Guidelines for Vegetation Management

The roadside vegetation manager today is faced with dwindling resources, increasing environmental and legal constraints, and increasing public pressure to provide safe and aesthetically pleasing roadsides. Throughout the United States, and the world, roadside vegetation managers face similar challenges and opportunities. These guidelines draw on the long-term experience and expertise of these vegetation managers to provide the basic knowledge required to establish a roadside vegetation management program. The book includes supplemental appendices that include a state DOT survey that provides valuable summary responses from 30 states on vegetation issues; a detailed list of 40 common invasive weeds and how to treat them; and a detailed list of defined technical terms.
Content:
Front Matter
• Preface
• Table of Contents
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Executive Summary of Benefits
• 3. Scope and Organization of Guidelines
4. Objectives of Roadside Vegetation Management
5. Determining Program Goals and Performance Measures
6. Public and Legal Issues
7. Incorporating Vegetation Management as a Part of Project Development, Delivery, and Construction
8. Roadside Vegetation Management Zones
9. Establishing Vegetation
10. Basic Plant Biology
11. Mechanical Control
12. Permanent Vegetation Control (Barriers)
13. Chemical Control
14. Target Species
15. Cultural and Biological Control
16. Roadside Vegetation Asset Inventory and Condition
17. Program Budgeting and Costs
18. Program Management
19. Contracts and Procurements
20. Survey
21. Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Decision Support System Cost Savings Better Decisions Time Savings
Appendices
• References