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

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.

• Record URL:
  http://www.wfl.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/td/publications/documents/reveg-solutions.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Parsons Brinckerhoff

  555 17th Street, Suite 500
  Denver, CO  United States  80202

  Federal Highway Administration

  Western Federal Lands Highway Division
  610 East 5th Street
  Vancouver, WA  United States  98661
• Authors:
  • Armstrong, Amit
  • Roberts, Thomas C
  • Christians, Robin
• Publication Date: 2011-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Edition: Domestic Scan Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures;
• Pagination: 40p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Innovation; Native plants; Revegetation; Roadside flora
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01357185
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-WFL/TD-11-001
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 16 2011 2:53PM