Fact Sheet on Senate Bill 22-151: Safe Crossings for Colorado Wildlife & Motorists | Center for Large Landscape Conservation, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Conservation Colorado, Wildlands Network, Denver Zoo, Colorado Wildlife Federation, National Parks Conservation Association, Summit County Safe Passages, Keep it Colorado, The Nature Conservancy, The Wilderness Society, Rocky Mountain Wild, Rising Routes, American Property Casualty Insurance Association, Rocky Mountain Insurance Association, American Automobile Association | U.S. Connectivity Policy & Law
| 2022 | Brief | An overview of Colorado's Senate Bill 22-151, which will create the Colorado Wildlife Safe Passages Fund to invest $5 million ... Read more > An overview of Colorado’s Senate Bill 22-151, which will create the Colorado Wildlife Safe Passages Fund to invest $5 million in measures to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and reconnect habitat fragmented by roads. This includes projects identified in Colorado Department of Transportation’s 10-year pipeline of 25 projects with wildlife infrastructure components, as well as projects identified by the Colorado Wildlife & Transportation Alliance, state agencies, and county or tribal governments. The fund would also provide a much-needed source of matching funds to leverage myriad federal grant opportunities available in the new infrastructure law. < Show less |
Ecological Connectivity Policy Compendium: U.S. Policies to Conserve Ecological Connectivity | Breuer A, Hance B, Callahan R, Ament R, Wurtzebach Z, Wearn A | U.S. Connectivity Policy & Law
| 2022 | Policy | This document is a compendium of key connectivity policies drawn from reviews previously published by the Center, as well as ... Read more > This document is a compendium of key connectivity policies drawn from reviews previously published by the Center, as well as more recent connectivity policies promulgated in the years 2020-2021. < Show less |
The President’s FY23 Budget Requests for Landscape Conservation and Habitat Connectivity | Blanchard, E, and Wearn, A | Policy & Law U.S. Connectivity
| 2022 | Brief | This memorandum identifies federal agency budget requests for Fiscal Year 2023 congressional appropriations for collaborative landscape conservation and habitat connectivity ... Read more > This memorandum identifies federal agency budget requests for Fiscal Year 2023 congressional appropriations for collaborative landscape conservation and habitat connectivity efforts. < Show less |
Habitat Connectivity and Migration Corridors in National Forest System Planning and Decisions | U.S. Forest Service | U.S. Connectivity Policy & Law
| 2022 | Policy | The ongoing U.S. Forest Service recognition of the importance of ecological connectivity and migration corridors is aligned with Biden-Harris administration ... Read more > The ongoing U.S. Forest Service recognition of the importance of ecological connectivity and migration corridors is aligned with Biden-Harris administration priorities, like the America the Beautiful Initiative and partnerships with States, Tribes, local communities, and willing private landowners to improve and enhance wildlife habitats, connectivity, migratory corridors, and biodiversity. Through this agency memo, National Forest System units and Regions are asked to consider the impacts of USFS actions on ecological connectivity and wildlife corridors and seek opportunities to enhance and integrate corridors/connectivity in national forest system management and collaborations. < Show less |
Best Practices Manual to Reduce Animal-Vehicle Collisions and Provide Habitat Connectivity for Wildlife | Huijser M, Fairbank E, Paul K | U.S. Connectivity
| 2022 | Report | The goal for this manual is to provide practical information for the implementation of mitigation measures that aim to: 1. ... Read more > The goal for this manual is to provide practical information for the implementation of mitigation measures that aim to: 1. Improve human safety through reducing collisions with large animals, including wild mammal species, feral species, and free-roaming livestock species, and 2. Improve or maintain habitat connectivity for terrestrial wildlife species through safe crossing opportunities. < Show less |
A Sagebrush Conservation Design to Proactively Restore America’s Sagebrush Biome | Doherty Kevin, Theobald David M., Bradford John B., Wiechman Lief A., Bedrosian Geoffrey, Boyd Chad S., Cahill Matthew, Coates Peter S., Creutzburg Megan K., Crist Michele R., Finn Sean P., Kumar Alexander V., Littlefield Caitlin E., Maestas Jeremy D., Prentice Karen L., Prochazka Brian G., Remington Thomas E., Sparklin William D., Tull John C., Wurtzebach Zachary, Zeller Katherine A. | Science & Research
| 2022 | Report | This report, released by federal agencies, introduces a spatially explicit model that assesses sagebrush ecological integrity to plan a strategic, ... Read more > This report, released by federal agencies, introduces a spatially explicit model that assesses sagebrush ecological integrity to plan a strategic, threat-based landscape conservation design. The report indicates a staggering 1.3 million acres of sagebrush rangeland are being lost annually. While climate change poses a threat, the diverse group of experts concluded that invasive grasses and wildfires significantly contributed to the loss of sagebrush rangeland. < Show less |
US – Canada Transboundary and Indigenous-led Conservation of Nature and Culture | Alaska Conservation Foundation, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Center for Large Landscape Conservation, Iisaak Olam, Nature Canada, The Nature Conservancy, Northern Latitudes Partnerships, Salazar Center for North American Conservation, The Wilderness Society, Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative | International Connectivity Community Resilience
| 2022 | Report | This publication contains priority recommendations for effectively and respectfully conserving the terrestrial boundary between the US and Canada based on ... Read more > This publication contains priority recommendations for effectively and respectfully conserving the terrestrial boundary between the US and Canada based on a series of four virtual Dialogue events held in 2021 with representatives from institutions and communities working near or across the boundary. The three transboundary conservation recommendations include: committing to a formal ethical agreement to transboundary conservation; empowering an equitable and sustainable standing advisory entity; and funding transboundary. < Show less |
Conserving an Intact and Enduring Appalachian Landscape | Lyons K, Center for Large Landscape Conservation, Appalachian Trail Conservancy | U.S. Connectivity Community Resilience
| 2022 | Report | This report contains the collaborative, strategic vision for safeguarding and conserving the Appalachian Landscape, a globally significant region that faces ... Read more > This report contains the collaborative, strategic vision for safeguarding and conserving the Appalachian Landscape, a globally significant region that faces pressing threats from climate change and increasing human development. As a result of a Climate Advisory Group (CAG) in 2021, conservation and environmental experts gathered to assess the Landscape’s current conservation status and establish realistic actions for expanding the region’s protections; building climate resilience; ensuring ecological integrity; and supporting affected communities—especially those communities economically dependent on the Landscape. < Show less |
Annual Report 2022 | Center for Large Landscape Conservation | Newsletters & Annual Reports
| 2022 | Report | Read about how, with your support, we are making a big impact on the well-being of wildlife and people worldwide ... Read more > Read about how, with your support, we are making a big impact on the well-being of wildlife and people worldwide through science, policy, network-building, and on-the-ground projects. < Show less |
Innovative Strategies to Reduce the Costs of Effective Wildlife Overpasses | Ament R, Clevenger A, Begin R, Callahan R, Camel-Means W et al. | Science & Research U.S. Connectivity
| 2021 | Report | Wildlife crossing structures have been shown to be one of the most effective means of reducing animal-vehicle collisions on highways. ... Read more > Wildlife crossing structures have been shown to be one of the most effective means of reducing animal-vehicle collisions on highways. Yet the widespread implementation of such structures, especially wildlife overpasses, has been hindered by their perceived and actual expense. This report compiles strategies and considerations for reducing costs during all stages of design and construction. < Show less |