The Pollinator Scorecard and Management Module was developed by the Rights-of-Way as Habitat Working Group to evaluate pollinator habitat and management practices on rights-of-way and other energy and transportation lands. The User’s Guide provides background information and protocols for using the Pollinator Scorecard and Management Module.

The Tier 1 datasheet is a high-level assessment developed by the Rights-of-Way as Habitat Working Group, which can quickly determine if pollinator habitat is present. It is intended for use by anyone, with minimal training or plant identification skills required alongside the Management Module and Pollinator Scorecard User’s Guide. This version is applicable to the Midwest and Northeast U.S.

The Tier 1 datasheet is a high-level assessment developed by the Rights-of-Way as Habitat Working Group, which can quickly determine if pollinator habitat is present. It is intended for use by anyone, with minimal training or plant identification skills required alongside the Management Module and Pollinator Scorecard User’s Guide. This version is applicable to the West and South U.S.

The Tier 2 datasheet is a high-level assessment developed by the Rights-of-Way as Habitat Working Group, which can generally assess habitat quality. It is intended for use by most assessors, but some skill level is required to differentiate plants in bloom and identify percent cover, habitat resources, and management threats and opportunities. Use alongside the Management Module for a more complete assessment of habitat.

The Tier 3 datasheet is a high-level assessment developed by the Rights-of-Way as Habitat Working Group, which can provide a detailed assessment of habitat quality. It is intended for advanced assessors who are capable of identifying most plants to species-level. Use alongside the Management Module for a more complete assessment of habitat.

The Pollinator Scorecard Management Module is used to evaluate the suitability of management activities for pollinator habitat on each plot or site. This tool provides valuable information to consider alongside the habitat quality ratings.

Monarch Joint Venture and Xerces Society developed this Regional Milkweed Identification Guide for roadside habitat assessment. The guides are organized by region and can help you recognize the most common native milkweed species found on roadsides in  your area.

This tool developed by the Monarch Joint Venture pairs a Rapid Assessment protocol for assessing current monarch habitat conditions along roadsides with a Habitat Calculator that computes monarch habitat quality scores for use in adaptive management.

This tool developed by Minnesota Board of Water & Soil resources helps solar companies claim pollinator/wildlife habitat benefits on solar sites.

This form was developed by the Michigan State University Department of Entomology to guide vegetation management at solar installations to make them more supportive for native pollinators. The tool helps determine whether the plans meet or exceed the minimum requirements.

This assessment tool developed by the Pollinator-Friendly Solar Initiative of Vermont is used for site and seed mix planning and designing.

This tools developed by Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is meant to help educate conservation planners and landowners, prioritize conservation actions, and quantify habitat or land management improvements for the rusty patched bumble bee on a single site. 

This tool developed for Monarch Butterfly Habitat Exchange. It is the product of Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Incentives, and the Monarch Lab at the University of Minnesota. This tool is used by the Exchange to evaluate habitat and estimate benefits to monarchs. 

This guide developed by Monarch Joint Venture describes the objectives and the various activities of the Integrated Monarch Monitoring Program.

This assessment tool developed by the University of Minnesota Monarch Lab provides public and private landowners key criteria and a scoring rubric for creating and managing monarch breeding and migratory habitat.

This guideline developed by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation examines the habitat and habitat restoration projects and how they help increase the value of wild bees in crop pollination. Working to better understand the ecology of wild polination services, examine pollinator diversity , community ecology of plant-pollinator networks.

This manual written by the Pollinator Partnership offers helpful background information, planting guidelines, site and project evaluations, and checklists to assist utility rights-of-way managers in the Northeastern U.S.

This manual written by the Pollinator Partnership offers helpful background information, planting guidelines, site and project evaluations, and checklists to assist utility rights-of-way managers in the Northwest U.S.

This manual written by the Pollinator Partnership offers helpful background information, planting guidelines, site and project evaluations, and checklists to assist utility rights-of-way managers in the Southeastern U.S.

This manual written by the Pollinator Partnership offers helpful background information, planting guidelines, site and project evaluations, and checklists to assist utility rights-of-way managers in the Southwest U.S.

This checklist developed by the Wildlife Habitat Council provides recommended steps for starting and maintaining a corporate conservation program.

This Excel-based calculator, developed by the Utility Arborist Association Environmental Stewardship Committee, assists utilities in comparing the net present value of five vegetation management scenarios over a 10-year period. See also the associated User Guide.

This template presentation, developed by the Utility Arborist Association Environmental Stewardship Committee, assists utilities in creating the business case for Integrated Vegetation Management programs. It is designed to be modified by the user for their target audience(s).

This report prepared by BioCompliance Consulting, Inc. presents a business case for the practice of Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM) on electric and gas transmission rights-of- way, both in terms of cost savings and the benefits that are produced.

This brochure created by the Federal Highway Administration gives a preliminary introduction to the Monarch CCAA for highway agencies interested in participating. 

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.

This technical update prepared by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) describes interactions between wildlife and electric transmission rights-of-way vegetation management activities and includes step-wise considerations for managing for wildlife on these landscapes.

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).

This thesis submitted by Joseph R. Turk to the Faculty of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga contains an assessment that compares the cost savings of native warm season grasses versus exotic cool season grasses alongside rights-of-way as vegetation alongside ROW’s has to be managed.

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.

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.

The Monarch Butterfly Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Guide (WHEG) and Decision Support Tool: Greater Appalachian Mountains Region is used by NRCS staffs as a planning tool to evaluate current habitat conditions at the assessment area scale, not at the farm or ranch scale. Following the assessment, a rating is assigned to each assessment area within the farm or ranch.

The Monarch Butterfly Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Guide (WHEG) and Decision Support Tool: Midwest Region is used by NRCS staffs as a planning tool to evaluate current habitat conditions at the assessment area scale, not at the farm or ranch scale. Following the assessment, a rating is assigned to each assessment area within the farm or ranch.

The Monarch Butterfly Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Guide (WHEG) and Decision Support Tool: Northern Great Plains Edition is used by NRCS staffs as a planning tool to evaluate current habitat conditions at the assessment area scale, not at the farm or ranch scale. Following the assessment, a rating is assigned to each assessment area within the farm or ranch.

The Monarch Butterfly Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Guide (WHEG) and Decision Support Tool: Southern Great Plains Region is used by NRCS staffs as a planning tool to evaluate current habitat conditions at the assessment area scale, not at the farm or ranch scale. Following the assessment, a rating is assigned to each assessment area within the farm or ranch.

The Monarch Butterfly Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Guide (WHEG) and Decision Support Tool: Western Coastal Plain Edition is used by NRCS staffs as a planning tool to evaluate current habitat conditions at the assessment area scale, not at the farm or ranch scale. Following the assessment, a rating (poor, medium, good or excellent) is assigned to each assessment area within the farm or ranch.

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)- Provides NRCS state offices and IPM professionals with guidance on conservation strategies to help reduce risk of pesticides to bees in farm landscapes. Decision support tool for pesticide risk assessment (toxicity and exposure) to help make informed decisions on pesticide selection.