A coordinated, "top-down" approach was initiated in 2004/2005 to control a new, fast spreading tamarisk infestation around McPhee reservoir as a result of drought conditions...Mapping indicated tamarisk infestation of more than 200 acres over 50 miles of shoreline...The program has been expanded to include Narraguinnep reservoir, Totten reservoir and the canal systems of the Dolores Water Conservancy District and Montezuma Valley Irrigation...Many landowners are taking the initiative to control tamarisk on their own properties. Currently underway are over $200,000 of landowner cost-share programs with the Natural Resource Conservation Service for tamarisk control...The invasion is spreading at an alarming rate, affecting agricultural, rural lands and water alike.

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