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Research shows crossings can reduce wildlife collisions by up to 90 percent, making highways safer for us and helping animals move to adapt to climate change.
A moose, a deer and a fox walk into a tunnel. It might sound like the setup for a joke, but it's actually a scene that wildlife ecologist Patricia Cramer…
Have you ever wanted to see the California redwoods, play in the Sierra snow, take a dip at the beach or just throw a family barbecue at the park? This week, the state just launched a new strategic plan to make it happen for more people. California just launched the "Outdoors for All Strategy," which aims to make the state's natural spaces more accessible, more welcoming and less expensive. Katherine Toy, deputy secretary for access at the California Natural Resources Agency, said giving more people the opportunity to spend time outdoors will benefit the entire state. ...
Residents of the Montana town of Lincoln are working to create a new economic development plan adding recreational opportunities and wilderness, while also preventing wildfires. It has been a long and delicate balancing act but people involved in the issue said they have come up with a successful proposal. Lincoln is a sliver of privately owned property nestled between huge swaths of public lands along the Continental Divide. ...
Budget legislation was signed into law in Utah this week that includes $20 million for building wildlife crossing infrastructure. Utah joins other Western states in enacting bills that allow them to receive millions of dollars in federal matching funds to install wildlife overpasses, underpasses and fencing. Bill Christensen, volunteer government relations representative for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, said Utah has a long history of investing in wildlife crossings, and the state's $20 million appropriation will turn into $100 million. ...