This case study explores the development and impact of the gROWing Chicago Habitat program.
Planning and Programming
Monarch Habitat Modeling: Landscape-Scale Approach to Identifying Monarch Habitat in the United States
This report by EPRI summarizes the process and final methods for a landscape-scale, GIS-based approach to identifying monarch habitat in the United States.
Promoting Native Roadside Plant Communities and Ensuring Successful Vegetation Establishment Practices
This study by the Virginia Transportation Research Council reviews the effectiveness Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)’s roadside vegetation establishment practices and provides recommendations on how to explore opportunities to improve understanding of procedural policy and implement procedural improvements, including revision of VDOT’s Roadside Development Sheets and testing native plants for suitability for placement alongside Virginia’s roads.
Integrated Vegetation Management – Tools and Resources for Compatible Species – July 19, 2022
This webinar discusses a new suite of tools developed by the Utility Arborist Association’s Environmental Stewardship Committee to support the management of compatible species and biodiversity on rights-of-way. These tools are intended to be used alongside the new Integrated Vegetation Management Best Management Practice, 3rd edition, and are demonstrated during the webinar.
EPRI: Overview of Pollinator-Friendly Solar Energy
This Technical Brief provides a summary of the key considerations related to “pollinator-friendly solar,” including: site design, construction and maintenance; procurement of pollinator-friendly solar; and the business case. Sidebars cover honey bees on solar fields, brown fields to bright fields, and several specific power company case studies.
Enhancing Habitat Connectivity Through Corporate Conservation: The Private Sector Role in Reconnecting Habitat for Ecosystem Health and Resiliency
This white paper prepared by Wildlife Habitat Council features six case studies from corporate landowners engaged in conservation initiatives to reduce habitat fragmentation and enhance ecological connectivity.