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Graphic indicating the positive and negative impacts of roads and right of way maintenance/management such as mowing, weed management and toxins on pollinator insects such as bees and Monarch Butterflies

MSU Graduate Investigates Presence of Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators in Roadside Habitats

October 9, 2023

Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus), the striking and iconic orange and black insects of postcards and motivational posters, have been in population decline since the 1980s

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Welcome to New Student Employee, Nathan Harriet!

September 11, 2023

Please join us in welcoming WTI’s newest student employee, Nathan Harriet, a senior at Montana State University and a native of Billings, Montana. Inspired by

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Portrait Kelvin C.P. Wang

WTI Director Plans Research Expansion

September 11, 2023

As I am entering the second month as WTI director, I have learned a lot about the organization, Montana, and the rural transportation improvements needed

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18th Annual Western States Forum a Success

August 7, 2023

The Western States Rural Transportation Technology Implementers Forum(the Western States Forum or WSF) continued the tradition of success at its 18th annual event in June.

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Kelvin Wang and David Kack smile and shake hands.

David Kack Hands WTI Director Role to Kelvin Wang

August 7, 2023

A word from our staff: As Montana State University prepares for the start of the Fall semester, August is also bringing change to WTI as

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New IUNC Report from Rob Ament and Tony Clevenger

August 7, 2023

Rob Ament, the Road Ecology Program Manager at WTI, Dr. Tony Clevenger, a WTI Senior Research Scientist, and their colleague Dr. Rodney van der Ree

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View along a straight, rolling rural road with mountains in the distance

Montana LTAP Hits the Ground Running

July 10, 2023

Montana LTAP has been hitting the roads hard this summer. Director Matt Ulberg and Field Trainer Shawna Page have conducted a variety of trainings in

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Project Co-Led by Laura Fay Wins AASHTO Award

July 10, 2023

WTI is proud to announce that a National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), WTI, and Aurora Pooled Fund study relating weather conditions and roadway friction

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WTI Road Ecologists to Present at National and International Conferences

June 5, 2023

June is a busy month for WTI’s road ecologists; Mat Bell, Dr. Marcel Huijser, and Rob Ament will be giving poster presentations and serving expert

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RET Participants Showcase Project-based Lesson at ITEEA

June 2, 2023

Two alumni of WTI’s Research Experience for Teachers in Innovative Transportation Systems (ITS-RET) program were invited to share their RET project-based classroom unit at the

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