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GEOSYSTEMS Green Infrastructure. Optimum Locations for the Benefits of Green Infrastructure (GI) on the NMDOT Transportation System

The objective of the research is to address future climate change and resiliency issues and mitigate the impacts to the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) rights-of-way by identifying areas where special environmental consideration and treatments should be considered. This project will help the NMDOT Environmental Bureau identify the areas where projects will have the most beneficial impact and will help NMDOT identify areas that should receive special consideration due to their environmental assets, such as habitat for endangered species, wildlife corridors, impaired rivers, areas with high biodiversity, etc. The anticipated benefits will: Protect NMDOT’s assets by addressing erosion and sediment deposition threats to existing infrastructure; Improve water quality by managing stormwater runoff; Decrease habitat fragmentation through ecological restoration and revegetation; Aid and protect numerous wildlife species including species such as pollinating insects and birds by planting and protecting pollinator habitat; Improve safety by reducing collisions with wildlife in important wildlife corridor areas; Improve air quality by capturing greenhouse gasses with an increase vegetative cover; Help identify wetland banking sites significant enough to address NMDOT future needs.