Wildlife & Ecosystems

• Wildlife and Roads: A Resource to Help Mitigate Roads for Wildlife, was developed as part of National Cooperative Highway Research Program Project 25-27 and is now housed on the Center for Environmental Excellence by AASHTO website. The site provides a wealth of information, including a step-by-step decision guide for practitioners.

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• FHWA Implementing Eco-Logical Website
• FHWA Wildlife and Habitat Web Page (Environmental Review Toolkit)
• ESA Webtool (FHWA): an online tool to streamline preparation of Biological Assessments (BAs) and the consultation process under Section 7 of the Federal Endangered Species Act for projects where the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is the lead federal action agency.
• FHWA Wildlife Protection Resources
  
  • Keeping It Simple: Easy Ways to Help Wildlife Along Roads
  • FHWA Critter Crossings website
• FHWA PlanWorks Decision Support Tool: a web resource that supports collaborative decision-making in transportation planning and project development, built around key decision points in long-range planning, programming, corridor planning, and environmental review.

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• Implementing Measures to Reduce Highway Impacts on Habitat Fragmentation (NCHRP 25-25, Task 68)

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• Deer-Vehicle Crash Information Clearinghouse website managed by the Iowa State University Institute for Transportation

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