Case Histories on Public Lands

The Wildlife Crossings Toolkit is targeted towards natural resource agency specialists, especially wildlife professionals. The following case histories are illustrative of the types of challenges faced on public lands. Often these are dramatically different than highway projects in urban areas. One obvious difference is that there is excellent wildlife habitat on public lands, and therefore the impacts of highways are more obvious in terms of roadkill. Less obvious are the effects of loss of habitat connectivity.

• Cherokee National Forest: Corridor K
• Deschutes National Forest: Lava Butte US 97
• Idaho Panhandle National Forests: Copeland US 95
• Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests: Interstate 90 Snoqualmie Pass
• Tahoe National Forest: Highway 89 Stewardship Team
• Tonto National Forest: SR 260
• Transit in National Parks
• Wayne National Forest: Nelsonville Bypass