The Tamarisk Coalition, the Center for Invasive Plant Management, and Colorado State University are pleased to announce the 2006 Tamarisk Research Conference: Current Status and Future Directions to be held in Fort Collins, CO, on October 3 & 4, 2006. The purpose of this conference is to bring tamarisk researchers together at a single venue to share their results with other scientists and western land managers so that future management efforts can be guided by the state-of-the-science. Additionally, this conference will promote dialogue between researchers and managers to identify future research needs for the development of effective policy and management decisions. Please see the conference website (http://www.tamarisk.colostate.edu/) for further information or to submit abstract titles. The initial abstract title deadline is April 30th and abstract submissions will open July 15th.