Native vegetation establishment for IDOT erosion control best management practices.

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Native vegetation establishment for IDOT erosion control best management practices.

2014-05-01
By Busby, Ryan

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Creators:

Busby, Ryan
Corporate Creators:

U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Federal Highway Administration ; Illinois. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Materials and Physical Research
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Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA-ICT-14-011 ; ICT-14-011 ; UILU-ENG-2014-2011
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Illinois
Corporate Publisher:

Illinois Center for Transportation
Abstract:

The objective of this report was to develop native roadside vegetation best management practices for ; the Illinois Department of Transportation. A review of current practices was undertaken, along with a ; review of those of other state departments of transportation that routinely use native vegetation for ; roadsides. Additionally, literature was reviewed for site preparation and desirable qualities, seed and ; species selection and quality control, application of seed, and management of vegetation. To better ; understand current practices, we performed a study to assess the performance of existing native seed ; mixes and practices along Illinois roadsides. Multiple sites were identified where native seed mixes ; were applied to roadsides. Vegetation sampling was performed to identify which species were present ; and in what quantities, and was compared to the seed mixes that were applied, to determine which ; species were successful. Based on the literature review and study results, numerous ; recommendations for native roadside vegetation best management practices were made.
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PDF
Funding:

R27-104
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28170/dot_28170_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 4.00 MB]
Collection(s):

US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:f99bc1011d33305938f3478d94959739a96706b2ad85546799ac96f904755799

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English

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