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Alternative Title:
Highway mitigation for wildlife in northwest Montana : estimating the impacts Of exurban growth and traffic demand on grizzly bears and other key wildlife species.
Creators:
Rutherford, Angie ; Ellis, Cameron ; McGowen, Pat ; McClure, Meredith ; Ament, Rob ; ... More +
Rutherford, Angie ; Ellis, Cameron ; McGowen, Pat ; McClure, Meredith ; Ament, Rob ; Grebenc, Jerry Less -
Corporate Creators:
Center for Large Landscape Conservation ; Future West ; Sonoran Institute
Center for Large Landscape Conservation ; Future West ; Sonoran Institute Less -
Corporate Contributors:
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Carnivores Habitat (Ecology) Highway Traffic Impact Studies Land Use Models Real Estate Development Traffic Mitigation Traffic Volume Wildlife Wildlife Crossings
Resource Type:
Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:
Montana
Corporate Publisher:
Montana State University--Bozeman
Abstract:
In this report, the Center for Large Landscape

Conservation (CLLC), Future West, the

Sonoran Institute, and Montana State

University’s Western Transportation

Institute (WTI) investigated the potential impacts

of future housing development on traffic to

determine where increased traffic from housing

development will impact habitat connectivity

for large carnivores. The focus of this study was

Flathead and Lincoln counties in northwestern

Montana. The main goal was to

maintain wildlife habitat connectivity

across transportation corridors

despite the likelihood of future traffic

increases. This effort was unique in

that it projects development into the

future and identifies potential problem

sites before the impacts arrive. With

foresight and collaborative efforts, the

impacts of future development can be

mitigated to maintain habitat connectivity within

the study area.


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PDF
Collection(s):
US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:
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Download URL:
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28140/dot_28140_DS1.pdf
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