Implementing Measures to Reduce Highway Impacts on Habitat Fragmentation (NCHRP 25-25, Task 68)
Wildlife and Ecosystems
In the planning process, transportation agencies make efforts to evaluate project impacts endangered and threatened animal and plant species and to consider resource conservation plans and inventories. Learn from past experience in this section.
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DOTs Partner to Conserve Monarch Butterfly Habitat in Rights-of-Way
Transportation agencies across the nation are working to create and maintain more habitat for the monarch butterfly, as part of a pioneering nationwide effort by rights-of-way owners to help save the species from extinction. This case study dives into everything DOTs are doing.
Wildlife, Ecosytems & Transportation Overview
Throughout the transportation industry, many practitioners are working to mitigate the impacts of projects and systems on wildlife and their ecosystems.
We dive deep into the sensitivities around Wildlife & Ecosystems and how practitioners can incorporate addressing these areas in their plans.