This report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln determines the seeding and mowing practices that effectively improve the health and variety of roadside plants in Nebraska.
Habitat Management
How Engineers and Roadside Vegetation Managers Maintain Vegetation in Iowa, USA
This article surveys county engineers and roadside managers who manage vegetation in Iowa to assess how they maintain roadside vegetation.
Balancing the Management of Powerline Right-of-Way Corridors for Humans and Nature
This study surveyed residents living by utility ROWs in the Chicago, Illinois USA metropolitan area to determine if residents prefer utility ROWs managed as lawn over those managed as native prairies or allowed to grow freely with only woody vegetation removed (“old-field ROWs”) and found that respondents did not prefer mowed over prairie or old-field ROWs.
Powerline Corridors Can Add Ecological Value to Suburban Landscapes When Not Maintained as Lawn
This study shows that both old-field- and prairie-managed powerline corridors add habitat value to Midwestern U.S. suburban landscapes by providing alternative habitat types that support many species.
Evaluating Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management (IRVM) Techniques To Improve Pollinator Habitat
This report discusses some of the potential benefits and challenges associated with Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration’s transition to meadow management. The pollinator friendly vegetation management guidelines in this report are timely and practical to implement on a landscape scale.
Pollinator Conservation and Management on Electrical Transmission and Roadside Rights-of-Way: A Review
This review outlines the current depth and breadth of investigation into the conservation and management of pollinators on rights-of-way along roadsides and underneath electrical transmission corridors.
Using IVM to Enhance Habitat on Gas Pipeline Rights-of-Way – January 15, 2019
This webinar provides a vivid example of how one company, Enable Midstream, elevated their vegetation management practices above and beyond standard IVM practices to provide an Integrated Habitat Management approach benefiting both wildlife and long term maintenance.
Conservation Mowing: A Roadside Vegetation Management Strategy in Ohio – December 11, 2018
This webinar presents the conservation mowing techniques implemented by the Ohio Department of Transportation to provide pollinator habitat on its rights-of-way, including reduced mowing frequency and strategic herbicide use.
Creating Economically and Ecologically Sustainable Pollinator Habitat
This document prepared by Florida Department of Transportation evaluates a cost-effective strategy for creating habitat for pollinators/beneficial insects in the ROW beyond the back-slope.
Ecological and Wildlife Risk Assessment of Chemical Use in Vegetation Management on Electric Utility Rights-of-Way
This report prepared by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) evaluates the cost-effectiveness of vegetation management practices, particularly the impact of chemicals on wildlife, along with means of minimizing ecological effects.