Wildlife Crossing Structures | ARC Solutions - Animal Road Crossings

Time 2020-12-11 08:03:55

Web Name: Wildlife Crossing Structures | ARC Solutions - Animal Road Crossings

WebSite: http://arc-solutions.org

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ARC: Animal Road Crossings National Wildlife Federation Unveils New Look at Landmark California Wildlife Crossing ARC is absolutely thrilled to be part of the outstanding collaboration working to ensure that the crossing at Liberty Canyon represents a worldwide model of excellence in design for the safe passage of people and wildlife, making it both a physical and symbolic bridge to the future for southern California’s wildlife including its treasured mountain lions. Highways and Habitats Highways Habitats Tier 1 is an online introduction to Road Ecology – the interaction of transportation systems and infrastructure with wildlife and habitats.  Presented by the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) and the Vermont Fish Wildlife Department (VF WD), Highways Habitats Tier 1, gives a broad overview of the Road Ecology challenges and opportunities for transportation and wildlife professionals. (Re)Connecting Wild: Restoring Safe Passages (Re)Connecting Wild tells the remarkable story of the decade-long effort by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) and its partners to improve human safety by re-connecting a historic mule deer migration that crosses over both US-93 and I-80 in rural Elko County, Nevada. Witness the wildlife crossing structures along I-80 from construction to the restoration of safe passage for migratory mule deer to more than 1.5 million acres of summer and winter habitat. HNTB+MVVA Concept design for the winning entry in the 2010 ARC International Wildlife Crossing Infrastructure Design Competition by HNTB with Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates. What is ARC? ARC is an interdisciplinary partnership working to facilitate new thinking, new methods, new materials and new solutions for wildlife crossing structures. Our goal is to ensure safe passage for both humans and animals on and across our roads. Situated at the intersection of science and design, we are a forum for creative collaborations and surprising synergies. Paula MacKay, WTI Wildlife-vehicle collisions pose a significant risk to a wide range of wildlife species and their populations throughout North America. New Thinking A growing threat to people and to animals, collisions between wildlife and vehicles have been increased by 50 percent in the last 15 years. These accidents now cost Americans $8 billion every year.ARC engages new thinking to design crossing structures that reconnect landscapes, safeguarding our wildlife populations, their habitats and our ecosystems. The right solution will reduce the number of collisions to save human and animal lives, at a lower cost, improving highway safety for all. HNTB+MVVA Wildlife crossings offer new opportunities for innovative research and educational outreach, such as infrared web-cameras that feed real-time visual data to handheld applications for  scientists and the public alike. New Methods Integrating science and design, ARC is changing the way people and animals see and understand our landscapes. We use interdisciplinary collaboration and international cooperation to address a continental problem at local sites and scales. Janet Rosenberg Associates “An animal's world is vision, sound, touch, smell. It's not about language. You have to get into the sensory world in order to understand them.” – Temple Grandin New Materials Dynamic conditions demand flexible solutions and responsive materials. ARC explores new, sustainable infrastructure material strategies to respond to people, animals, and their shared environments. Yves LeBlanc Animals need several types of structures to ensure safe passage across roadways. Underpasses, like this example in Québec, are the more common type of crossing structure while overpasses are important habitat linkages in other locations. New Solutions ARC works to implement creative solutions for wildlife crossing infrastructure to benefit humans and animals. Our success depends on partners and projects across North America.Join us, and become part of the solution. What Is ARCHow can designsave wildlife andwild places? New ThinkingWhyare animalsdying onour roads? New MethodsWhat can transform a road into a place? New MaterialsCan exploringnew materialschange how weengineer ourhighways? New SolutionsWhat’s been doneabout roadkill,and why isn’t itenough? Who Is ARCTogether,we are workingto createsafe passages. Early spring 2013, a doe was hit and killed by a car, left on the side of the road. This doe had twin yearlings that stayed with the dead doe for 3-4 days. They would not leave her side and were potential victims. On the forth day the body was removed and the yearlings were left with the challenge to survive without the guidance of their mother. The saddest thing I ever witnessed from roadkill. Larry Nytz Bismarck, North Dakota Read Road Story

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ARC—Animal Road Crossings—is an interdisciplinary partnership working to facilitate new thinking, new methods, new materials and new solutions for wildlife crossing structures.

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