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Effectiveness of short sections of wildlife fencing and crossing structures along highways in reducing wildlife–vehicle collisions and providing safe crossing opportunities for large mammals
Authors Marcel P. Huijser, Elizabeth R. Fairbank, Whisper Camel-Means, Jonathan Graham, Vicki Watson, Pat Basting, Dale Becker Publication Biological Conservation Abstract Wildlife fencing in combination with
Published Article: Effectiveness of short sections of wildlife fencing and crossing structures along highways in reducing wildlife–vehicle collisions and providing safe crossing opportunities for large mammals
Huijser Et Al 2016 Article Short Fences
Wildlife Crossing Structure Handbook Translated into Chinese and Portuguese
As reported in the November 11, 2013 issue of Newswire, the China Academy of Transportation Sciences (CATS) requested permission to produce a Chinese translation of WTI
Workforce Center Co-sponsors STEM Event
The West Region Transportation Workforce Center, which is housed at WTI, partnered with the Montana Girls STEM Collaborative to co-sponsor and co-organize a Girls STEM Collaboration
2016 Celebrating Excellence in Service and Employee of the Year award
Congratulations to Rebecca Gleason and Taylor Lonsdale, who along with teammates Kristin Blackler, E. J. Hook, and Candace Mastel, were awarded a 2016 Celebrating Excellence in
The Montana Commuter Challenge is on!
The Bozeman Area Bicycle Advisory Board (BABAB) and WTI are sponsoring Bozeman’s 5th annual Commuter Challenge, May 1-31, 2016. If you haven’t already registered, sign up
Bozeman Daily Chronicle highlights WTI’s Big Sky Traffic and Safety Study
On Saturday, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle announced the release of WTI’s report on safety issues on the principal roads that travel through and to Big Sky,
WTI Contributes to Kagy Boulevard Redesign Discussions
The City of Bozeman is planning a major reconstruction project for Kagy Boulevard, an arterial street that serves as a principal corridor for accessing the MSU
Center for Health and Safety Culture on the road.
Jay Otto and Annmarie McMahill from the Center for Health and Safety Culture spent two days with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Research project for Blandings turtle protection launched.
WTI Research Ecologist Marcel Huijser is in Nebraska this week at the Valentine National Wildlife Refuge. Marcel (far right in photo) is working with Refuge staff
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
Dave Kack Discusses Safety Solutions for Explore Big Sky Magazine.
Big Horn Sheep in Big Sky: The online edition of “Explore Big Sky” recently featured an editorial on the dangers to wildlife and motorists on Highway
WTI publishes “Wildlife Mitigation Opportunities along U.S. Hwy 2, Northwestern Montana.”
WTI has completed the final report for “Wildlife Mitigation Opportunities along U.S. Hwy 2, Northwestern Montana,” a project sponsored by the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative.
U.S. 93 Project Highlighted by Pulitzer Center
The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting included a feature article on the effectiveness of wildlife crossing structures or “animal bridges” for reducing the number of collisions
WTI evaluates wildlife detection system in Idaho
The Idaho Transportation Department announced that it has started a project in partnership with WTI to test a wildlife detection system on U.S. 95 in northern
Bozeman’s West side trail project receives grant award
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration and Montana Department of Transportation have awarded $167,000 to improve crossings on the West Side Trail in Bozeman, Montana; the trail
WTI Director Steve Albert Profiled in Traffic Technology International
Congrats to Steve Albert, who was profiled in a feature article in the October/November issue of Traffic Technology International. The interview focused on Steve’s leadership and
David Kack Recognized For Work With Human Resource Development Council (HRDC)
Prospera Business Network has awarded WTI’s David Kack with the Business Excellence Award for economic leadership. David was recognized for his work as board chair of
Rob Ament Co-authors Article in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, the journal of the Ecological Society of America, published an article on wildlife crossings co-authored by Rob Ament. “Integrated adaptive
WTI Journal Article Highlighted by MSU Research Publications
In October, MSU Research Publications highlighted the following journal article by WTI researchers: Estimation of Seasonal Daily Traffic Flow of Agricultural Products & Implications for Implementation
Angie Kociolek Presents Posters During the Annual Raptor Research Foundation Meeting.
Angie Kociolek serves as a co-PI with members from Boise State University on the Feasibility of Mitigating Barn Owl Mortality along Interstate Highways, sponsored by Idaho
WTI and Moscow State University to Collaborate
WTI and the Moscow State University for Transport Engineering (MIIT) in Russia received Contract Funding from the Eurasia Foundation’s University Partnership Program for collaborative activities aimed
Using Wool to Control Roadside Erosion
20 Things You Didn’t Know About……Wool. It hates liquid, loves vapor, and is fire –resistant. And, according to number 12, Montanans use it on the roadside
Marcel Huijser continues his road ecology outreach activities in Brazil.
Marcel recently gave a seminar at DERSA (Sao Paulo state road administration agency). The seminar was reported on in the September 2014 issue of O EMPREITEIRO,
Rob Ament to Speak in Crucial Habitat Webinar
WTI’s Rob Ament will be a featured speaker and panelist for an upcoming webinar, Crucial Habitat Assessment Tools (CHAT) and Wildlife Data. The program is part
Utah DOT Research Newsletter highlights WTI work
The Summer 2015 issue of the Utah DOT Research Newsletter highlights the valuable research made possible by Clear Roads, the Pooled Fund Project led by the
WTI to work with City of Bozeman
WTI will be working with the City of Bozeman on the development of a Travel Demand Forecast Model (TDM) as the City has just begun working
Center for Health and Safety Culture Hosts Traffic Safety Culture Training
The Center for Health and Safety Culture (CHSC) hosted the annual in-person meeting for the Traffic Safety Culture Transportation Pooled Fund at WTI on September 28th
Center for Health and Safety Culture Provides Training to 60 Professionals.
Jay Otto and Katie Dively of the Center for Health and Safety Culture trained 60 professionals on the new Positive Culture Framework designed to serve communities
Get out and Bike, Use our Bike Share!
Need to get to campus during the day? Don’t want to drive? The WTI Bike Share is at your service. Bikes are marked with yellow tape
V.I.P. Guest John West – Founder of WTI
WTI was honored to have John West, founding father of the Western Transportation Institute, visit for the first time in 15 years. John served as Caltrans
David Kack Leads Livability Webinar
Livability Webinar – Last week, David Kack led a webinar for the Sonoran Institute entitled “Livability and the Connection Between Housing and Transportation.” More than 130
David Kack Presents to Bozeman Transportation Coordination Committee
David Kack made two presentations at a recent City of Bozeman Transportation Coordination Committee meeting, attended by members of MDT, Gallatin County, City of Bozeman, engineering
Geosynthetics testing
Eli Cuelho’s work in Geosynthetics in Subgrade Stabilization project, Geosythetica.net announces TenCate Mirafi® RS580i outperformed all geosynthetics tested by WTI. TenCate Geosynthetics develops and produces synthetic
Safety Center Makes NRITS Debut
This year’s National Rural ITS Conference, Elevate ITS, was held last week at the Snowbird Resort, just outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. WTI attendees participated
Invited to Alaska for the International Symposium on Systematic Approaches to Environmental Sustainability in Transportation
WTI was well represented at the International Symposium on Systematic Approaches to Environmental Sustainability in Transportation last week, which was held at the University of Alaska
Clear Roads Pooled Fund publishes Best Practices Manual
The Clear Roads Pooled Fund has published a best practices manual for winter maintenance agencies to help them prevent corrosion in their vehicles and equipment. The
Former WTI employee, Amanda Hardy, Op-Ed contribution in The New York Times (online).
Amanda Hardy formally employed at WTI in the Road Ecology program shares here opinion “Our Highways’ Toll on Wildlife” in The New York Times (online).
Rob Ament’s work featured on MSU News
WTI’s Rob Ament interviewed by MSU News Service about roadside vegetation carbon sequestration. “MSU biologist says plants growing along roadways capture carbon, help mitigate auto emissions.“
WTI’s Marcel Huijser advises on Habitat Connectivity across Transportation Corridors in Bulgaria
WTI’s Marcel Huijser reviewed monitoring plans for expansion of Bulgaria’s transportation network and its impact on the environment conducted by the Dutch institute, Alterra, at Wageningen
ITE Feature Article: A Primer for Traffic Safety Culture
Article featured in the ITE Journal. ITEJMay TrafficSafetyCulturePrimer Ward Otto Linkenbach
Road Ecology work in Banff National Park featured in research highlights
“Bears use animal bridges to breed” featured in NATURE, Vol 506, 27 February 2014. Sawaya Et Al Nature 2014 Related project Banff DNA
MSU study proves that wildlife crossing structures promote ‘gene flow’ in Banff bears
WTI Road Ecology work is featured in MSU news. Read the story “Wildlife crossing structures promote ‘gene flow’ in Banff bears”
Production of a Documentary Film on Road Ecology: Division Street
WTI worked with Eric Bendick of the MSU Graduate Science and Natural History Film Program to create a film for national distribution that was entered in
National Rural ITS Conference
Article from WTI eNews April 2011 Coeur d’Alene, Idaho –August 28-31, 2011 Named by French-speaking fur traders, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho has long been a hub for exchanging
UTC Partnerships Highlighted in National Transportation Magazine
(Article from WTI eNews April 2011) Successful research partnerships developed by the University Transportation Center program were the focus of a cover article in the January/February
The Road Less Traveled: Can well-informed visitors help ease congestion in gateway communities and near or within our National Park Roads?
(Article from WTI eNews April 2011) As winter comes to a close and the days become longer, summer travelers begin looking for places to wander. Despite
“One-Stop Shop” Website to Display Rural Traveler Information Across Four State Region
(Article from April 2011 eNews) Real-time weather information is a valuable resource for highway travelers making long distance trips, especially when they are faced with snow,
A View from the Window – the Locomotive Windshield
While defogging and chipping ice off of automobile windshields can be slow, tedious work, motorists typically have the tools and the ability to pull over to