A Manager\u2019s Guide to Roadside Revegetation Using Native Plants

11394572007Final ReportArmstrong, AmitPDFManualFHWA-WFL-TD-07-006Native plantsRoadside floraRoadside improvementProject managementBudgetingGuidelinesHighway designQuality assuranceSchedulingRevegetationRoad designRoad constructionEnvironmentConstructionDesignHighwaysI15: EnvironmentI20: Design and Planning of Transport InfrastructureI50: Construction and Supervision of ConstructionUnited StatesOregonWashingtonUnited States. Federal Highway Administration. Western Federal Lands Highway DivisionSteinfeld, David E.Riley, Scott A.Wilkinson, Kim M.Landis, Thomas D.Riley, Lee E.Umatilla National Forest (Agency : U.S.)United States. Federal Highway Administration. Western Federal Lands Highway DivisionUS Transportation CollectionThis guide is intended to support managers in facilitating successful protection and/or establishment of native vegetation as an integral part of road design and construction. This report summarizes the concepts and approaches developed in Roadside Revegetation: An Integrated Approach to Establishing Native Plants, from a manager\u2019s perspective. While the full report is designed for field-level practitioners, it is this reference document that engineers and managers should use as a guide in project planning, design, and construction. This guide summarizes an integrated approach to effectively revegetating roadsides and other disturbance areas associated with road construction, modification, or obliteration. Management issues including scope, schedules, budgets, communication, and quality assurance are outlined as they relate to integrating revegetation practices. By incorporating an integrated approach to revegetation into project management, the end product, the finished road, will be a better product. The driving public, partners, and other communities affected by road projects\u2014including the plants, animals, and other forms of life\u2014will be better served by this approach.75