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35 PART 1 -- Agency Polices & Procedures and State Laws & Regulations 1. Do you have written policy on vegetation management on roadsides?
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36 14. Do soil erosion concerns significantly impact your roadside vegetation management program?
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37 a. Mowing quality turf (fine lawns)
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38 c. Mowing quality turf (fine lawn)
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39 AK N/A CT Included in "b" above, no cost breakdown FL N/A IL $300; 1 IN N/A KY N/A ME N/A MD $40; 2 MN $50 est.; ±2 MT N/A NM Unknown PA $56; 3 SC N/A; N/A TX $33.43; 2 WA N/A WV None; 0 AB Do not do SK N/A f. Mowing designated noxious weeds by contract per acre/per cut ______; average number of cuts/year ______.
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40 IL $125; 1 IN N/A KY N/A ME N/A MD 0 MT N/A NE 0; 0 NM Unknown PA $56; 3 SC N/A; N/A TX $33.43; 2 UT No response WA N/A WV None; 0 AB Do not do SK N/A h. Mowing Executive Order 13112 -- Invasive Species by contract per acre/per cut ______; average number of cuts/year ______.
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41 IL $125; 1 IN N/A KY $150 est.; 1 ME N/A MD $500; 1 MN $75; 2 MT N/A NM Unknown PA $39; 1 SC $26 est.; 1 TX $33.43; 2 WA $14; 0.33 WV $94.03; 1 AB Do not do SK $15; 1 j. Mowing brush/small trees by contract per acre/per cut ______; average number of cuts/year ______.
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42 ME No response; 1 MD $1,000; 1 MN ?
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43 SC $35; 2 TX N/A; N/A (Part of $4,306,754.55/yr)
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44 UT $50; 1 WA $13.60; 1 WV $50; 1 AB Do not do SK $167; 1 (to problem areas only)
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45 NM Unknown PA $5.2 million SC $45/acre/application TX $53,300,305.99 UT $10,000 WA N/A WV 0 AB Do not do SK N/A t. Hand weeding of landscape plantings by non-contract employees per acre/per event (cycle)
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46 WV 0; 0 AB Do not do SK N/A v. Application of fertilizer to quality turf (fine lawn)
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47 FL $25.22; no response IL N/A IN 0; 0 KY $50; 1 ME N/A MD $45; 1 NE 0; 0 NM None; none PA N/A; N/A SC N/A; N/A TX N/A; N/A WV 0; 0 AB Do not do SK N/A y. Application of fertilizer to roadside grass (not fine lawn)
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48 OH "I do not have a method of recovering any of the above information. The above information is held by the individual at each district throughout the state." PA N/A TX Especially e, f, g, h, and s.
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49 MT f NE We have used native seed and wildflowers, limited mowing and similar methods since late 1960s, early 1970s. Now it is environmentally correct or contact sensitive design.
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50 3. Do you consider public opinion on roadside vegetation management practices in your state to be strong, moderate, or weak?
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51 Mechanical Cultural Biological Chemical Integrated KY 50% 10% 0.5% 25% ME 60% 5% 35% MD 98% 5% 1% 15% MT 90% 40% NM 50% 10% NY 95% 90% (?
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53 5. Are actual roadside management plans a part of your implementation program?
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54 2. What percentage of the grass plants used for re-vegetation is native to the state or region?
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55 AB 0% BC 95% SK Irrigation is not used 4. What percentage of newly planted acreage requires irrigation on a perpetual basis?
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56 TX 100% WA 75% WV 20% AB 80% BC 90% SK 0% (all vegetation within the right-of-way requires mowing)
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57 PART 8 -- Effectiveness 1. Do you have a performance measurement for design of roadsides?
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58 7. Do you have written BMPs for mowing brush and small trees on roadsides?
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59 AK Univ. of Alaska–Fairbanks -- Cooperative Extension Service; Strategic Plan for Noxious and Invasive Plants Management in Alaska IL We are preparing a study on Teasel and how to control this plant.
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