Tony Clevenger’s Wolverine Research Featured in Canadian Geographic Magazine
Sneak Peak! Wolverine Research featured in Canadian Geographic Magazine. In November, Newswire shared a link to an online article about Tony Clevenger’s wolverine research in the Canadian Rockies. The magazine is publishing a feature article in its December 2016 issue, and WTI has received an advanced copy (CanGeo Wolverine_Dec16 – LR).
Expansion of the One Stop Shop for Traveler Information
The One Stop Shop for Traveler Information now includes Montana – and Idaho, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming! OSS has been providing travelers in California, Oregon, Washington, and Nevada access to route-oriented, real-time and near real time weather and road information through a single website, and now the Rocky Mountain States have access […]
Tony Clevenger’s Wolverine Research Highlighted in Canadian Geographic
A reporter for Canadian Geographic spent the day with Road Ecology researcher Tony Clevenger, to learn more about his research on wolverine populations in the Canadian Rockies. In “How Highways are Hurting the Wolverine’s Genetic Diversity,” journalist Fraser Los describes how Tony collects and studies hair samples left behind by wolverines, to better understand where […]
WTI’s Laura Stanley Discusses Future of Virtual Reality in Montana
Laura Stanley was recently interviewed on the future of virtual reality by Distinctly Montana magazine. Laura describes virtual reality and artificial intelligence and how they are used in Montana today – and will be in the future. Visit page 72 of the Distinctly Montana fall issue for the full interview. http://digital.distinctlymontana.com/i/726072-distinctly-montana-fall-2016
Marcel Huijser’s work on Wildlife Crossing Structures featured on Conservation Corridor Website.
An article summarizing results of Marcel Huijser and team’s research on fencing around wildlife crossing structures in western Montana was recently featured on the Conservation Corridor website. “Effectiveness of fencing around wildlife crossings depends on location and length” highlights different management approaches and recommendations that would decrease wildlife-vehicle collisions and provide safe passage of large […]
Winter Maintenance Work featured on Roads and Bridges Website
The August 29 issue of Roads and Bridges included an article written by WTI’s Anburaj Muthumani and Laura Fay on assessing the use of snowplow lighting for optimal safety. “Can you see me now?” highlights the work done by the research team for the Clear Roads Best Practices Guide for snowplow lighting. Led by WTI, […]
WTI’s Road Ecology work in the Crowsnest Pass in Alberta Canada takes another step forward
WTI’s work in the Crowsnest Pass in Alberta Canada takes another step forward as Alberta Transportation begins wildlife fencing construction at Emerald Lake. WTI, along with partners Miistakis Institute, Yellowstone to Yukon (Y2Y), Road Watch in the Pass, and other local scientists and citizens have been recording data and advocating for mitigation measures to reduce […]
Nebraska Project Explores Turtle Use of Culverts
The Sandhills Prairie Refuge Association featured WTI road ecology research in its June 2016 newsletter. On behalf of the Nebraska Department of Roads, Marcel Huijser is leading a project to see if turtles are using the culverts along Highway 83 (near the Valentine National Wildlife Refuge) to safely go from one side of the road […]
AASHTO selects Asphalt Pavement Project for National Recognition
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has selected a WTI project as one of its national “Sweet Sixteen” High Value Research Projects. WTI researchers Ning Xie, Natalie Villwock-Witte, and Laura Fay led a project for the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) entitled “Optimization of Elastic Polymer Modification Rates Based on […]
Project update: Evaluating Management Options to Increase Roadside Carbon Sequestration
If you see rows of bright orange stakes near the Logan and Bear Canyon exits or near Bozeman Pass along I-90, you are looking at a roadside carbon sequestration experimental plot. WTI’s Rob Ament has been dodging the dodgy spring weather to construct experimental plots to determine if changing three different management practices of roadside […]