NRVMA

National Roadside
Vegetation Management Association

Beautiful Roadsides - The Key to a Beautiful America

Building since 1983

For over 35 years NRVMA has brought together professionals to provide expertise, solutions and networking opportunities.

Who we are

NRVMA is an educational, non-profit organization dedicated to providing expertise, solutions and networking opportunities to personnel involved in integrated roadside vegetation management. We are a network of federal, state, county, city, university and industry personnel, all working towards safe, beautiful roadsides.
NRVMA was established to bring together personnel interested and involved in integrated roadside vegetation management through employment, research, education, regulation, contracting, manufacturing or merchandise.

Our history

NRVMA was founded in 1983, and is dedicated to providing expertise, solutions and networking opportunities to personnel involved in integrated roadside vegetation management. We are a network of federal, state, county, city, university and industry personnel, all working towards safe, beautiful roadsides.

NRVMA Conference

The Annual NRVMA Conference takes place in September each year. More details can be found at www.nrvmaconference.com

Our Purpose

Exchanging ideas, opinions, experiences, information and solutions;
Discussing integrated vegetation management activities related to safety, functional and operational characteristics, economy, roadside beautification and aesthetics, and ecological soundness.
Promoting coordinated, integrated efforts among those interested and engaged in roadside vegetation management
Establishing and administering standards of recognition for roadside vegetation managers.
Providing the manufacturers, distributors and suppliers of roadside vegetation management products, equipment, material and services the opportunity to introduce and demonstrate their capabilities.

Writes of Way

We are going to try something new this year that I hope will be useful to those of you that would like to know something about our Board members . Maybe this would interest you enough to inquire and hopefully want to become more involved in NRVMA.

I would like to introduce you to Matt Kraushar, our Secretary for 2019 and will rotate to Vice President in 2020.

Matt serves the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) as the statewide roadside maintenance specialist. In his role he provides technical expertise to the highway maintenance staff for all roadside related management activities. INDOT maintains in excess of 11,000 centerline miles of roads and roadsides. He helps keep staff up to date on the safe use and implementation of all roadside management practices. He is continually looking at ways to improve upon INDOT’s vegetation management program through the implementation of integrated vegetation management practices that are based on science. He has a passion for the field and strives to promote science based management not only in his home state but also across the country.

Matt can be reached at mkraushar@indot.in.gov

2019 ANNUAL NRVMA CONFERENCE
AT THE GALT HOUSE HOTEL, LOUISVILLE KY

CONFERENCE BEGINS IN JUST 117 DAYS

It’s Conference Time Again

Make your plans now to attend the National Roadside Vegetation Management Association (NRVMA)
Annual Conference, September 17-19, 2019 at the newly renovated Galt House Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Galt House is going through an $82 million dollar renovation. I have seen the most recent renovated rooms and you will be amazed at the new décor. I will have more on the conference details right after the start of 2019. All conference meeting rooms, registration and Exhibit Hall are within feet of each other and on the same floor.

This year our conference will begin on Tuesday, September 17th, mid morning, earlier than usual due to the outstanding program our Program Committee has developed. Dr. John Byrd, our Program Chairman and members of the committee have an exceptional educational program that will be very informative to our attendees.
The subject matter is only as good as those making the presentations and we will have some of the most highly educated and respected speakers in their field of roadside vegetation management. They come from all parts of the country.

The information that is needed to complete your conference registration can be found by clicking here

The conference room rate is $127.00 plus tax, and self-parking will be a discounted rate of $10.00 per day. Click here to make your hotel reservation

Should you have questions or need assistance, please contact me at jreynoldsnrvma@charter.net or call 205-491-7574.

Thank you and hope to see you in Louisville, Kentucky in September

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NRVMA Sponsors

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