This article surveys county engineers and roadside managers who manage vegetation in Iowa to assess how they maintain roadside vegetation.
Perception and Decision-Making
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.
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.
Pollinator Habitat in Practice: Case Studies from Rural Electric Cooperatives – November 7, 2018
This webinar presents two perspectives on how rural electric cooperatives are building pollinator habitat programs into their everyday operations.
Vegetation Management: An Ecoregional Approach
Highway rights-of-way are the most visible of all public lands and likely the least understood. This manual is especially written for those decision-makers in maintenance, landscape, environmental services, and turf and erosion control to share what we know about managing this land.
Ecosystem Services Decision Tree: A Decision-Support Tool for Consideration of Ecosystem Services in the Electric Power Industry
The Electric Power Research Institute developed a decision-support tool EPRI has developed a “Decision Tree” to determine WHY to consider ecosystem services (e.g., stakeholder pressure, regulatory obligations, financial benefits), WHEN to consider ecosystem services (e.g., land sales/purchases, changes in land management protocols), and HOW to consider ecosystem services (e.g., what actions could be taken).
The Electric Power Industry Business Case for Sustainability
This technical report prepared by the Electric Power Research Institute’s Electric Sustainability Interest Group provides a literature review on the business case for broad corporate sustainability and a summary of information to inform executive decision makers.
An Overview of Ecosystem Services: Considerations for Electric Power Companies
This topical brief prepared by the Electric Power Research Institute provides an overview of ecosystem services and discusses how electric power companies may leverage these services to increase corporate value and reduce risk.
Public Perception and Sustainable Roadside Vegetation Management Strategies
This literature review presents a comprehensive review of the history of roadside vegetation management strategies, policy and roadside vegetation, benefits associated with sustainable vegetation management strategies, public perception of roadside landscapes, the impact of information relevant to the roadside landscape on public perception, and the Delaware Department of Transportation’s (DelDOT) experimentation with sustainable strategies.