{"id":7320,"date":"2019-12-21T13:53:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-21T20:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/college-environment-forestry-natural-sciences\/?p=7320"},"modified":"2025-02-20T09:52:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T16:52:23","slug":"mitigate-endangered-bird-habitat-prior-tamarisk-defoliation-by-the-northern-tamarisk-beetle-project-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-environment-forestry-natural-sciences\/mitigate-endangered-bird-habitat-prior-tamarisk-defoliation-by-the-northern-tamarisk-beetle-project-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitigate Endangered Bird Habitat Prior Tamarisk Defoliation by the Northern Tamarisk Beetle Project Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Number:<\/strong>&nbsp;P17AC00904-0001-B001<br><strong>Non-federal partner:<\/strong>&nbsp;The Arboretum at Flagstaff<br><strong>Federal partner:<\/strong>&nbsp;National Park Service<br><strong>Location of project:<\/strong>&nbsp;Grand Canyon National Park<br><strong>Principal investigator:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dr. Kristin E. Haskins<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-environment-forestry-natural-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/371\/post-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7522\" data-link=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-environment-forestry-natural-sciences\/mitigate-endangered-bird-habitat-prior-tamarisk-defoliation-by-the-northern-tamarisk-beetle-project-award\/post-21\/\" class=\"wp-image-7522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/371\/post-21.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/371\/post-21-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/371\/post-21-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/371\/post-21-600x600.jpg 600w, 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class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><strong>Top left<\/strong>: Transportation project site<br><strong>Top middle<\/strong>: Project site clearing<br><strong>Top right<\/strong>: Project site clearing<br><strong>Bottom left<\/strong>: Planting crew<br><strong>Bottom right<\/strong>: Native cottonwoods and willows<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Description of project:<\/strong>\u00a0The Arboretum at Flagstaff, in partnership with Grand Canyon National Park and Mariposa Consulting, is conducting restoration work at two sites along the Colorado River: Cardenas and the Grand Canyon Youth (GCY) Camp. The goals at Cardenas are to remove invasive tamarisk, also known as salt cedar, (<em>Tamarix spp<\/em>.) and replace the removed vegetation with native cottonwoods and willows. Additionally, the project will support the removal of another invasive species, pepperweed (<em>Lepidium latifolium<\/em>). Post-planting monitoring and the implementation of repeat photography from established photo points will provide important feedback on restoration methods and success. These activities will improve both the natural environment and the habitat for the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (<em>Empidonax traillii extimus<\/em>), an endangered species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Project start\/end dates:<\/strong>&nbsp;July 18, 2017\u2013December 21, 2019<br><strong>Project cost:<\/strong>&nbsp;$83,785<br><strong>Project successes:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;Work along the Colorado River can be difficult due to logistics, but rewarding beyond belief! Without the help of many volunteers and National Park Service staff, this project would not be possible.<br><strong>Student support:<\/strong>&nbsp;Coreen Walsh, an NAU graduate student, went down with the crew in January as a volunteer to document the project on video.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Number:&nbsp;P17AC00904-0001-B001Non-federal partner:&nbsp;The Arboretum at FlagstaffFederal partner:&nbsp;National Park ServiceLocation of project:&nbsp;Grand Canyon National ParkPrincipal investigator:&nbsp;Dr. Kristin E. Haskins Description of project:\u00a0The Arboretum at Flagstaff, in partnership with Grand Canyon National Park and Mariposa Consulting, is conducting restoration work at two sites along the Colorado River: Cardenas and the Grand Canyon Youth (GCY) Camp. 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