Assessing the potential to sequester carbon within state highway rights-of-way in New Mexico phase 2: development of a right-of-way carbon sequestration program.

Details

• Creators:
  Romig, Douglas ; McNaughton, Cam ; Kern, John
• Corporate Creators:
  Golden Associates
• Corporate Contributors:
  New Mexico. Dept. of Transportation. Research Bureau ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Vegetation control
  • Carbon
  • Right of way (Land)
  • Soils
  • Moisture content
  • Mowing
  • Soil organic carbon
  • carbon sequestration
  • ROW maintenance
  • vegetation management
• Publication/ Report Number:
  NM10ENV-01 Phase 2
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  New Mexico ; United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  New Mexico. Dept. of Transportation. Research Bureau
• Abstract:
  The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) was selected by the Federal Highway ; Administration (FHWA) to determine the feasibility of maximizing carbon sequestration within state ; highway rights‐of‐way (ROW). Golder Associates Inc. was retained by NMDOT to conduct Phase 2 of this ; project. Primary objectives are to: 1) determine the effectiveness of selected management practices in ; increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) in ROWs, and 2) develop a scientifically valid protocol for measuring ; net change in SOC within ROWs and present it to an appropriate carbon exchange for approval and use ; in marketing carbon credits.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  C05640
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31072/dot_31072_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 10.94 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9efcd0054e27ee5968c4d91702bafb7dc3b97ec33aef1e5524cc4f372b766987