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The Efficacy of Treating Highway Runoff to Meet Watershed TMDL Goals

By Amber GarnettMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Background: State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) are being named as Designated Management Agencies in Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) management plans. This designation often brings with it the obligation for…

Survey of wildlife-friendly temporary and permanent erosion control products and approaches

By Amber GarnettMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Survey and compilation of information on erosion control products that are safe for sensitive reptiles and amphibians (netting-free) and erosion control treatments (alternatives to rip rap) that do not block…

Development of a Model Monitoring Program for a DOT

By Amber GarnettMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Background: Many NPDES Permits require DOTs to monitor receiving waters to characterize runoff from DOT facilities, assess the effectiveness of BMPs, and for compliance with TMDLs. Monitoring programs require considerable…

Survey of state and sensitive species databases characteristics and user ratings; which characteristics make online species databases most useful to users?

By Amber GarnettMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Survey of DOTs on use of on-line species databases and available GIS data. Which databases are most useful and what are the characteristics that make them useful (resolution and accuracy…

Porous Aspahlt Pavement Maintenance Evaluation

By Amber GarnettMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

The use of porous asphalt pavement (PAP) can purify stormwater runoff and recharge the groundwater. PAP is one of the acceptable structural Best Management Practices (BMPs) that can be used…

Procedures/agreements for managing the proposal and listing of new species under the Endangered Species Act

By Amber GarnettMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

A survey of DOTs, FHWA offices, USFWS and federal land managing agencies for practices adopted to manage project review given the uncertainty associated with increasing listing of new species under…

Artificial ‘Cave’ Habitat on Bridges to Benefit Sensitive Bats

By Amber GarnettMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

The benefits of bats to humans and the environment are well known. Some are principal pollinators and others consume large quantities of insects detrimental to agricultural crops and human health.…

What’s The Value of Airport Rail Stations?

By Amber GarnettMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

There has been a great deal of interest in building airport stations on rail public transportation (heavy and light rail as well as intercity passenger rail). This study would look…

Evaluation of monitoring methodologies for Myotis sodalis and Myotis septentrionalis in conjunction with current USFWS protocols and transportation projects.

By Amber GarnettMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

The Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) is a federally listed endangered species and the Northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) is a species proposed for Federal listing under the Endangered Species Act…

Using genomics to quantify Desert tortoise habitat fragmentation

By Amber GarnettMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Even in remote areas of California, roads are challenging for wildlife-they lead to car strikes, changes in microhabitat characteristics along road boundaries, and large-scale habitat fragmentation. We all suspect that…

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