Innovative Approaches to Innovative Approaches to Wildlife/Highway InteractionsWildlife/Highway Interactions

Funding OpportunitiesFunding Opportunities

TEA-21 TEA-21 Funding ConstraintsFunding Constraints

Must be on or related to “Public Roads”Must be on or related to “Public Roads” FWS Administrative roads are not FWS Administrative roads are not

eligibleeligible

Must be coordinated with State DOTMust be coordinated with State DOT

Must be on State DOT STIP*Must be on State DOT STIP*

TEA-21 Programs Most TEA-21 Programs Most Relevant to Fish & Relevant to Fish &

Wildlife ServiceWildlife Service Federal-Aid HighwaysFederal-Aid Highways

Federal Lands HighwaysFederal Lands Highways

Federal Transit Administration Federal Transit Administration ProgramsPrograms

Don’t Forget…Don’t Forget…

Wildlife don’t recognize what category Wildlife don’t recognize what category of highway causes impacts…of highway causes impacts…

……but, you have to know the category to but, you have to know the category to develop solutionsdevelop solutions

Forest Highways & Public Forest Highways & Public Lands Highways-Lands Highways-

Discretionary FundsDiscretionary Funds Eligible Program Activities Eligible Program Activities

Planning, research, engineering and Planning, research, engineering and constructionconstruction

Transit facilities within public landsTransit facilities within public lands

Acquisition of scenic easementsAcquisition of scenic easements

ROW acquisition on a project by ROW acquisition on a project by project basis project basis

Surface Transportation Surface Transportation Program (STP)Program (STP)

Part of Federal Aid ProgramPart of Federal Aid Program

10% set-aside for 10% set-aside for Transportation Transportation Enhancements (TE)Enhancements (TE)

10% set-aside for Safety 10% set-aside for Safety ProjectsProjects

10% STP-Transportation 10% STP-Transportation Enhancements (TE)Enhancements (TE)

State DOT calls for, State DOT calls for, reviews reviews and selects projects and selects projects

Any town, county, State, Any town, county, State, federal agency, or non-federal agency, or non-profit group may apply profit group may apply

Wildlife structures Wildlife structures qualify!qualify!

10% STP-Safety10% STP-SafetyWildlife OpportunitiesWildlife Opportunities

Elimination of hazardous Elimination of hazardous locations on all public locations on all public roads…..including ‘roadkill roads…..including ‘roadkill hotspots’hotspots’

Traffic-calming measuresTraffic-calming measures

Scenic Byways ProgramScenic Byways Program

Purpose: to recognize and enhance Purpose: to recognize and enhance roads with the following outstanding roads with the following outstanding characteristics:characteristics:

1.1. Scenic Scenic 2.2. HistoricHistoric3.3. CulturalCultural

4.4.NaturalNatural5.5. RecreationalRecreational6.6. ArcheologicalArcheological

Bridge ReplacementsBridge Replacements

Tens of thousands of bridges across Tens of thousands of bridges across US…and the NFS…need replacement US…and the NFS…need replacement in the next couple decadesin the next couple decades

Great opportunity to increase wildlife Great opportunity to increase wildlife passage and decrease mortality!passage and decrease mortality!

Think “Bridge Extensions”!Think “Bridge Extensions”!