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Roadside Revegetation

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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

Insets<br />

Inset 2-1 | <strong>Roadside</strong> vegetation and driver safety 19<br />

Inset 2-2 | Example of an environmental regulation requirement 21<br />

Inset 5-1 | Measuring available water-holding capacity 68<br />

Inset 5-2 | Soil testing 91<br />

Inset 5-3 | Bottlecap test for surface stability 106<br />

Inset 5-4 | General advice for managing weeds (Sheley 2005) 121<br />

Inset 5-5 | Prevention: Working groups to establish weed-resistant plant communities 126<br />

Inset 6-1 | Locally adapted plant materials 142<br />

Inset 6-2 | What to do if there are no locally adapted native seed sources available 143<br />

Inset 7-1 | Case Study – Define site, limiting factors, and desired future conditions 155<br />

Inset 7-2 | Strategies 157<br />

Inset 10-1 | Spot-fertilizing seedlings 224<br />

Inset 10-2 | Contract specifications for a winged subsoiler 236<br />

Inset 10-3 | Case Study: Erosion mats with native grasses and forbs 247<br />

Inset 10-16 | Source identified straw bales 248<br />

Inset 10-4 | Pine straw industry 251<br />

Inset 10-5 | How much is soil water-holding capacity increased by incorporating organic matter? 258<br />

Inset 10-6 | The Seal of Testing Assurance Program 260<br />

Inset 10-7 | Compost production 262<br />

Inset 10-8 | Cation exchange capacity (CEC) 266<br />

Inset 10-9 | Example of contract specifications for purchasing mycorrhizal inoculum 274<br />

Inset 10-10 | How does biological nitrogen fixation work? 278<br />

Inset 10-11 | Stages of grass seed maturity 285<br />

Inset 10-12 | Seed tests 287<br />

Inset 10-13 | State certified seed testing laboratories 288<br />

Inset 10-14 | How to tell the difference between male and female willows and cottonwoods 291<br />

Inset 10 -15 | Testing method for determining rooting potential for willow and cottonwood species 292<br />

Inset 10-17 | Native plant nurseries produce two main stocktypes 316<br />

Inset 10-18 | Assessing poor quality nursery stock 325<br />

Inset 10-19 | Seed metering and delivery systems 335<br />

Inset 10-20 | Calibrating seed densities for mulch blowing 336<br />

Inset 10-21 | Keeping track of the numbers 348<br />

Inset 10-22 | When should seedlings or rooted cuttings be substituted for live cuttings? 353<br />

Inset 10-23 | Measuring plant moisture stress 371<br />

Inset 11-1 | Photo point monitoring 378<br />

<strong>Roadside</strong> <strong>Revegetation</strong>: An Integrated Approach to Establishing Native Plants and Pollinator Habitat<br />

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