Road Treatments
Managing Roads for Wet Meadow Ecosystem Recovery
A USDA Forest Service publication with Ducks Unlimited and the US Department of Transportation.
Excerpt from Introduction: "Wet meadow ecosystems are among the most productive of all Southwestern ecosystems, but many have been impacted by an ever-expanding network of roads. Occurring on all National Forests of Arizona and New Mexico (Map 1), wet meadows sustain a great variety of ecological functions benefiting society and the natural world. Many have already been lost and the natural world. Many have already been lost or impaired by human development. Fortunately, a greater sensitivity to natural processes by land and resource managers has motivated an emerging cadre of professionals to explore innovative ways for managing roads for wet meadow protection and recovery."
Table of Contents- Introduction
- Chapter 1 - Wet Meadow Characteristics and Functions
- Chapter 2 - Road Related Impacts and Opportunities for Restoration
- Chapter 3 - Desired Future Condition
- Chapter 4 - How Meadows Heal
- Chapter 5 - New Construction and Reconstruction
- Chapter 6 - Remedial Treatments
- Chapter 7 - Maintenance
- Chapter 8 - Monitoring
- Glossary
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Recommended Reading
- Metric Conversion Chart
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