From The Yuma Pioneer (Bethleen McCall-Griffiths):
The target area for restoration is southern Washington and Yuma counties, and northern Kit Carson County. In 2002 the YCPCD, USGS and the Tamarisk Coalition mapped the Russian Olive infestation on the North and South Fork of the Republican.
On the North Fork they found that approximately 351 acres were infested. The South Fork had roughly 2,900 acres. A grad student will monitor vegetation return rates and aquatic insects. A total of 283 acres were treated on the North Fork last year.
The YCPCD has developed a comprehensive restoration plan. The restoration steps planned for acreages enrolled to restore the river include planning, control work, bio-mass reduction, re-vegetation, long term monitoring and maintenance. Currently YCPCD has raised roughly $253,000 through grants and other sources. The district also has applications for more than $750,000 still pending. The current program, which is open for enrollment, covers 75 percent of the cost, and the landowner matches that with the remaining twenty-five percent.