Welcome to Roadside Vegetation Management!

It is ITD's goal to be responsible land managers and neighbors and to successfully manage noxious and invasive weeds by reducing the negative impacts they cause to our environment.

 ITD promotes a comprehensive and integrated vegetation management program that assures water quality, improves erosion and sediment control, reduces roadside maintenance, enhances natural beauty, manages noxious weeds, and protects natural habitats.

This is achieved by promoting Best Management Practices (BMP) for construction and maintenance projects, introducing more native vegetation along roadsides, and complying with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

The site consists of:

• Invasive Species: This page explains how ITD manages noxious weeds along Idaho roadsides. 

• Native Vegetation: This page contains an overview of  the integrated vegetation management program and a photo gallery of native species to Idaho.

• Native Plants for Roadside Handbook(2.32Mb): Note: - Please download the file onto your computer before opening it. To do this "Right click" on the link and use "Save Target as" to save it onto your computer.

• Idaho Roadside Revegetation Handbook(5.48Mb): Note: - Please download the file onto your computer before opening it. To do this "Right click" on the link and use "Save Target as" to save it onto your computer.

For additional information, contact Cathy Ford, Roadside Programs Coordinator, at (208) 334-8416.  

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