To test, and disseminate to the highway community in the arid West, a method of erosion control used in mine reclamation. Rill & gully erosion is a pervasive problem on

Scope: Across the nation, streams and drainage channels have been severely degraded to provide drainage for land development and transportation projects.  Federal and state regulations require mitigation for impacts to channels

Statement of Work (Objective) This research proposal is to support work on an often overlooked naturally occurring ecosystem fuel, organic soils and/or deep duffs. These fuels have posed a threat

Develop plant list and the associated pollinator (insects) and general timing of bloom of plant materials. general habitat of the insects and migration patterns.

Every year more than 22 million tons of salt (primarily NaCl) and other de-icing agents are applied to U.S. roads to maintain safe driving conditions in inclement weather. These chemicals

Recent studies demonstrated that vehicle toxic emissions (e.g. CO, NOx, and HC) are sensitive to geometric road design, which is also associated with driving stress and in-vehicle noise levels. For