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Landscape Design and Roadside Maintenance

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MassDOT Guidance

Tree Preservation and Care Bid Items, Open PDF file, 290.38 KB (English, PDF 290.38 KB)
MassDOT Upland Native Seed Mix Guidance, Open PDF file, 73.64 KB (English, PDF 73.64 KB)
Native Seed Establishment - MassDOT Management Guidance, Open PDF file, 2.4 MB (English, PDF 2.4 MB)
Wetland Mitigation Design Submittal - Basic Guidelines, Open PDF file, 333.9 KB (English, PDF 333.9 KB)
Basic Plant Care - MassDOT Guidance, Open PDF file, 419.88 KB (English, PDF 419.88 KB)

MassDOT Landscape and Environmental Special Provisions

Special provisions

Seed Mixes

MassDOT Native Upland Mixes, Open PDF file, 794.2 KB (English, PDF 794.2 KB)
MassDOT Wetland Seed Mixes, Open PDF file, 521.66 KB (English, PDF 521.66 KB)

Plant Care & Management

Watering Log for MassDOT Plantings, Open PDF file, 139.73 KB (English, PDF 139.73 KB)

Invasive Plant Management

MassDOT Guidance for Invasive Plant Management on Roadway Construction Projects, Open PDF file, 185.64 KB (English, PDF 185.64 KB)
Invasive Plant Management Contractors, Open PDF file, 165.35 KB (English, PDF 165.35 KB)
MassDOT Invasive Plant Management Strategy Report Form, Open DOCX file, 62.93 KB (English, DOCX 62.93 KB)
MassDOT Herbicide Use Report Form, Open DOCX file, 75.87 KB (English, DOCX 75.87 KB)
Best management practices for roadsides
Fact sheets for common roadside and urban invasive plants
Invasive Plant Management Calendar, Open PDF file, 8.55 MB (English, PDF 8.55 MB)

Resources for Habitat Restoration

NCHRP Pollinator Habitat Conservation Along Roadways, Open PDF file, 8.31 MB (English, PDF 8.31 MB)
Initiating Seed Production for Effective Establishment of Native Plants on Roadsides in New England, Open PDF file, 20.67 MB (English, PDF 20.67 MB)
Gardens for Habitat, Open PDF file, 301.67 KB (English, PDF 301.67 KB)
Roadside Revegetation: An Integrated Approach to Establishing Native Plants and Pollinator Habitat
Roadside Best Management Practices that Benefit Pollinators
Pollinators and Roadsides: Best Management Practices for Managers and Decision Makers
Maintaining Roadsides for Pollinators: A Guide for State DOT Managers and Staff - PDF
Effective Establishment Of Native Grasses On Roadsides - PDF
Interagency Pollinator Meadow and Garden BMP, Open PDF file, 184.88 KB (English, PDF 184.88 KB)

This two-page document provides introductory guidance on how a state site can create and maintain a pollinator meadow or garden, including best management practices for mowing.

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