A new Alaska Department of Transportation vegetation management plan which makes it easier for the state to spray herbicides and pesticides on state land and right-of-ways has the local DOT foreman scratching his head over whether and how to use the chemicals.
Matt Boron, DOT’s maintenance and operations manager for Haines, said he attended a conference in Anchorage Oct. 7-11 for DOT maintenance and operations managers statewide. The conference included a presentation on the state’s…