Download or read book A Manager s Guide to Roadside Revegetation Using Native Plants written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Roadside Revegetation written by David E. Steinfeld and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Native plants are a foundation of ecological function, affecting soil conservation, wildlife habitat, plant communities, invasive species, and water quality. Establishing locally-adapted, self-sustaining plant communities can also support transportation goals for safety and efficiency. Past obstacles to establishing native plant communities on roadsides have been technical, informational, and organizational. Effective strategies and practical techniques for revegetating the disturbed conditions with limited resources must be made available to practitioners. Multiple disciplines, ranging from engineering to soil science, ecology, botany, and wildlife science, must be able to work cooperatively, not in isolation. This report offers an integrated approach to facilitate the successful establishment of native plants along roadsides and other areas of disturbance associated with road modifications. It guides readers through a comprehensive process of: 1) initiating, 2) planning, 3) implementing, and 4) monitoring a roadside revegetating project with native plants.
Download or read book Roadside Revegetation written by Rachel Winston and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Roadside Use of Native Plants written by Bonnie Harper-Lore and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2000-09 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of Natural Environment to promote the planting and care of native plants along highway rights-of-way, this unique handbook provides managers of roadsides and adjacent lands with the information and background they need to make site-specific decisions about what kinds of native plants to use, and addresses basic techniques and misconceptions about using native plants. It brings together in a single volume a vast array of detailed information that has, until now, been scattered and difficult to find.The book opens with eighteen short essays on principles of ecological restoration and management from leading experts in the field including Reed F. Noss, J. Baird Callicott, Peggy Olwell, and Evelyn Howell. Following that is the heart of the book, more than 500 pages of comprehensive state-by-state listings that offer: a color map for each state with natural vegetations zones clearly marked comprehensive lists of native plants, broken down by type of plant (grasses, forbs, trees, etc.) and including both scientific and common names, with each list having been verified for completeness and accuracy by the state's natural heritage program contact names, addresses, and phone numbers for obtaining current information on invasive and noxious species to be avoided resources for more information, including contact names and addresses for local experts in each state The appendix adds definitions, bibliography, and policy citations to clarify any debates about the purpose and the direction of the use of native plants on roadsides.Roadside Use of Native Plants is a one-of-a-kind reference whose utility extends far beyond the roadside, offering a toolbox for a new aesthetic that can be applied to all kinds of public and private land. It can help lead the way to a cost-effective ecological approach to managing human-designed landscapes, and is an essential book for anyone interested in establishing or restoring native vegetation.
Download or read book Evaluation of Promoting Roadside Revegetation written by Carson Poe and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report documents an evaluation of outcomes associated with Roadside Revegetation: A Practical Guide to Working with Native Plants, a 2007 guide encouraging agencies to adopt improved roadside revegetation practices.(1) It should be of interest to natural resource practitioners responsible for the design and implementation of revegetation projects along roadways. This report describes how effective the guide and related materials, such as a website and training course featuring the guide, have been in achieving their stated goals.(3,4) Specifically, the project team sought to understand the following: Whether end users of the guide have changed their previous revegetation practices to adopt those put forth in the guide. How the establishment of native plants has been improved and resulted in other positive outcomes. Data collected from a survey and subsequent telephone interviews suggest that end users of Roadside Revegetation have experienced improved overall outcomes on projects that apply the guide’s recommended practices, particularly in terms of improved erosion, sustainability and environmental stewardship, and visitor experience.(1) There are fewer indications that the technical guide has helped improve safety or reduce maintenance costs.
Download or read book Public Roads written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Roadside Revegetation written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Current and Innovative Solutions to Roadside Revegetation Using Native Plants written by Amit Armstrong and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Roadside Use of Native Plants written by Bonnie Harper-Lore and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2000-09-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of Natural Environment to promote the planting and care of native plants along highway rights-of-way, this unique handbook provides managers of roadsides and adjacent lands with the information and background they need to make site-specific decisions about what kinds of native plants to use, and addresses basic techniques and misconceptions about using native plants. It brings together in a single volume a vast array of detailed information that has, until now, been scattered and difficult to find.The book opens with eighteen short essays on principles of ecological restoration and management from leading experts in the field including Reed F. Noss, J. Baird Callicott, Peggy Olwell, and Evelyn Howell. Following that is the heart of the book, more than 500 pages of comprehensive state-by-state listings that offer: a color map for each state with natural vegetations zones clearly marked comprehensive lists of native plants, broken down by type of plant (grasses, forbs, trees, etc.) and including both scientific and common names, with each list having been verified for completeness and accuracy by the state's natural heritage program contact names, addresses, and phone numbers for obtaining current information on invasive and noxious species to be avoided resources for more information, including contact names and addresses for local experts in each state The appendix adds definitions, bibliography, and policy citations to clarify any debates about the purpose and the direction of the use of native plants on roadsides.Roadside Use of Native Plants is a one-of-a-kind reference whose utility extends far beyond the roadside, offering a toolbox for a new aesthetic that can be applied to all kinds of public and private land. It can help lead the way to a cost-effective ecological approach to managing human-designed landscapes, and is an essential book for anyone interested in establishing or restoring native vegetation.
Download or read book Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management written by Robert L. Berger and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2005 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 341: Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management examines the incorporation of integrated roadside vegetation management decision-making processes into highway project planning, design, construction, and maintenance. The report also documents existing roadside vegetation management research and practice.
Download or read book Roadside Revegetation written by Rachel Winston (Environmental consultant) and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Roadside Use of Native Plants written by Bonnie L. Harper-Lore and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 665 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Effective Establishment of Native Plant Communities Along New England Roadsides written by John Michael Campanelli and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Native Plant Establishment Techniques for Successful Roadside Revegetation written by Dennis Jay Hansen and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Native Plant Establishment Techniques and Water Requirements for Successful Roadside Revegetation written by Dennis J. Hansen and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Guide to Using Native Plants on Disturbed Lands written by Heather Sinton Gerling and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Plant Community Composition Floristic Quality and Establishment of Roadside Revegetation in Nebraska USA written by Jonathan M. Soper and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roadside revegetation poses a challenge and opportunity for biodiversity conservation, as the land area occupied by roadsides is not expected to decline in the future. In the context of roadside revegetation activities in rural regions dominated by agricultural land uses, revegetation efforts can establish plant communities that offer unique species that would otherwise be absent on the landscape. To determine the efficacy of roadside revegetation efforts in 1) providing plant communities of high biodiversity value and 2) meeting the expectations of roadside revegetation managers for establishment, we quantified botanical composition, floristic quality, and success in seeding efforts to meet manager expectations. We evaluate the outcome of roadside revegetation conducted by Nebraska Department of Transportation for five regions across Nebraska, USA: Loess hills and Glacial drift sites within the tallgrass prairie region, central Loess plains region, Sandhills region, and High Plains Panhandle region. Hereafter, we refer to these geographical areas as Northeast, Southeast, Central, Sandhills, and Panhandle regions, respectively. We found species richness and biodiversity of roadsides was greatest in the western regions of Nebraska. Biomass production on roadsides declined on an east to west gradient, but the component species responsible for this gradient were unique to each region. Manager expectations for established plant communities along roadsides were met at five of our 10 study sites, where significant correlations between managers' expected communities and actual plant communities were observed. Our assessment occurred on average 13.2 years (range: 10-17) post-revegetation, thus, providing insight into what established roadside vegetation communities can be expected after a decade or more.
