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Invasive Species/Vegetation Management

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The Invasive Species/Vegetation Management topic describes a range of programs, policies, case studies, and resources related to sustainable management of roadsides. Transportation agencies implement a range of approaches for effective vegetation management, promotion of native plants and wildflowers, and control of invasive species in the nation’s transportation corridors.

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Recent Developments

• DOTs Participate in Landmark Agreement to Conserve Monarch Butterfly
• New Tools Facilitate Use of Roadsides for Monarch Habitat
• Synthesis Report Issued on Landscapes for Urban Freeway Roadsides
• DOTs to Partner in Conservation Effort for Monarch Butterflies
• Report Identifies Urgent Situation for Western Monarch Butterfly
• FHWA Updates List of State DOT Pollinator-Friendly Practices

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Key Resources

• AASHTO and FHWA Webinar, “Bees, Butterflies, and other Pollinators: Vegetation Management” (July 2015)#mce_temp_url#
• Guidelines for Vegetation Management, 1st Edition (2011)
• AASHTO’s Compendium of Environmental Stewardship Practices, Policies, and Procedures. In particular: Chapter 3: Designing for Environmental Stewardship in Construction & Maintenance, Chapter 4: Construction Practices for Environmental Stewardship, Chapter 9: Roadside Vegetation Management
• Presidential Memorandum -- Creating a Federal Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators (2014)
• Supporting the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators (2014)
• FHWA Pollinator Website: resources on pollinator-friendly practices in roadside vegetation management for state DOTs and other transportation agencies and roadside managers including literature review, case studies, and state DOT practices.
• Vegetation Management: An Ecoregional Approach (FHWA 2015)
• Roadside Revegetation: An Integrated Approach to Establishing Native Plants: This website contains four integrated and interlinked modules dedicated to explaining the art and science of roadside revegetation
• Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, Managing Roadsides and Rights of Way for Pollinators web page

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