SUNY-ESF Right-of-Way Vegetation Management Program Assessment Report for New York State Department of Transportation, Albany, New York

Performance standards for Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM) can be used to define organizations that manage rights-of-way (ROWs) in environmentally-appropriate, socially-beneficial, and economically-viable manners. Environmentally appropriate ROW vegetation management means maintaining biodiversity, productivity, and ecological processes. Socially beneficial management means helping local people and society at large enjoy long-term benefits. Economically viable means that vegetation management operations are structured and managed so as to be sufficiently cost effective and profitable, without generating financial profit or cost savings at the expense of ROW resources and their sustainability. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) was assessed for performance of IVM using standards developed in a related study. The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) visited four NYSDOT regions in summer 2004 to evaluate the ecological, economic and social aspects of NYSDOT’s right-of-way vegetation management, and to determine gaps in the conduct of IVM on NYSDOT rights-of-way. NYSDOT was found to have performed well in Principle 1 (Compliance with Laws), Principle 3 (Community Relations and Workers Rights), and Principle 8 (Accounting for Economic and Ecological Effects). NYSDOT was found to need improvement in performance associated with Principle 2 (Tenure Use Rights and Responsibilities), Principle 4 (Management Planning), and Principle 9 (Site-Specific Implementation of Treatments).

• Record URL:
  • http://www.utrc2.org/research/assets/94/herbicides3_1.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  State University of New York, Syracuse

  College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1 Forestry Drive
  Syracuse, NY  United States  13210

  University Transportation Research Center

  City College of New York
  Marshak Hall, Suite 910, 160 Convent Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10031

  New York State Department of Transportation

  50 Wolf Road, POD 34
  Albany, NY  United States  12232-0869

  Department of Transportation

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Nowak, Christopher A
• Publication Date: 2005-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Edition: Research Report
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 64p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Biodiversity; Cost effectiveness; Ecology; Economic impacts; Performance; Productivity; Right of way (Land); Roadside flora; Social benefits; Standards; Vegetation control
• Identifier Terms: Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management
• Uncontrolled Terms: Principles
• Geographic Terms: New York (State)
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Energy; Environment; Highways; I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01029106
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SUNY-ESF Project Report #3
• Files: UTC, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 19 2006 11:11AM