Presentation:

Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity

Speakers:

Glen Kalisz, WSDOT Habitat Connectivity Support Structures

Nate Daniel, Great Peninsula Conservancy

While roads are so ubiquitous they’re practically invisible to us, wild animals experience them as entirely alien forces of death and disruption. We share the Kitsap peninsula with abundant wildlife, from amphibians and fish to bears and everything in between. But with our rapidly expanding infrastructure, shopping centers, housing developments, and even recreational trails, we are fragmenting their habitat to the point of daily collisions and imminent destruction. Join our discussion about harmonious solutions.

Poster: Wildlife Corridors flyer Download, print and share

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Learn More:

BOOKS

• Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet | Ben Goldfarb (Amazon, local bookstores and library)

 

ARTICLES

• Wildlife Corridors 101: Everything You Need to Know
• Reducing the Risk of Wildlife Collisions – WSDOT

 

INTERACTIVE MAPS:

• Wildfish Conservancy
• Fish Passage Barriers – WSDOT
• Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park – Habitat Fragmentation

 

VIDEOS & PODCASTS

• Restoring Fish Passages – WSDOT
• P22 and the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing 

“P22” the Puma who inspired this wildlife crossing is pictured below.