    May 13, 2010 8:21 AM

    A U.S. Geological Survey report suggests clearing tamarisk, or salt cedar, from waterways doesn't significantly boost streamflow in the long-term. The tree has spread since being used in the 1900s for erosion control. A coalition of groups working to restore the Arkansas River basin says the watershed has... more »
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