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GIS Analysis of Road Projects and Identified Priority Habitats and Ecosystem Connectors

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Use the NC Conservation Planning Tool to identify and prioritize potential impacts of road construction projects on fragmentation of wildlife habitats and ecological systems. Use this system to target priorities…

The Effects of Railroad Noise on Bird Populations

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

TERI Database Administrator Notes.  Not recommended at present time by 2009 Natural Systems Subcommittee. Transportation noise has the potential to negatively impact animal populations.  In recent years several studies have…

Quantifying the Air Quality Impacts of Implementing Access Management

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

I.       RESEARCH PROBLEM STATEMENT There is a renewed interest nationally and internationally in vehicular emissions, particularly as it relates to the formation of greenhouse gases. To date, there has been…

Evaluating Effects of Highway Median Barriers on Wildlife Movement and Mortality

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

TERI Database Administrator Notes.  Not recommended at present time by 2009 Natural Systems Subcommittee.  Subcommitee sees this topic as consistent with ID#86. A state of the practice survey and gap…

Modeling, Identification of Risk Assessment and Categorization Impact of Climate Change on Low Volume Road Systems

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

TERI Database Administrator Notes:  Not recommended at present time by 2009 Air Quality Subcommittee.  While much effort is being expended on the impacts of climate change on critical state and…

Assessment and Mitigation of Noise Impact to Ungulate Highway Permeability

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Noise associated with highway vehicular traffic has long been recognized as contributing to wildlife avoidance zones adjacent to highways, where traffic may become a “moving fence” that creates an impermeable…

Evaluation Of Environmental Effects of Cured-In-Place Pipe (Culvert) Rehabilitation

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Research problem statement – Cured in place (CIP) pipe replacement can have severe environmental effects on workers as well as aquatic resources because of the use of the toxic styrene.…

Establishing an Early Coordination Framework between Highway and Wildlife Departments

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

TERI Database Administrator Notes.  Not recommended at present time by 2009 Natural Systems Subcommittee. The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (DFW) is in the process of developing an innovative,…

Evaluating and Improving Landscape Connectivity for Amphibians and Reptiles

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (DFW) is engaged in an innovative, collaborative effort with the Massachusetts Highway Department (MassHighway) to understand and lessen the effects of existing and…

A Survey of the Box Turtle Population Density Along the I-69 Corridor in Southern Arkansas

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

The United States Congress in 1991 designated certain highway corridors of national significance to be included in the National Highway System under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA).  Corridor…

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