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John Lansford wrote:
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> "Dino Hill" <Galvatron3@acd.net> wrote:
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> >Maybe by planting trees and landscaping in metro and rural areas would
> >slightly ease the "environmentalist concerns" on interstates????  LIke
> >Atlanta!  Does anyone know of any similiar projects that have happened in
> >metro areas to "beautify our interstates".
> >
> Landscaping is always included in interstate projects, especially the
> urban ones where the formula is  higher than on rural projects. As
> long as the trees remain outside the clear recovery zone for the
> highway, I would love to see slopes and wide areas reforested.

I like how the German Transport Ministry allows the trees and other
vegitation to grow right up to the back side of the guardrails and
'Jersey' walls on their Autobahns.

> Of course, NCDOT also has a popular and successful Wildflower Program,
> where we plant native wildflowers in open areas along the interstates
> and other freeways. I've even heard some surrounding states (VA, SC
> and GA for example) copied us when they began their programs.

NCDOT has a booth at the Experimental Aircraft Association convention
(Oshkosh, WI) every year.  Yes, they mainly tout the G.A. airport
facilities in the state, but they also hand out highway maps and the
like, too.  Last year, they were also handing out little packages of
wildflower seeds.

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Michael G. Koerner
Appleton, WI

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