Current and Innovative Solutions to Roadside Revegetation Using Native Plants: A Domestic Scan Report

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• Creators:
  Armstrong, Amit ; Roberts, Thomas C. ; Christians, Robin
• Corporate Creators:
  Parsons Brinckerhoff
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Western Federal Lands Highway Division
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Innovation Native Plants Revegetation Roadside Flora
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-WFL/TD-11-001
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Right Statement:
  Public Domain
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Contracting Officer:
  Armstrong, Amit
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Western Federal Lands Highway Division
• Abstract:
  The use of native plants in roadside revegetation has evolved as more and more resource management agencies prescribe the practice as a much better approach for ecosystems. However, this practice is not widely used by state and local agencies that are responsible for building a majority of the roads. The goals and priorities of those responsible to successfully complete roadside revegetation projects are as diverse as the methods used to accomplish them. Even for the most seasoned revegetation professional, achieving success is not guaranteed. A domestic scan was initiated by the Federal Highway Administration to facilitate understanding about the processes and techniques used in successful and innovative projects that used native plants for roadside revegetation. This report summarizes the observations, discussions and broad conclusions of nationally-recognized revegetation specialists during the 2009 scan tour. A key finding was that there are many interconnected elements involved in both the technical and non-technical aspects of the revegetation process – all of which should be addressed in a project revegetation plan. Notably, the non-technical aspects—planning, design, implementation, monitoring, and maintenance—were found to be just as critical to the success of revegetation projects as the technical aspects.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/86672/dot_86672_DS1.pdf
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