Invasive Species/Vegetation

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Alabama DOT ‘Agronomists’ Manage Roadside Vegetation
August 7, 2024
A recent blog post detailed the critical roadside vegetation management work conducted by “agronomists” at the Alabama Department of Transportation. More
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Study Identifies Ways to Help Roadside…
May 3, 2023
A recent study conducted by the University of Minnesota and funded by the Minnesota Local Road Research Board determined that roadside plantings, More
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PennDOT to Help Test Invasive Species…
April 12, 2023
The Pennsylvania Invasive Species Council or ISC is preparing to pilot test an invasive species management program this summer – More
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Kentucky Road Crews Rooting out Noxious…
March 29, 2023
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is cranking up its weed control program to keep a dozen unwanted and noxious weeds from More
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University Ecologists Studying Idaho’s Roadside Vegetation
October 12, 2022
Ecologists at Idaho State University are working with the Idaho Transportation Department to turn state roadsides into veritable “Swiss army More
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‘Canopy Clearing’ Helping Improve Roadway Safety
March 23, 2022
Since November, maintenance crews with the West Virginia Division of Highways – part of the West Virginia Department of Transportation More
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KYTC Prepares to do Battle with…
March 9, 2022
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is gearing up to control the growth of noxious and nuisance weeds along roadsides throughout the More
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Connecticut DOT Helping Battle Spotted Lanternfly…
August 11, 2021
The Connecticut Department of Transportation is working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, and the More
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KYTC Treating for ‘Noxious Weeds’ Along…
April 14, 2021
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet crews began treating for noxious and nuisance weeds along state roadways in March, with those treatments designed More
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Arizona DOT Works to Protect Plant…
March 24, 2021
As an 11-mile reconstruction project along Interstate 10 between Interstate 17 and the Loop 202 gets ready to start, biologists with the Arizona Department of Transportation are More
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Video: Caltrans Using Special Saws for…
December 23, 2020
The California Department of Transportation and its contractors are deploying a new tool to safely speed up the removal of More
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Ohio DOT Plant Relocations: Rare, Yet…
September 30, 2020
Relocating a drove of rare plants from an environmentally sensitive transportation construction site is a meticulous operation – and often More
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Maine DOT Shares Insight into Roadside…
June 24, 2020
The Maine Department of Transportation recently provided a behind-the-scenes look at its ongoing efforts to control brush along selected state More
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Pine Tree Poisoning Provides Lessons for…
May 20, 2020
The Oregon Department of Transportation is approaching the end of a multi-year environmental and public relations ordeal in which a More