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Herbicide was applied by helicopter to control saltcedar

By Fort Collins Science Center
Herbicide was applied by helicopter to control saltcedar in a 12-km reach of the Rio Puerco in 2003.
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Herbicide was applied by helicopter to control saltcedar in a 12-km reach of the Rio Puerco in 2003. A flood in 2006 caused substantial erosion in the spray zone. This photo was taken in October 2006 by Kirk Vincent, USGS. Gray stems left of the channel are dead saltcedar.

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Formation of arroyos in the late 1800s greatly increased erosion across the southwestern United States. Since the 1930s, however, this erosion has decreased, partly because of bank stabilization by introduced saltcedar. With Isleta Pueblo Indian Nation, the Aquatic Systems Branch developed a new sediment dating method using saltcedar tree rings. We applied the method in a landmark study of arroyo...
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Water Availability and Use Science Program, Fort Collins Science Center
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