Two interesting challenges have been created in the traditional transportation planning process through recent adoption of more interactive roles by Federal, State and local transportation agencies and of those representing the communities being impacted by proposed transportation projects. First, the decision-making groups that formerly included solely transportation and related professionals...
Purple loosestrife is a wetland perennial that came to the eastern seaboard of
North America in ship ballast and raw wool in the 1800's. Since coming to the
United States, it has spread across the country, forming dense monospecific stands
in wetlands. Mechanical and chemical control was expensive and ineffective,...