MANAGEMENT OF A FEDERALLY LISTED PLANT SPECIES IN THE HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY

The objective of this project was to move the management of this species beyond a project-by-project basis, by developing a management plan to cover necessary highway maintenance activities. There are 10 species of plants in Washington State that are listed as threatened or endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. One species, showy stickseed Hackelia venusta, occurs within the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) right-of-way of SR 2, in Tumwater Canyon, along with four other rare plant species. Tumwater Canyon is located in the Wenatchee National Forest (WNF), and a portion of the canyon has been designated the Tumwater Botanical Area, which is managed as a Special Interest Area. The potential for conflicts between the management of rare plants and public transportation has long been recognized for this section of the canyon.

• Record URL:
  http://www.icoet.net/downloads/03Vegetation&Roadsides.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • The complete proceedings are available at: http://www.itre.ncsu.edu/cte/icoet
• Corporate Authors:

  New York State Department of Transportation

  1220 Washington Avenue
  Albany, NY  United States  12232

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Carey, M
  • Null, B
• Conference:
  • 2003 International Conference on Ecology and Transportation (ICOET 2003)
  • Location: Lake Placid New York, United States
  • Date: 2009-8-24 to 2009-8-29
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 1p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Botany; Highway maintenance; Highways; Management; Plants; Right of way (Land); Roadside flora and fauna; Roadside improvement; Vegetation
• Geographic Terms: Washington (State)
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00969113
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 9 2004 12:00AM