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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. Whats been done 3. Unfunded Program and opportunities 4. Program future Issue De e r e vo lve d o

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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

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Outline

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

Issue

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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.

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Winter Summer

  • Green-up
  • Fawning

habitat

  • High quality

forage

  • Harsh

winters

  • Thermo-

regulation

  • Lower

quality forage accessible

  • Harsh

summers

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Wildlife Unde rc ro ssing

What’s Been Done

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What’s Been Done

  • June 2013 – Oc to b e r

2016

  • F
  • 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

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Blueprint for the future?

17 lo c a tio ns b e twe e n Be nd a nd OR 138.

What’s Been Done

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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

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No $$ = Unfunded Program

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Opportunistic Situation

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

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Opportunity: Outreach and Coordination

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Opportunity: Maintenance Tree Removal

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Opportunity: OTIA III Bridge Retrofits

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Opportunity: Wildlife Handout

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Opportunity: Driver’s Ed Manual

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Opportunity: US 97 to USFS Boundary

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Program Future

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Program Future: Wildlife Web Page

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Program Future: Roadkill App

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Program Future: Animal Detection System

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Program Future: Connectivity Working Group

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Program Future: Maintenance Dataset

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Program Future: Multi-Agency Planning

  • TSP plans
  • County Planning
  • USFS and BLM

Management Plans or special designations

  • STIP projects
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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.

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Program Future: Cultural Change