2023 Winter AFIRM Meeting

A plowed two-lane road traverses a snow-covered landscape.

The 2023 Winter Association for Integrated Roadside Management (AFIRM) meeting was held on March 1, 2023 at Prairie Meadows in Altoona. 


Presentations

Iowa Living Roadway Trust Fund Updates

Tara Van Waus, Iowa Department of Transportation

Using the Agricultural Conservation Decision Support Tool (AgConDST) for Assisting Road ROW Ditch Management

Dr. Manish Shrivastav, Corteva Agriscience, and Dr. David Webber, Iowa State University

Protecting Original Prairie, Encouraging Prairie Plantings, and Controlling Invasives in Missouri

Carol Davit, Missouri Prairie Foundation

Protocols for Working Around High Voltage and Low Voltage Power Lines

Matt Bootier and T Dunsmoor, MidAmerican Energy

Here is the link to the map Matt and T referenced in their talk: Iowa Utilities Board (arcgis.com)
You can search an address and see what the utility company is that covers that area. Unfortunately, it groups all of the REC’s together.