ROW Resources

General Resources:

Creating and Managing Native Landscapes Within Utility Rights-Of-Way. (2012) Joseph Murray. Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association Newsletter (October/November/December 2012). Published on Dec 12, 2014. pp. 34-38.

Utility Arboriculture

The plight of the rightofway domain: Victim of vandalism. (1975) Frank Edwin Egler & Stan Foote. Future Media Services. Mt. Cisco, N.Y.
Arboriculture: History and Development in North America.(1999) R.J. Campaign. Michigan State University Press. East Lansing, MI.
Tree, Shrub, and Other Woody Plant Management - Standard Practices (Integrated Vegetation Management a. Utility Rights-of-Way). American National Standard Institute A300 (Part 7)-2012. Tree Care Industry, Inc. Londonderry, NH.
Best Management Practices: Integrated Vegetation Management. (2014) R.H. Miller. 2nd Edition. International Society of Arboriculture. Champaign, IL.
Utility Specialist Certification Study Guide. (2002) International Society of Arboriculture. Champaign, IL.
Line Clearance Arboriculture: Field Guide to Technique, Efficiency and OSHA/ANSI Compliance. (2005) R.E. Abbott, P.J. Dubish, & J.T. Rooney. ACRT Training Services.

Electric Power Industry

U.S. Electrical Grid Undergoes Massive Transition to Connect to Renewables. Jennifer Weeks. Scientific American: The Daily Climate. April 28, 2010.

Ecology

Ecology and Field Biology. (1980) R.L. Smith. Third Edition. Harper & Row. N.Y.

Reconsidering My Relationship With Invasive Plant Species

Recommended Books:

Invasive Plant Medicine: The Ecological Benefits and Healing Abilities of Invasives. (2010) Timothy Lee Scott. Healing Arts Press. Rochester, Vermont.
Beyond the War on Invasive Species: A Permaculture Approach to Ecosystem Restoration. (2015) Tao Orion. Chelsea Green Publishing. White River Junction, Vermont.
The New Wild: Why Invasive Species Will Be Nature's Salvation. (2015) Fred Pearce. Beacon Press. Boston, Massachusetts.

Recommended Online Resources:

Invasive Species: Animal, Vegetable or Political? (2006) Dana Joel Gattuso. The National Center for Public Policy Research.

A good summary of the "regulatory morass" that is certain to occur if the government continues to fund and direct this "war" on invasive species.

Invasive Plants Sometimes Offer Help Instead of Harm. Live Science Staff (February 10, 2011)
The economic impact of alien plant and animal species in the US is between $120 - 137 billion per year? Are you serious?

"Connecting" Utility ROWs

I recommend exploring "Natural Area Preserves" and "Rare Species and "Natural Communities."

Pollinator Programs/Making Meadows

North American Pollinator Protection Campaign - start here for information on conversions of right-of-way into pollinator corridors.
Pollinator Partnership - general information on pollinator initiatives
Xerxes Society for Invertebrate Conservation - great information on creating habitat for pollinators
Catherine Zimmerman's The Meadow Project.

Meadows and Prairies: Wildlife-Friendly Alternatives to Lawn. Margaret C. Brittingham. Professor of Wildlife Resources . PennState Extension. Series Pennsylvania Wildlife #5

Allelopathy

Allelopathy and Arboriculture: Theory to Application. by Timothy Chick. Arborist News February 2014. pp.22-27.
Allelopathy as as Inhibition Factor in Ornmental Tree Growth: Implications From the Literature. by Timothy A. Chick and J. James Kielbaso. Journal of Arboriculture 24(5): September 1998

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