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IVMP - the Integrated Vegetation Management Project: July 2009

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Tuesday, July 28, 2009. IVM Practices on Department of Main Roads Contract. A variety of major grass species populated the roadside environment which made managing the mown environment a particular challenge, given the propensity of many of the species present to quickly breach intervention heights and prematurely trigger a costly off-schedule mowing event. For this reason, a wide range of strategies have been implemented specifically to manage the taller growing species responsible for this problem.

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IVMP - the Integrated Vegetation Management Project: March 2009

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Saturday, March 28, 2009. Over 800 grasses from across Australia have been collected for DNA mapping as part of the Council of Mayors (SEQ)sponsored Eco Turf Project. The project will identify the methodology to produce grasses that are more water and nutrient efficient, and also commercially viable. With severe water restrictions in many local government areas within SEQ, it is important that the value of developing more drought tolerant and water efficient turf is recognised. Links to this post. Rural ...

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IVMP - the Integrated Vegetation Management Project: September 2009

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Monday, September 14, 2009. IVM Partnerships: NCDOT and NCSU. The North Carolina Department of Transport have had considerable success using integrated vegetation management practices. North Carolina has the nation’s largest State Maintained Highway System consisting of 125,500 kilometres of highways. This equates to over 133,950 hectares of rights of way maintained in three general forms: turf, natural areas, and landscape plantings. Needs of local communities and highway users. IRVM is a spin-off of th...

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IVMP - the Integrated Vegetation Management Project: April 2009

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Monday, April 20, 2009. Dr Fred Yelverton to visit Australia. The IVMP Project is pleased to advise that Dr Fred Yelverton will be visiting us from August 18th through to 25th August, 2009. Dr Yelverton has provided the IVMP project with an invaluable link with the US, where significant trial data information is available. This trial data is being reviewed and where potential has been identified for Australia, the trial work is being replicated as part of the IVMP project. Links to this post. IVMP - Find...

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IVMP - the Integrated Vegetation Management Project: January 2009

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Saturday, January 24, 2009. IVMP stands for Integrated Vegetation Management Project and is a 3-year research project to identify the most appropriate practices for vegetation management issues facing modern asset managers in Australia. The focus is mown vegetation. Current vegetation management practices, while responsive to needs, are costly and unsustainable. Some of the key issues include:. Resources and budgets are limited with continually rising costs, eg fuel, labour and equipment. The IVMP projec...

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IVMP - the Integrated Vegetation Management Project: December 2008

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Monday, December 29, 2008. NCDOT's Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Program. The following BLOG details the different programs that make up the NCDOT's Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management(IRVM)Program. An effective IRVM program requires the Vegetation Manager to be knowledgeable about turfgrass, ornamental plantings, brush control and noxious and invasive weeds. During the pest control evaluation phase, herbicides may be the only realistic and cost effective control method available. The B...

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IVMP - the Integrated Vegetation Management Project: October 2008

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Wednesday, October 29, 2008. Roadside Vegetation Management in California. The State of California’s Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is California’s equivalent to the Department of Main Roads in Queensland or the Roads and Traffic Authority in NSW. The purpose of the visit was for Project Representatives to review the on-ground success of the Caltrans Roadside Management Toolbox, a web based decision making tool developed to improve the safety and maintainability of transportation infrastructure.