Wildlife crossings: Providing safe passage for urban wildlife
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This handbook is now available. The handbook describes planning and design strategies for wildlife crossings of roadways, and presents numerous case studies and images of successful wildlife crossing projects in the United States, Canada, and elsewhere.
How to obtain a copy
Handbooks are 11 inches wide by 8-1/2 inches tall in size, with soft covers and spiral bindings. Single copies of the handbooks are free (including shipping); there is a charge for multiple copies.
Place your order by using the links below, or if you have questions, call 503-797-1940 or send email to lori.hennings@oregonmetro.gov
Wildlife crossings: Providing safe passage for urban wildlife
Published: 2009
Single copy price: free
Multiple copy price: $14.95 each
This guidebook is a resource for enhancing the effectiveness of transportation planning processes to allow the greatest possible movement of fish and wildlife within an urban, suburban, or rural region. Practices are based on evolving and complex scientific information and research.
The guidebook complements the previous and ongoing work of Metro. Other publications include Metro’s Green streets, Trees for green streets, Creating livable streets and Green trails guidebooks, as well as the work of others in the Portland metropolitan area focused on inventorying, characterizing and connecting important habitats for native fish and wildlife. The guidebook provides information on:
- where to look for inventory information on wildlife populations in the Portland metropolitan area
- the ecological effects of roads
- the importance of identifying wildlife linkages
- a decision guide to ensure wildlife mitigation planning outcomes achieve goals
- different types of wildlife crossings
- potential sources of funding
- the importance of monitoring wildlife populations and road crossing locations needed to assess landscape permeability
- case studies and examples of wildlife crossings
- monitoring and management strategies
- supporting actions that can be taken to help achieve landscape permeability
Case studies include wildlife overpasses and underpasses, culverts, at-grade crossings, fencing, animal detection systems, and other strategies for reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions.
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