IVRM reports extensive roadside spraying, revegetation projects and kestrel‑box nesting success

Aug 26, 2025

Ty of IVRM told the Story County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 26 that crews sprayed about 729 centerline miles this summer, began revegetation projects funded by the Iowa DOT, installed 33 kestrel boxes (27 were active nests this season), and plan to seed the rolling debris site by late fall.

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Ty, representing IVRM, told the Story County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 26 that the agency completed wide roadside maintenance and habitat work over the summer, including roughly 729 centerline miles of spraying, revegetation projects funded by the Iowa Department of Transportation, and a kestrel‑box monitoring program with substantial nesting activity.

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