Invasive Species
Transportation agencies have a wide range of approaches for effective vegetation management, promotion of native plants and wildflowers, and control of invasive species in the nation’s transportation corridors. Here are resources to help your own agency.
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Reduced fuel consumption, fewer carbon emissions, better weed control, cost savings and improved habitat for pollinators are among the many benefits of the Washington State Department of Transportation’s (WSDOT) new policy to reduce mowing on the state’s roadsides.
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Invasive Species/Vegetation & Transportation
Effective vegetation management, promotion of native plants and wildflowers, and control of invasive species are key within our nation’s transportation corridors.
We dive deep into how transportation organizations can deal with invasive species and vegetation.
External Links
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
A Manager’s Guide to Roadside Revegetation Using Native Plants (Oct. 2007)
Dangerous Travelers: Controlling Invasive Plants along America’s Roadways – video of the U.S. Forest Service and Federal Highway Administration.
Conceptual Design for a National Early Detection and Rapid Response (EDRR) System for Invasive Plants (Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds 2003)
Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, Managing Roadsides and Rights of Way for Pollinators web page