Designing Highways for Wildlife

Connectivity

Course Introductions

What you are Going to Learn

Module 1Starting at the Beginning

•State/Regional Planning- Data Collection and use- Priority Locations- WVC Hotspots- Habitat Linkage Zones

Data Collection

- Establish data need- Tools- Challenges (quality and consistency are issues)

Data Analysis in Planning

Expert CommitteeGIS MapsRapid Assessment

Using Data to Identify Hot Spots and Habitat Linkage Zones

• Wildlife Vehicle Collisions•Habitat Linkage Zones

Thinking/Planning beyond the Road

Take Aways

• Need Good data and expertise early and on-going

• Identification of crossing locations and corridors early