| Title | Pollinators and Roadsides: Best Management Practices for Managers and Decision Makers |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 80752 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Hopwood, Jennifer; Black, Scott; Fleury, Scott |
| Personal Name Contributor |
Remley, Deirdre |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Federal Highway Administration |
| Corporate Contributor |
ICF International (Firm) |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Highway Administration |
| Publication Date | 20151201 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Pollinators are critical to our food supply as well as to the health of ecosystems. Wild pollinators such as the monarch butterfly and a number of bumble bee species are in decline, and beekeepers in the United States and Europe have reported significant losses of managed European honey bee colonies. Pollinator declines are attributed to loss of habitat, pesticide exposure, diseases, parasites, and effects of introduced species. Roadsides can benefit pollinators by providing foraging habitat, places to breed, nest, and overwinter, and may act as corridors, linking patches of fragmented habitat. These best management practices identify key steps that State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) can take to improve the quality of roadside habitat for pollinators including 1) adjusting roadside vegetation management techniques to accommodate pollinator resource needs, and 2) enhancing and restoring native roadside vegetation to include plant materials that improve pollinator habitat. |
| Rosap ID | dot:55914 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55914 |
| TRT Terms | Landscape design; Roadside flora and fauna; Roadside improvement; Native plants |
| General Subjects | Pollinators; Integrated vegetation management; Butterflies; Bees; Bats; Moths; Nectar; Host plants; Roadside habitat; Reduced mowing; Native plants; Roadside landscape design; Roadside maintenance |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1596753 |
| Contract Number | DTFH61-11-00033/TO 5001 |
| Report Number | FHWA-HEP-16-020 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/80000/80700/80752/FHWA-HEP-16-020.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |