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原文传递 I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East Wildlife Monitoring Plan.

题名：	I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East Wildlife Monitoring Plan.
关键词：	Highways-; Barriers-; *Wildlife-management.;Geographic-information-systems; Deer-; Washington-; Bridges-; Culverts-.
摘要：	The Snoqualmie Pass East Project is located along a 15-mile stretch of Interstate 90 that passes through the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. The project corridor has been identified as a critical connectivity zone for Pacific Northwest wildlife populations linking natural habitats both to the north and south of the project area. The Washington State Department of Transportation will help alleviate the effects of increased traffic volume, a wider highway and increased traffic speed by enhancing ecological connectivity at 14 Connectivity Emphasis Areas (CEA) throughout the project area for multiple species and ecological processes over time. The purpose of this monitoring plan is to guide the design and implementation of pre- and post-construction monitoring of ecological connectivity for wildlife. The monitoring plan provides a tiered approach to meet the requirements of both CEAspecific monitoring as well as the projects broad, landscape-based ecological objectives. Tier 1 will evaluate basic transportation management questions regarding the performance of crossing structures and fencing. Tier 2 will build on the results of Tier 1 to address more complex questions about the effects of the project and adjacent land use and management on wildlife populations. Focal species are used based on the assumption that they will provide an indication of the generalized response to a given stimulus by a larger assemblage of species. CEA specific and broader, project-wide monitoring will occur before construction begins in order to identify baseline conditions, as well as during and after construction, to analyze change. Close coordination between monitoring and managers will allow for adaptive changes to project design plans that reflect the most current results of wildlife monitoring. The project relies heavily on interagency collaboration and common understanding among stakeholder groups. Implementing the multi-scale, multi-staged, wildlife monitoring plan will also require a coordinated approach. The plan highlights the funding and partnership opportunities that will ultimately enable its goals to be realized. It includes guidance on engaging transportation professionals, academics, non-profit organizations, and others on the compilation and dissemination of the projects wildlife monitoring information to inform highway projects elsewhere.
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