Wildlife Passage Pre se nte d b y : Cidne y Bo wma n, ODOT Wildlife - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Wildlife Passage Pre se nte d b y : Cidne y Bo wma n, ODOT Wildlife Pa ssa g e Co o rdina to r Ma y 11, 2017

Outline 1. Issue 2. What’s been done 3. Unfunded Program and opportunities 4. Program future

Issue • De e r e vo lve d o ve r lo ng pe rio ds o f time to a vo id pre da to rs, i.e . c o ug a rs a nd b e a rs. • Ca rs a nd truc ks a re re c e nt a dditio ns. • T he re is no no rma l re spo nse to sudde n b rig ht lig hts c o ming a t the m--o r so unds. • De e r se e a ppro a c hing lig hts a s g e tting b ig g e r, no t mo ving to wa rds the m. 3

Issue • In 2016 there were 6,430 deer and 290 elk recorded by ODOT Dispatch. • Average of 1,250 wildlife- involved collisions in Oregon and two fatalities per year. • Nationally, average property damage = $6,600 per deer collision.

• Thermo- regulation • Lower quality forage accessible • Harsh summers Winter Summer • Green-up • Fawning habitat • High quality forage • Harsh winters

What’s Been Done Wildlife Unde rc ro ssing 8

What’s Been Done • June 2013 – Oc to b e r 2016 • F o ur c o nfirme d mule de e r de a ths • 86% re duc tio n in de e r- ve hic le c o llisio ns

What’s Been Done Blueprint for the future? 17 lo c a tio ns b e twe e n Be nd a nd OR 138.

Potential Future Scenario • 500 de e r-ve hic le c o llisio ns a lo ng US 97 e ve ry ye a r • T ra nsla te s to 450 fe we r a c c ide nts pe r ye a r a nd 9,000 fe we r a c c ide nts e ve ry 20 ye a rs

No $$ = Unfunded Program

Opportunistic Situation Chris Cheng, Amy Pfeiffer, Safety Coordinator Planning Manager Peter Murphy, Public Information Butch Hansen, Officer Mike Darling, Area Manager Jim Scholtes, Project Leader Assistant District Manager

Opportunity: Outreach and Coordination

Opportunity: Maintenance Tree Removal

Opportunity: OTIA III Bridge Retrofits

Opportunity: Wildlife Handout

Opportunity: Driver’s Ed Manual

Opportunity: US 97 to USFS Boundary

Program Future

Program Future: Wildlife Web Page

Program Future: Roadkill App

Program Future: Animal Detection System

Program Future: Connectivity Working Group

Program Future: Maintenance Dataset

Program Future: Multi-Agency Planning • TSP plans • County Planning • USFS and BLM Management Plans or special designations • STIP projects

Transportation Pooled Fund Program • AZ, CA, IA, NV, OR, WA • Identify cost-effective solutions that integrate highway safety and mobility with wildlife conservation and habitat connectivity.

Program Future: Cultural Change