Designing Highways for Wildlife Connectivity
Course Introductions
What you are Going to Learn
Module 1 Starting at the Beginning State/Regional Planning - Data Collection and use - Priority Locations - WVC Hotspots - Habitat Linkage Zones
Data Collection - Establish data need - Tools - Challenges ( quality and consistency are issues)
Data Analysis in Planning Expert Committee GIS Maps Rapid Assessment
Using Data to Identify Hot Spots and Habitat Linkage Zones Wildlife Vehicle Collisions Habitat Linkage Zones
Thinking/Planning beyond the Road
Take Aways Need Good data and expertise early and on-going Identification of crossing locations and corridors early