Planning for Environmentally-Sensitive Highway Projects (EcoHWYS)

Photographer: Sandra Jacobson, USFS	Habitat fragmentation on the Ocala National Forest with State Route 40. The Ocala NF is one of the last contiguous blocks of sage scrub habitat in the world, with incredible biodiversity.	NEW COURSE OFFERING! Hosted in collaboration with the USDI Fish & Wildlife Service, National Conservation Training Center, State Departments of Transportation, State Departments of Natural Resources, and universities
2009 Cancelled due to low registration "Request" in AgLearn for 2010	Photo courtesy Sandra Jacobson USFS	This black bear was killled on State Route 40 on the Ocala National Forest at the location of a planned wildlife underpass. The IAWH course helped Forest Service, Florida DOT and consultants to collaboratively plan effective mitigation for black bears and other wildlife.
Photographer: Dave Romero, USFS	Traffic volume is increasing on highways on and off public lands. For these bighorns on the Bitterroot National Forest, even a modest increase in the traffic volume will impact their movement and increase the chance of vehicle collisions. The IAWH course helps students to recognize imminent impacts and investigate appropriate actions.

Objectives & Description:

Upon completion of this course, you will...

• streamline and improve delivery of an environmentally-sensitive highway project using the context-sensitive planning approach in an interdisciplinary and interagency planning team.

Instructors are an interdisciplinary team (transportation ecology specialists: wildlife biologists, engineers, hydrologists, soil scientists, botanists, and recreation planners). Target audience: Course structure might allow some disciplines to participate for less than the entire week.

Target Audience:
Interagency, interdisciplinary team and line officers working together on a multi-year project including highway project planning. Topics include agency differences in NEPA, time lines, funding mechanisms and policy.


Tuition: Varies per location (does NOT include travel, lodging and meals).
Includes:

• Instruction
• Materials
  
  

Dates:	Location:	Facilities:	Registration Status:
2010	TBA	TBA	Open

Registration:
Log into the DOI LEARN system as a "guest": http://doilearn.doi.gov/coursecatalog

Search the Public Catalog for keyword: (to be provided)

Payment: After registering online, call the FWS National Conservation Training Center at 304-876-7692 providing credit card information for tuition payment. Otherwise your registration will not be processed. Contact Glenn_Gravatt for assistance.

Vendors: USDA Forest Service and USDI Fish & Wildlife Service, NCTC. UC Berkeley is a partner with the Truckee CA workshop.


AgLearn Keywords: 2600, highway, transportation, wildlife.


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Dropping from the Workshop: Tuition is low for this workshop consequently there is not much leeway on letting people drop. If you are registered, check with us first, just in case we have a waiting list. If there is not a waiting list, you will need to find a substitute or pay fixed costs. The budget has been set and spent based on current confirmation. Thank you for your understanding and consideration.

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Contact:

Glenn Gravatt, Technical Training Manager, NCTC Conservation Land Management Branch
Glenn_Gravatt@fws.gov
304-876-7456


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