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Wildlife & Ecosystems

Key Resources

Listed below are research, documents, and reports pertinent to wildlife and ecosystems.  If you would like to suggest additional research, documents, or reports on this topic, please submit a short description to AASHTO (including any pertinent links) on the Share Info with AASHTO form.

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

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

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