Beautifying Tennessee's Roadways and Enhancing Its Ecology By Strategizing Pollinator Habitat Potential

Details

• Creators:
  Waldron, Brian ; Reyes, Paulina ; Boardman, Leigh
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Memphis. Center for Applied Earth Science and Engineering Research
• Corporate Contributors:
  Tennessee Department of Transportation. Long Range Planning Research Office ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Habitat (Ecology)
  • Insects
  • Native plants
  • Right of way (Land)
  • Beautification
  • Highway maintenance
  • Pollinator plants
  • pollinator insects
• Publication/ Report Number:
  RES2023-08
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Tennessee ; United States
• Edition:
  Final report – Aug. 1, 2022 to Nov. 30, 2024.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Tennessee. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  A study was initiated through funding from the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration to develop strategies on infusing pollinator habitat along Tennessee roadways. As part of the investigation, a spatial analysis of soils and topography were conducted statewide and link to TDOT mowable spaces along its 14,269 miles of maintained routes. Recognizing that the state’s three Grand Divisions represented in part distinct physiographic regions, pollinator plant species lists were developed by expert botanists, each residing in a Grand Division that consisted mostly of herbaceous flowers but also included grasses, trees, and vines. Three pollinator habitats (or plots) of approximately one-acre were established, again one in each Grand Division. Lastly, an extensive literature review was performed on maintenance practices with recommendations made.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  74736
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/79035/dot_79035_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.59 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4fa9d46def07d4693b59c15ac8a544ea9f88f60d72f211842d2896848682ef583aa189f018112eb2e8782b790ef2a97a0443520a7c109354af57f9d9e02a642e