Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Program <br> IA

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Purple prairie clover appears in the foreground of this roadside image taken in Jones County. This eastern Iowa county plants TA-funded native seed in its rights-of way.

Iowa's Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management (IRVM) Program Office has been awarded FHWA funding to purchase native prairie seed for use in county rights-of-way since 1998. Approximately 1000 roadside acres have been planted each year. These plantings are well-adapted for use on roadsides, providing weed and erosion control, storm water management, and habitat corridors. The IRVM Program Office is located at the University of Northern Iowa’s Tallgrass Prairie Center.

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The National Transportation Alternatives Clearinghouse provides information on the Transportation Alternatives Program funded by FHWA. To be eligible for TA funds, a project must relate to surface transportation and be one of the 10 TA Activities. For more information about the TA program see trade.railstotrails.org. For our licensing policy see our guidelines.

Transportation Alternatives Data Exchange

@ the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

202-974-5110

2121 Ward Court, NW, 5th Floor

Washington, D.C. 20037-1213