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Posts Tagged ‘wildlife’

An Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change on the Great Lakes

Thursday, March 28th, 2019

Climate change is causing significant and far-reaching impacts on the Great Lakes and the Great Lakes region. In recent years, our planet has experienced some of the warmest temperatures ever recorded, record-breaking weather extremes, powerful storms, increasing tragic flooding from rising sea levels and associated storm surge, huge wildfires, and continued melting of glaciers and polar sea ice. The accelerating pattern of changes in the Earth’s climate is affecting the Great Lakes. Here, we draw on the array of existing research to assess how the shifting global climate impacts the unique Great Lakes region.

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Utah DOT: The Story Behind the Kanab Deer Crossings

Wednesday, March 27th, 2019

UDOT teamed up with DWR, Arizona Fish & Game, and local hunters to build underpasses outside of Kanab, Utah to protect drivers and the prized Paunsaugunt deer herd. To learn more about the project and its success check out the video.

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Utah DOT: Protecting Both Drivers and Wildlife

Tuesday, October 18th, 2016

Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) crews started building one mile of wildlife fencing on westbound I-80 near Jeremy Ranch on Friday. The new wildlife fencing is the first phase in a long-term plan to reduce wildlife and vehicle collisions in Parleys Canyon.

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How Arizona DOT Mitigates its Impact on Wildlife

Monday, May 2nd, 2016

Wildlife crossings are not only for the safety of wildlife. ADOT wants to keep the driving public safe as well. A wildlife strike can be fatal and cause significant property damage. In this video, we focus on the Sonoran Desert Tortoise-and ADOT’s first-ever multi-agency Candidate Conservation Agreement.

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Minnesota DOT: Protecting Bats Along the Mississippi River

Tuesday, October 27th, 2015

The Minnesota Department of Transportation and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources worked together to create new habitat for over 3,000 bats that will be displaced by the replacement of bridges crossing from Minnesota into French Island, Wisc. over the Mississippi River.

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Drilling Is Tragic For Marine Life

Thursday, March 26th, 2015
Top: Bottlenose dolphins. Middle: Right whales. Lower: The Deepwater Horizon oil spill containment effort.

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Our coasts are home to stunning wildlife and incredible beaches, from the Jersey Shore to the Outer Banks to the Chesapeake Bay. Unfortunately offshore drilling is putting our natural heritage and marine life at risk. On ‘good’ days, drilling kills and injures wildlife and threatens human health and the economy. When they happen (which is all too frequently) major disasters such as the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon blowout are catastrophic.

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Balancing Airport Stormwater and Bird Hazard Management

Friday, February 6th, 2015
Likelihood of striking birds

Airports have historically incorporated BMPs to comply with these requirements, such as stormwater detention ponds and vegetated swales, many of which have exposed open water, vegetation, and other design characteristics that attract wildlife. Research shows that 10 of the 15 bird species most hazardous to aircraft are highly attracted to these types of water features (DeVault et al. 2011)…To address this hazardous wildlife concern, the FAA has established guidelines for airport stormwater management to provide for aircraft safety.

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Oregon DOT: Too Many Starlings On The I-5 Bridge

Monday, January 26th, 2015

This 2012 video describes our hazing techniques to deter starlings from roosting on the Interstate Bridge which carries Interstate 5 over the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington. Droppings from the starlings corrode the steel structure of the bridge and are unhealthy, unsafe and unpleasant for bridge users. These techniques are used nearly every winter.

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Bend, OR: Engineering Wildlife Crossings

Monday, October 6th, 2014

Central Oregon wildlife use the new wildlife undercrossings along U.S. 97 south of Bend.

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Oregon DOT: Central Oregon Highways

Monday, June 24th, 2013

When is a highway not a highway? When it turns into a trail for a cattle drive. Some of ODOT’s Central Oregon highways started out as cattle trails, none more so than OR31. Watch the video to learn more ODOT’s Central Oregon origins and the cattle culture that we still honor today. –OregonDOT on YouTube.

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