Paving the way for similar projects across Colorado By: Paige Singer, Rocky Mountain Wild’s Conservation Biologist/GIS Specialist State Highway 9 was always an important roadway for my family – we lived in rural Craig – as we sought recr...
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Wildlife crossings could be coming to Colorado mountain highways
By: Evan Kruegel, KDVR Fox NewsMarch 3, 2019 VAIL, Colo. — Plans to construct wildlife over- and underpasses along a large section of Interstate 70 are gaining traction in Colorado’s high country. The goal is to make one of the state’s most d...
Wildlife crossings planned for I-25 widening to improve animal and driver safety
By: Liz Forester, The Gazette December 29, 2018 As drivers eagerly await the lane expansion in the “Gap” on Interstate 25, so, too, might local and migrating wildlife searching for a safe crossing amid high-speed traffic. “As we create barriers to wildli...
17 Point Pledge for 2017
By: Tehri Parker, Executive Director In 2017 we will work tirelessly to protect the biodiversity of the mountains, plains, and deserts that make up the Southern Rockies Eco-region. Understanding that our planet is on the verge of the sixth mass extinction we ...