The Seventh International Symposium on Environmental Concerns in Rights-of-Way Management : 9-13...

Table Of Contents:
Preface v
Acknowledgments vii
Part I. Symposium Plenary Session

Plenary Session Opening Remarks and Presentations 3(8)

D. Mutrie

C. Guild

Corridor Concept Revisited: Multiple Rights-of-Way 11(18)

A.F. Crabtree III
Part II. Vegetation Management

Integrated Vegetation Management The Exploration of a Concept to Application 29(18)

K. McLoughlin

Integrated Vegetation Management on Electrical Transmission Rights-of-Way Using Herbicides: Treatment Effects Over Time 47(10)

B.D. Ballard

C.A. Nowak

L.P. Abrahamson

E.F. Neuhauser

K.E. Finch

Versatile Plant for Multiple Use on Rights-of-Way 57(6)

D.H. Arner

J.C. Jones

Reducing Maintenance Costs using Integrated Vegetation Management on Electric Utility Transmission Lines in British Columbia 63(10)

T.C. Wells

K.D. Dalgarno

R. Read

Tree, Shrub, and Herb Succession and Five Years of Management Following the Establishment of a New Electric Transmission Right-of-Way through a Mixed Woodland 73(10)

R.A. Johnstone

M.R. Haggie

H.A. Allen, Jr.

Gray Birch Ecology on an Electric Powerline Right-of-Way in Upstate New York 83(6)

C.A. Nowak

B.D. Ballard

E. O'Neill

Evaluating Native Shrub Plantings as a Control for Tall-Growing Woody Tree Species in Powerline Rights-of-Way 89(8)

M.H. Wolfe

N.S. Nicholas

A.K. Rose

P.A. Mays

T.A. Wojtalik

K.D. Choate

Planting Shrubs for the Creation of Sustainable Power Line Rights-of-Way 97(6)

R.F. Young

E.J. Glover

Selecting Herbaceous Plant Covers to Control Tree Invasion in Rights-of-Way 103(8)

S. de Blois

J. Brisson

A. Bouchard

Systematic Method for Forest Vegetation Management in the Rights-of-Way (ROW) 111(10)

J. Arevalo-Camacho

J. Roig-Soles

L. Gonzalez Cantalapiedra

C. Morla Juaristi

F. Gomez Manzaneque

E. Bermejo Bermejo

D. Galicia Herbada

F. Martinez Garcia

Long-Term Vegetation Development on Bioengineered Rights-of-Way Sites 121(6)

D.F. Polster

Summary of the Mitigation Program for Rare Plant Populations along the Portland Natural Gas Transmission System (PNGTS) and PNGTS/Maritimes & Northeast Joint Facilities Projects 127(8)

J.R. Trettel

S.J. Lare

B.M. Battaglia

Right-of-Way Disturbances and Revegetation in Alpine Tundra: An Evaluation of Natural Revegetation on Plateau Mountain, Alberta 135(12)

L.A. Van Ham

R.D. Revel

Managing the Green Heritage of Highways Rights-of-Way in Southern Quebec: A New Ecological Landscape Approach 147(8)

Y. Bedard

D. Trottier

L. Belanger

J.-P. Bourassa

N. Champagne

J. Gerin-Lajoie

G. Lacroix

E. Levesque

Roadside Vegetation Management on Quebec's Highways: A Visual Landscape Monitoring Research Project 155(10)

P. Poullaouec-Gonidec

G. Domon

S. Paquette

C. Montpetit

Natural Regeneration on a Pipeline Right-of-Way in the Boreal Forest of West-Central Saskatchewan 165(6)

E. Ealey

J. Virgl

Rare Plant Impact Mitigation for the Alliance Pipeline Project 171(8)

G. Fryer

G. Dunn

P. Anderson

Automating Monitoring and Management of Roadside Vegetation 179(6)

N.P. Cain

K. McKague

L.A. Kingston

S. Struger

Highway Rights-of-Way as Rare Plant Restoration Habitat in Coastal Virginia 185(10)

P.M. Sheridan

N. Penick
Part III. Corridors

Co-Location of Linear Facilities: Realistic Opportunity or Unrealistic Expectation 195(6)

D.F. Jenkins

Saturation Threshold in a Multi-Pipeline Corridor Expansion Project 201(8)

J. Nixon

A. Jalbert

K. Etherington

T. Bossenberry

D. Clark

Cumulative Effects Assessment and Linear Corridors: The Representative Areas Approach 209(10)

T. Antoniuk

Pipeline Projects and Cumulative Effects Assessment Issues 219(14)

C.G. Finley

R.D. Revel

Innovative Co-Location of Telecommunications Facilities within Existing Rights-of-Way 233(12)

J.M. Rinebold

J.M. Donaldson

M.F. Kohler

Practical Approach to Assessing Cumulative Effects for Pipelines 245(10)

G. Hegmann

R. Eccles

K. Strom

Managing Environmental Compliance on Linear Construction Projects: Strategies for Success 255(8)

J. Battey

Environmental Management System Challenge with Linear Facilities 263(4)

P.G. Prier

D.S. Eusebi

D.P. Wesenger

Planning and Performance of Wildlife Crossing Structures in a Major Transportation Corridor 267(12)

A.P. Clevenger

J. Wierzchowski

N. Waltho
Part IV. Project Planning

CanCommit©: A Computerized Commitment Database for Pipeline Construction and Operations 279(8)

M. Pockar

P. Anderson

T. Antoniuk

Right-of-Way Environmental Stewardship Bibliographic Database 287(6)

S.M. Tikalsky

J.W. Goodrich-Mahoney
Part V. Cultural

Off Right-of-Way Mitigation of Archaeological Sites: A Pipeline Case Study from Pennsylvania 293(10)

J.D. Bloemker
Part VI. Wildlife

Rights-of-Way Management in Support of Biological Conservation 303(6)

V. Schaefer

Wildlife Use of Riparian Vegetation Buffer Zones in High Voltage Powerline Rights-of-Way in the Quebec Boreal Forest 309(10)

F. Belisle

G.J. Doucet

Y. Garant

Endangered and Threatened Species and ROW Vegetation Management 319(8)

K. McLoughlin

Evaluation of Wildlife Habitat Suitability in an Herbicide-Treated Utility Right-of-Way 327(10)

J.D. Lanham

J.E. Simmons III

Butterflies and Skippers in Utility Rights-of-Way in the Upper Piedmont of South Carolina 337(8)

J.D. Lanham

M.J. Nichols

Karner Blue Butterfly Habitat Restoration on Pipeline Right-of-Way in Wisconsin 345(10)

F. Lowell

S. Lounsbury

Effects of Powerline Right-of-Way Vegetation Management on Avian Communities 355(8)

J.S. Marshall

L.W. VanDruff

S. Shupe

E. Neuhauser

Fragmentation Effects Caused by a Power Line Right-of-Way on a Mid-Elevation Forest Bird Community in Central Colombia 363(10)

L. Rosselli

S. De La Zerda

Management, Vegetative Structure and Shrubland Birds of Rights-of-Way 373(10)

J.L. Confer

Deer Browse Monitoring in a Reconstructed 120 kV Powerline Right-of-Way after an Ice Storm 383(12)

G.J. Doucet

E.R. Thompson

Mitigating the Impacts of Electric Facilities to Birds 389(6)

J.M. Bridges

T.R. Anderson

Mitigating Collision of Birds Against Transmission Lines in Wetland Areas in Colombia, by Marking the Ground Wire with Bird Flight Diverters (BFD) 395(8)

S. De La Zerda

L. Rosselli

Relationships Between Wing Morphology and Behavioral Responses to Unmarked Power Transmission Lines 403(8)

M.R. Crowder

O.E. Rhodes, Jr.

Developing a Species at Risk Conservation Plan: The Thicksilver Pipeline Experience 411(10)

A.J. Kennedy

Threatened and Endangered Species: A Case Study of the Maritimes & Northeast Natural Gas Pipeline in Maine 421(10)

M. Lychwala

M. Tyrrell

G. McLachlan

Response of Bird Communities to Pipeline Rights-of-Way in the Boreal Forest of Alberta 431(8)

W. Fleming

F.K.A. Schmiegelow

Ground Squirrel Re-colonization of a Pipeline Right-of-Way in Southern Alberta 439(8)

R.D. Lauzon

S.D. Grindal

G.E. Hornbeck

Highway Improvements to Minimize Environmental Impacts within the Canadian Rocky Mountain National Parks 447(8)

T.M. McGuire

J.F. Morrall

Responses of Mountain Caribou to Linear Features in a West-Central Alberta Landscape 455(10)

P. Oberg

C. Rohner

F.K.A. Schmiegelow

Recruitment of Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) to a Newly Constructed Pipeline Corridor in Mississippi 465(6)

D.P. Thomas

Effects of Brushmat/Corduroy Roads on Wetlands within Rights-of-Way after Pipeline Construction 471(12)

J.M. McMullen

S.D. Shupe

Designing Railroads, Highways and Canals in Protected Areas to Reduce Man--Elephant Conflicts 483(12)

A.P. Singh

S.M. Satheesan
Part VII. Biodiversity

Environmental Issues Associated with the Cuiaba Natural Gas Pipeline in Bolivia 495(14)

B.D. Barnett

Direct Relevance to the Natural Gas Industry of the Habitat Fragmentation/Biodiversity Issue Resulting from the Construction of New Pipelines 509(8)

R. Hinkle

S. Albrecht

E. Nathanson

J. Evans

Management of Native Prairie Fragments on Canadian Pacific Railway Rights-of-Way 517(10)

M. Bissonnette

S. Paradise
Part VIII. Geographic Information Systems

Using GIS Tools to Conduct Environmental and Asset Analyses Along Rights-of-Way 527(10)

E. Alkiewicz

J. Wingfield

D. Frazier

L. Khitrik

Using GIS to Support Environmental Stewardship Objectives in Maryland Rights-of-Way 537(10)

M.T. Southerland

D.E. Strebel

A. Brindley

A.M. Perot, Jr.

S.S. Patty

Using GIS for Right-of-Way Vegetation Maintenance and Landowner Notification 547(6)

C. Nyrose

T. MacNeill

GIS as a Tool to Address Environmental Issues in Rights-of-Way Planning and Management: The Example of Rural Road Networks 553(10)

C.F. Jaarsma

G.P.A. Willems

Innovative Airborne Inventory and Inspection Technology for Electric Power Line Condition Assessments and Defect Reporting 563(10)

M. Ostendorp
Part IX. Wetlands

Identifying Wetland Revegetation Goals in Pipeline Construction Rights-of-Way 573(10)

B. Magdych

Effects of Soil Segregation Treatments on Revegetation of Wetlands Affected by Pipeline Construction 583(8)

S.A. Compton

D.J. Santillo

P.G. Fellion

Rapid Approach to Required Post-Construction Wetland Vegetation Monitoring after Pipeline Construction 591(8)

J.R. Trettel

B.M. Battaglia

Evaluating the Effects of Muds on Wetlands from Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) Within Natural Gas Transmission Line Rights-of-Way 599(10)

D. Cameron

C. Tammi

E. Steel

J. Schmidt

J. Evans

A Comparative Assessment of Horizontal Directional Drilling and Traditional Construction Techniques for Wetland and Riparian Area Crossings in Natural Gas Pipeline Rights-of-Way 609(12)

J. Hair

D. Cameron

C. Tammi

E. Steel

J. Schmidt

J. Evans
Part X. Soils

Influences of Soil Acidity Levels on Vegetative Reclamation and Wildlife Habitat on Rights-of-Way Transecting Drastically-disturbed Lands 621(8)

J.C. Jones

The Union Gas Crop Yield Monitoring Program: An Evaluation of Pipeline Construction Practices on Agricultural Lands 629(8)

E.E. Mackintosh

E.J. Mozuraitis

R.C. Rowland

Repairing Eroded Gas Lines 637(12)

S.D. Shupe
Part XI. Pesticides

Human Health Risk Assessment for the Use of Herbicides on Electric Utility Rights-of-Way on the Allegheny National Forest, USA 649(16)

L.A. Norris

F. Dost

R. VanBossuyt Jr.

Chondrostereum purpureum: An Alternative to Chemical Herbicide Brush Control 665(8)

P.Y. de la Bastide

H. Zhu

G. Shrimpton

S.F. Shamoun

W.E. Hintz

Risk Analysis for Tree Growth Regulators (TGR) Used on Electric Utility Rights-of-Way 673(16)

L.A. Norris

F. Dost

R. VanBossuyt Jr.

J. Jenkins

Groundline Decay Prevention without Toxic Materials 689(8)

C. Roper

F. Pfaender

J. Goodman
Part XII. Aquatic Life

A Performance Measurement Framework for Pipeline Water Crossing Construction 697(8)

S. Reid

A. Jalbert

S. Metikosh

M. Bender

Effects of Pipeline Rights-of-Way on Fish Habitat at Two Alberta Stream Crossings 705(12)

C.M. Brown

R.D. Revel

J.R. Post

Effects of Natural Gas Pipeline Water Crossing Replacement on the Benthic Invertebrate and Fish Communities of Big Darby Creek, Ohio 717(8)

S. Reid

S. Stoklosar

S. Metikosh

J. Evans

T. Huffman

Natural Resources that May Be Affected if Your Horizontal Directional Drill Fails: Open Cut Analysis of A Coastal Maine River 725(10)

P.D. Martin

M. Tyrrell

Evaluation of Isolated Water Course Crossings during Winter Construction along the Alliance Pipeline in Northern Alberta 735(8)

S. Reid

P.G. Anderson

Methods and Results of A Comprehensive Monitoring Program to Document Turbidity and Suspended Sediment Generated During Pipeline Construction 743(10)

J.R. Trettel

S.A. Compton

D.J. Santillo

Theoretical Modeling of Suspended Sediment, Turbidity Dynamics, and Fishery Impacts during Pipeline Construction across Streams 753(12)

H.W. Harper

R. Trettel

An Investigation into the Influence of Marine Pipelines and Cables on Benthic Ecology and Biodiversity 765(12)

R.G. Glaholt

M. Nunas

S. Ong

Evaluation of Low Technology Large Woody Debris as a Technique to Augment Fish Habitat in Streams Crossed by Transmission Corridors 777(14)

G.C. Scarborough

T. Robertson
Part XIII. Public Participation

Right-of-Way Communication Strategies 791(6)

T.L. Vierima

J.W. Goodrich-Mahoney

Infographic Simulations using Photographs as a Method to Gain Greater Social Acceptance for Projected Lines and Substations 797(10)

J. Roig Soles

L. Gonzalez Cantalapiedra

R. Arranz Cuesta

J. Arevalo Camacho

Public-Private Cooperation in Electric Transmission Line Siting, The Dorchester to Quincy Cable Project: A Case Study 807(12)

F.P. Richards

F.S. Smith

J. Amodeo

M. Mills
Part XIV. Regulatory Compliance

Recent Advances in Evaluating, Selecting, and Training Environmental Inspectors 819(6)

L. Curthoys

Emergency Transmission Line Repair and Reinforcement Project: Environmental Management Overview 825(8)

F. Berry

L. Caldwell

C. Hiebert

B. Poirier

Comparison of Canadian and US Regulatory Review Processes for the Alliance Pipeline 833(10)

H.R. Heffler

`Facts' Point to Reduced ROW Land Use Projections 843(10)

S. Patty

A. Cressman

D.L. Kowalczyk

FERC Regulated Third-Party Compliance Monitoring and Variance Request Program --- A Case Study during Construction of the Alliance Pipeline Project 853(8)

D.J. Lake

H. Heffler

Electronic Reporting as a Tool to Effectively Manage Compliance During Pipeline Construction 861(8)

D.J. Lake

E. Dolezal

T. Antoniuk

The Value of a Third Party Inspection Program During the Construction of Natural Gas Pipelines in Maine 869(6)

L. Kokemuller

The Implementation of an Environmental Management System for Distribution Pipeline Construction 875(8)

M. Buszynski

Managing the Variance Process --- Evaluation of Strategies Utilized on Two Major Pipeline Projects 883(8)

S. Craycroft

G. McLachlan

M. Tyrrell

Electronic Reporting for Environmental Inspection 891(10)

M. Pockar

P. Anderson

J. Myhre

E. Dolezal

Operation and Maintenance Activities on Federal Lands: The Great Lakes/Hiawatha National Forest Experience 901(6)

J.W. Muehlhausen

F.J. Kott

The Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company Environmental Compliance Program 907(4)

K.C. Owen

J.T. Barnes

Variability in Avoiding Impacts on Endangered Species: The Sault Looping Project Experience 911(8)

T.A. Mattson

F.J. Kott

Husky Moose Mountain Pipeline 919(8)

C.J. Engstrom

G.M. Goulet

Development of Pipeline Reclamation Criteria for Alberta 927(6)

A.W. Fedkenheuer

W.W. Pettapiece

J.D. Burke

L.A. Leskiw
Symposium participants 933(18)
Author index 951(2)
Keyword index 953