Innovative Approaches to Wildlife and Highways Interactions (IAWHI)

Objectives & Description:

Upon completion of this course, you will...

• explain how highways affect terrestrial wildlife
• demonstrate tools to identify and reduce highway-related impacts to wildlife
• explain the highway planning process, including large scale connectivity analyses
• develop interdisciplinary networking opportunities.

Topics include an overview of wildlife issues relative to pre-existing highways and future highway planning; differences in impacts and solutions between low volume and high volume roads; structural and nonstructural solutions to wildlife mortality and habitat connectivity; mitigation and funding for existing highway impacts to wildlife including loss of habitat connectivity and vehicle-caused mortality; and an introduction to current resources on wildlife/highway crossings and interactions

Of special interest to Forest Service employees will be discussions on the use of statewide habitat connectivity workshops to provide a framework to identify and prioritize linkage areas in an interagency context, and the current transportation bill's mandate to involve the resource agencies in integrating transportation and conservation planning...these are practical ways Forest Service employees can influence the 'loss of open space' and its effects on adjacent national forests.

This course will focus on the highway- based mitigation measures and ongoing research of the Highway 89 Stewardship Team.

USDOT/FWA
Photographer: Chuck Bartlebaugh

Target Audience:
Resource management biologists and engineers. Open to federal, state, and private applicants.

Delivery Options:

• Video and Study Guide

The video and study guide that cover part of the "Live/On-site" course. People who complete the study guide can earn college credit for it through the USFWS.

• Live - Onsite :: Visit the Sagehen Creek Field Station website for current status.

Tuition: TBD (historically $950) includes lodging and food
Includes:

• Lodging
• Food (Monday dinner to Friday lunch)
• Instruction
• Materials
  
  

Registration:
Forest Service employees - 'Request' in AgLearn. Register at: http://sagehen.ucnrs.org/events.htm#roadecology

Payment: http://sagehen.ucnrs.org/events.htm#roadecology.

Vendor: USDA Forest Service and University of California - Berkeley


AgLearn Keywords: highway, transportation, wildlife


Finding in AgLearn :: If you need help requesting, contact Shelly Witt for registration.

Dropping from the Workshop: Tuition is low for this workshop consequently there is not much leeway on letting people drop. If you are registered, check with us first, just in case we have a waiting list. If there is not a waiting list, you will need to find a substitute or pay fixed costs. The budget has been set and spent based on current confirmation. Thank you for your understanding and consideration.

Agenda & Workshop Info



Cadre:

• TBD