6A
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1
INTRODUCTION
Why maintain utility rights-of-way?
Federal & State regulation
Certification & Licensing
Review questions
Section 2
VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLANS
Developing a management program
Identifying long-range management goals
Levels of maintenance
Environmental considerations
Utility rights-of-way as wildlife habitat
Equipment selection
Keeping up with regulations and developments
Section 3
MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
Plant basics
Vegetation management methods
Cultural practices
Plant succession and vegetation control
Mechanical control methods
Chemical vegetation control
Integrated pest management in utility rights of way
Keeping track of management activities
Review questions
Section 4
HERBICIDES FOR
RIGHT-OF-WAY MANAGEMENT
Selecting a pesticide
Herbicide activity
Adjuvants
Safe handling of chemicals
Review questions
Section 5
EQUIPMENT AND CALIBRATION
Spray system components
Manual sprayers
Power sprayers
Calibration of equipment
Calibration of foliar sprayers
Manual sprayer calibration
Calibrating broadcast boom sprayers
Knapsack mist blowers
High pressure hydraulic sprayers
Safety conscious maintenance
Review questions
Section 6
RIGHT-OF-WAY MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMS
Pest control programs
Woody plant control
Non-selective chemical control
Selective chemical control
Specialized applications
Review questions
Section 7
PUBLIC RELATIONS &
VEGETATION MANAGEMENT
Interacting with the public
Regulations in the public interest
Maine drift regulations
Protecting sensitive areas
Maintenance agreements
Everyone's number 1 job
Review questions
Appendix A
COMMON RIGHT-OF-WAY PLANTS
Why identify plants?
Identification mistakes are costly
Using this guide
Use of scientific names
Bare ground weed control
Aggressive or noxious weed problems
Controlling seedlings and young trees
Spray restrictions
Ground covers
Landscape plants
Indicator species
Appendix B
SAMPLE APPLICATION RECORD
FORMS
Sprayer calibration log
Pesticide applicator log
Appendix C
UTILITY RIGHT-OF-WAY
HERBICIDES
Appendix D
MAINE DOT NO-SPRAY
AGREEMENT FORMS
Private no-spray agreement
Municipal no-spray agreement
Municipal no-spray agreement management plan
Appendix E
ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS
