Funding for this research was provided by:
Iowa Department of Transportation (90-00-LR16-211)
Article History
Received: 27 February 2022
Accepted: 7 July 2022
First Online: 22 July 2022
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Each participant was provided a letter stating that “The purpose of this study is to better understand how to successfully implement IRVM activities. We ask that you please complete the following questionnaire which includes items regarding IRVM and your county’s management of rights-of-way. The questionnaire should take 10–15 min to complete and you are free to skip any question you would prefer not to answer by selecting “prefer not to respond.” Participation is voluntary and your responses will be kept confidential. In reporting, no identifying information will be stored with your responses. There are no direct benefits for participating; however, your participation in the study is very important to us as your answers will be combined with others to better understand roadside vegetation management in Iowa. Risks are minimal and similar to those typically encountered in day-to-day life.”
: The study was approved by the university institutional review board (IRB) and was performed in accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.