Canyon of Lodore
Heart of Lodore, Green River. Dinosaur National Monument. Moffat County, Colorado. June 1871.
USGS Earth Science Photographic Archive digital file: hjk00501

Today tamarisk (salt cedar) grows in abundance along the Colorado and Green Rivers. Tamarisk probably arrived in the southern Colorado River basin in the early 20th century and has since spread upstream to nearly all of the tributaries in Utah, crowding out many of the native species.
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