2024 Roadside Conference

Roadside managers and other attendees of the Roadside Conference watching a presenter.

Seed, Spray, and Stable Soil

The 2024 Roadside Conference was held October 2–4 at the Stoney Creek Hotel and Event Center in Johnston. 

Presentations

IRVM – It’s Impact Inside and Outside the Roadside

Doug Sheeley, Polk County Conservation

Beneficial Bacteria and Their Role in Vegetation Establishment & Maintenance

Aaron Sane, Ecological Laboratories

Program Updates

Tara Van Waus, Iowa Department of Transportation

Roadside Program Updates

Kristine Nemec, Iowa Roadside Management at the Tallgrass Prairie Center

Native Habitat Reconstruction: From Seed Mix Design to Establishment and Everything in Between

Lael Neal, Polk County Conservation

Ecological Renovation of a Sedge Meadow Remnant in Madison County

Dr. Thomas Rosburg, Drake University

Roadside Erosion Control

Mark Moore, Coleman Moore Company

Real-Time Data Collection for Herbicide Spraying

Jeremy Zerr, SpraySync

Seed, Spray, and Stable Soil

Jim Uthe, Dallas County Roadside Program