MANAGEMENT OF HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR WATERFOWL IN NORTH DAKOTA

Waterfowl nesting was studied on 1.6-km (1-mile) blocks of land along the I-94 right-of-way in North Dakota. Alternate 1.6-km blocks were maintained in an early successional stage by annual fall mowing; the other blocks, which represented later successional stages, were left unmowed. Initial investigations revealed higher densities of duck nests and higher nest success in unmowed than in mowed right-of-way areas. No change was found in nesting preference in the unmowed areas from 1969 to 1972 as the vegetation aged, but patterns of nest success in the two types of areas over the 4-year period were significantly different. Nest success in unmowed blocks is shown to have declined between 1969 and 1972. Recommendations are presented for ensuring maximum waterfowl production along I-94. /Author/

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  • This paper appeared in TRB Record 674, Maintenance Decision Making and Energy Use, Roadside and Pavement Management, and Preferential Bridge Icing. Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Roadside Maintenance. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Voorhees, Larry D
  • Cassel, J Frank
• Publication Date: 1978

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 43-47
• Monograph Title: Maintenance decision making and energy use, roadside and pavement management, and preferential bridge icing
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 674
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Birds; Ecology; Mowing; Sets; Wildlife
• Uncontrolled Terms: Nesting; Right of way
• Geographic Terms: North Dakota
• Old TRIS Terms: Ducks
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00193680
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 11 1979 12:00AM