Develop native plant restoration techniques specific to roadside use, especially following weed control projects and other rehabilitation efforts.
Roadsides in the United States cover an area equal to 100,000 football fields for every state (TRB 1997) and are often refuges for rare native plants. These areas represent an…
Although crashing into a large animal with a motorized vehicle may involve damage, human injury, or death (Conover et al. 1995; Romin and Bissonette 1996), roadkills overall appear to be…
Habitat loss and fragmentation are the two leading causes of wildlife loss and extirpation. Degraded watersheds and fragmented wildlife habitats have a lower capability to sustain wildlife populations and important…
Over the last decade, natural resource agencies and transportation agencies have become increasingly aware of the effects that highway and railroad systems have on wildlife. Habitat loss and fragmentation are…
Research should evaluate existing wildlife crossing systems to determine their effectiveness. Various system types should be compared with respect to wildlife. In evaluating system effectiveness, consideration needs to be given…
Highways create a multitude of impacts on wildlife movement across the landscape. Some of the highway impacts result from the structure of the roadway, location of the roadway, traffic volume,…
TERI Database Administrator Notes: Not recommended at present time by 2009 Natural Systems Subcommittee. Highway crossings can have a negative impact on ecosystems by creating barriers that inhibit the movement…
TERI Administrator Note (Feb 2009) – International Association of Ports and Harbors – TOOL BOX FOR PORT CLEAN AIR PROGRAMS; HOW TO CONDUCT AN EMISSIONS INVENTORY, December 2007 http://www.iaphworldports.org Research…
Background: Federal guidance[1] requires detailed emission modeling for mobile source air toxic emissions (MSATs) for transportation projects that meet certain traffic and other criteria. As the development of the requisite…