AASHTO GVM-1-M presents the Guidelines for Vegetation Management published by AASHTO in 2011. The guidelines draw on the long-term experience and expertise of roadside vegetation managers to provide the basic knowledge required for highway roadside vegetation management. They respond to conditions vegetation managers face today, including shrinking resources, increasing environmental and legal constraints, and public pressure for safe and aesthetically pleasing roadsides. The preview shows the publication opening with Chapter 1, an introduction to the guidelines. Similar challenges and opportunities are encountered by vegetation managers throughout the United States and around the world, which the guidelines take into account. State and local roadside vegetation managers can use the document as a working reference for their vegetation management programs.