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VTrans reports pilot pollinator plantings and rotational mowing; FHWA $150,000 grant status unclear
Summary
VTrans described seed mixes, native plantings and rotational mowing to support pollinators across the state, reported 28 pollinator seed projects, 31 plantings and over 16 acres since 2021, and said a $150,000 FHWA roadside pollinator grant was awarded but Vermont was later told it was not on the initial list moving forward; the agency stands ready if the opportunity reopens.
Bonnie Donahue, landscape architect with the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans), told the House Transportation Committee on Jan. 20 that VTrans has tested and installed pollinator-friendly seed mixes and plantings across the state since 2021, including a pollinator seed trial on I‑91 in Lyndon and native plantings on Route 16 in Hardwick.
Donahue said VTrans has completed 28 projects with pollinator seed, 31 projects with plantings and mapped more than 16 acres of pollinator seed in GIS to track spread…
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