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2017 ASLA Professional Awards

September 5, 2017

ARC has received an Honor Award in the Communications category of the 2017 ASLA Professional Design Awards. This award recognizes achievements in communicating landscape architecture works, techniques, technologies, history, or theory, and the lesson value to an intended audience. Awards will be presented at the ASLA Annual Meeting and Expo in Los Angeles on October 23, 2017.

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Green Infrastructure Toolkit

LA Times: This architect is trying to save cougars from becoming roadkill on California freeways

Connected Conservation Webinar: Improving Roads for People and Wildlife

United States Forest Service Reports Outline Benefits of Wildlife Crossings and Offer Guidance on Effective Design

Highway Crossing Structures for Wildlife: Opportunities for Improving Driver and Animal Safety

Innovative Strategies to Reduce the Cost of Effective Wildlife Overpasses

Bloomberg CityLab: A Covid-Era Lesson on Making Roads Safer For Wildlife

New York Times: How Do Animals Safely Cross a Highway? Take a Look.

Wildlife Crossings Communications Toolkit

January 28, 2021

Wildlife Crossing Success Stories

December 30, 2020

National Wildlife Federation Unveils New Look at Landmark California Wildlife Crossing

October 21, 2020

Urban Wildlife Week – Wildlife Crossing Wednesday (October 21st, 2020)

October 19, 2020

Innovative Strategies to Reduce the Cost of Wildlife Overpasses

October 24, 2019

Highway Crossing Structures For Wildlife: Benefits of a National Commitment to Increase Driver and Animal Safety

October 24, 2019

Nevada Wild – Wildlife Safety Crossings

September 19, 2019

How wildlife bridges over highways make animals—and people—safer

NDOT/NDOW Mark Milestone in Roadway Animal Crossing Safety Efforts

Life in the Crossroads: A New Age for Highway Wildlife Crossings

Animals are using Colorado’s wildlife crossings, reducing collisions, CDOT says

Plans for new TCH overpass in the works

February 13, 2018

Animals are using Colorado’s wildlife crossings, reducing collisions, CDOT says

February 13, 2018

In Banff, design helps critters safely cross the highway

January 22, 2018

As Banff’s famed wildlife overpasses turn 20, the world looks to Canada for conservation inspiration

December 4, 2017

Around the Bend: Trans-Canada mountainous route can be death-defying, but hope lies ahead

December 1, 2017

2017 ASLA Professional Awards

September 5, 2017

ARC Solutions Mid-Year Highpoints 2017

Wildlife crossings stop roadkill. Why aren’t there more?

Wildlife Crossings Get a Whole New Look

New map reveals shattering effect of roads on nature

ARC Solutions Highpoints 2016

January 17, 2017

Eco-Link@BKE: Safe passage for creatures over busy highway

November 22, 2016

Updates from Montana

November 8, 2016

The Funders Helping Wildlife Find Safe Passage Across Highways

October 27, 2016

See the Latest Way Colorado Is Trying to Prevent You From Being Killed by Wildlife

October 24, 2016

British Columbia: Province urged to do more to prevent deer-vehicle collisions

October 15, 2016

First wildlife overpass opens on Highway 9

October 8, 2016

County moves on wildlife crossing plan

October 6, 2016

Reducing wildlife-vehicle accidents needs to become a priority in Montana

October 2, 2016

The world’s fastest animal is in a race for survival in Iran

September 29, 2016

Support Montanans for Safe Wildlife Passage

September 28, 2016

Hong Kong roadkill count launched to reduce wildlife deaths on roads

September 25, 2016

Montana No. 2 in nation for wildlife vs. car collisions

September 21, 2016

Wildlife vs. Vehicle Costs Top $225 Million Annually in California

September 20, 2016

NATURE WISE: Road kill takes a terrible toll on wildlife

September 20, 2016

What the Untimely Death of the “Mayor of Moss Landing” Can Teach Us All

September 19, 2016

Ecological Bridge in Northern Israel Is Big Hit With Foxes, Jackals and Boars

September 6, 2016

Walk on the wild side: the multimillion-dollar freeway crossing aiming to give California’s cougars the space they need

September 4, 2016

A story of survival: Book details L.A. mountain lions’ urban plight

August 26, 2016

Wildlife mowed down more than ever before

August 24, 2016

Turkey’s first highway wildlife crossing nears completion

August 20, 2016

Group calls on UDOT to put up wildlife fencing along I-80 in Summit County

August 17, 2016

California Researchers Keep Animals and People Safe On the Highway

August 12, 2016

Dedicated Wildlife Culvert Installed On Heart Lake Road

Grizzly bears killed by vehicle collision in Wyoming exceeds officials’ estimates

Best practices: What is the best approach to determine wildlife crossing locations?

Why did the Mammal Cross the Road?

Colorado’s First Wildlife Bridge

In Europe you can’t get very far from roads – and neither can wildlife

SUV Sends Moose Flying Over Colorado Highway

Matched underpasses offer insight into deer movement

Matched underpasses offer insight into deer movement

Overpasses and underpasses for migrating animals may reduce collisions with automobiles

How do the animals cross the road in Banff National Park?

Interdisciplinary Partnerships Help to Connect Ecosystems and Improve Roadway Safety for Wildlife and the Traveling Public

Five conservationists begin 20,000km journey to create awareness on wildlife road kills

February 8, 2016

Road Runner: North Oracle Road project almost done

February 7, 2016

Create natural cross roads for wildlife: Animal activists

February 7, 2016

U.S.: Critter Crossings Can Save Human Lives

February 4, 2016

Cameras Show New Highway 9 Wildlife Overpass Is An Early Success

January 28, 2016

Caltrans Holds Public Hearing on Liberty Canyon Wildlife Crossing

January 28, 2016

Reduce the risk of wildlife collisions: OPP

January 25, 2016

Plans progress for Liberty Canyon wildlife crossing

January 21, 2016

New FGCU road most likely won’t include wildlife underpass for tortoise habitat

January 19, 2016

Mountain Lions of L.A.

January 17, 2016

Freight Train Collision Kills 23 Elk in Montana

January 14, 2016

Bighorn battles Canmore

December 31, 2015

Nevada to spend $14 million to put deer crossings across Interstate 80

December 27, 2015

Safe but unsound

December 3, 2015

Wildlife crossings pave the way for biodiversity in Sonoran Desert

October 21, 2015

ARC Solutions Wins 2015 FHWA Award for Excellence in Environmental Leadership: Award Recognizes ARC’s Work to Promote Wildlife Crossing Structures and Re-Connect Landscapes in North America

Wildlife Crossings: The New Norm for Transportation Planning

Putting the Crosshairs on Deadly Crossings

Study to Shed Light on Wildlife Corridors

February 5, 2015

Wildlife Crossings are Win Win. The question is When When?

November 22, 2014

Our Highways’ Toll on Wildlife

October 23, 2014

Parks to chair Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy; Goal is to promote 101 wildlife corridor

February 20, 2014

Better Road-Stream Crossing Designs Can Help Prevent Road Wash-outs and Help Fish

February 19, 2014

Banff bears use Trans-Canada wildlife crossings to find mates; wildlife crossings can cost up to $4M each, but benefit bear populations

February 18, 2014

Canadian ecoducts in Banff provide Dutch example: The bear’s bridge

October 19, 2013

Bear hair study in Banff proves animal highway crossings work

August 11, 2013

Safe passage for motorists, wildlife at heart of DOT project

Community mulls wildlife crossing: Group to study issue, look for solutions

Mongolian officials look to western Montana wildlife crossings as model

To build or not to build a road: How do we honor the landscape?

Motorists reminded to use caution as wildlife migration season begins

2012 Exemplary Ecosystem Initiatives (EEI) Award: Maryland: Intercounty Connector Project Wildlife Passage

2012 Exemplary Ecosystem Initiatives (EEI) Award: Oregon: Wildlife Passage Undercrossing Structures (US 97: Lava Butte – South Century Drive Project)

New scholarship asks students to design first wildlife crossing east of Snoqualmie Pass

February 6, 2013

Why did the moose cross the road? Saskatchewan study begins this month

February 4, 2013

Alberta considers underpass to protect wildlife in Crowsnest Pass: Alberta Transportation looking at plan for underpass on Highway 3

January 24, 2013

Surviving a Deer-Car Collision at 75 Miles Per Hour…And Preventing the Next One

January 1, 2013

January 1, 2013

Trapping and tagging: Data helps biologists understand deer migration

December 26, 2012

Animal Overpass Helps Pronghorn Survive A Dangerous Migration

December 4, 2012

Drivers who hit wildlife encouraged to report accidents online

November 27, 2012

Rise in deer-car collisions concerns Idaho officials

November 26, 2012

Wayne National Forest Protects Wildlife Impacted By Nelsonville Bypass

November 19, 2012

Montana in top 10 for deer-vehicle collisions

November 19, 2012

Wildlife corridor at 2,500-acre, $10.5 million mark

November 14, 2012

Fatal deer-car collision highlights need to address wildlife on PA highways

November 12, 2012

Wildlife crossings reduce costs, improve public safety, report says

November 6, 2012

Study shows wildlife underpass in Dead Man’s Flats saves cash and lives

November 5, 2012

Daylight Saving Time means more wildlife collisions

November 3, 2012

Wildlife Protection – Nowhere to Roam

November 2, 2012

ITD looking at wildlife conflicts on highway; Agency considering changes in nighttime speed limit

November 2, 2012

Deer Crossing Signs Intended for People, Not Wildlife

November 1, 2012

Safety Crossings: 2.4 million vehicle-deer collisions, One vehicle-deer collision every 26 seconds

October 31, 2012

Oh deer, it’s that dangerous time of year

October 31, 2012

Study launched to determine effects of wildlife warning reflectors on wildlife-vehicle collisions

October 30, 2012

Drivers urged to use caution during wildlife migration

October 27, 2012

How to Avoid Deer-Vehicle Collisions: Collisions with deer can cause thousands of dollars worth of damage and can even be deadly

October 26, 2012

Watch out for wildlife on the road! October and November peak months for incidents

October 26, 2012

Wildlife crossings in Bitterroot pose danger to drivers

October 25, 2012

Wildlife activity increases during the fall season resulting in more crashes

October 24, 2012

Watch for wildlife migrating near roadways

October 24, 2012

Car and Deer Collisions Cause 200 Deaths, Cost $4 Billion a Year

October 24, 2012

Wildlife Crossing Structures: An Innovative Global Conservation Strategy

October 23, 2012

Indian Environment Ministry in PPP mode to raise jumbo corridors

October 22, 2012

Landscape connectivity: corridors and more, in Issues in Ecology #16

October 19, 2012

Taking the Low Road

October 19, 2012

Look Out for Deer: Traffic Collisions Increase During Fall

October 18, 2012

200 dead, 10,000 injured from deer a year

October 18, 2012

Wildlife-vehicle collisions on Colorado roads decreasing

October 18, 2012

Fastest US land animal, the pronghorn, gets help crossing Wyoming highway

October 18, 2012

Safe Passage for Pronghorns

October 17, 2012

Crossings saving deer lives: Junction crossings are proving successful

October 16, 2012

Creating a safer highway

October 15, 2012

Wyoming: Where The Deer And The Antelope Play In An Overpass (At Last)

October 15, 2012

Elusive lynx killed by motorist on Highway 93 South

October 15, 2012

USU says hundreds of deer using Sardine Canyon safety crossing

October 15, 2012

Fewer deer killed due to crossing structures, DWR says

October 12, 2012

Train kills two young grizzly bears in Banff National Park

October 9, 2012

Cassowary crossing a rural road leads to seven in hospital and two wrecked cars

October 4, 2012

OPP superintendent warns motorists to be on the lookout for wildlife this fall

October 3, 2012

Memorial to Ted Smith, ARC Partner

October 3, 2012

Watch out for wildlife, cops urge motorists

October 2, 2012

Deer Collision Season Opens: Drivers Beware! Mild winter, growing wildlife population increase the likelihood of accidents, experts say

September 28, 2012

Don’t “Fall” Victim to Wildlife Collisions this Season: CAA North & East Ontario Urges Drivers to Exercise Caution this Autumn

September 19, 2012

Wombats killed on urban roads

September 19, 2012

Give Wildlife A “Brake”

September 12, 2012

Emu underpass plan to save threatened Australian bird

September 5, 2012

Underpasses for emus proposed for Australia’s Pacific Highway

September 5, 2012

Saving Banff’s grizzlies: Five-year action plan to reduce human-wildlife conflict,Parks Canada, CP rail, researchers part of plan

September 2, 2012

Researchers study Montana wildlife crossings for use on Chinese roads

August 29, 2012

National parks scramble to address spike in human-caused wildlife deaths

August 25, 2012

ARC Solutions Highpoints

August 23, 2012

Colorado: Highway lynx crossings documented; Study tracks north-south movement with more than 10 years of data

August 21, 2012

Saving Wildlife on U.S. Roads, Volunteers help decipher how motorways affect animals

August 21, 2012

Underpass given go ahead: County and city say they support the idea, hesitant about trailhead location

August 14, 2012

Letter to the Editor: Delay of wildlife crossing signs questioned

Wildlife pose a threat to drivers on roads, SGI reminds drivers to be vigilant

King of the road: Avoiding a collision with wildlife

Wildlife officials caution: ‘Turtle Crossing’ this summer

Saskatchewan nervous over moose numbers, RCMP Const. killed after collision

When it comes to crossing the road, wildlife can see … Light at the end of the tunnel

ADOT tackling elk crossings, July 20, 2012,

Underpass for wild animals

Malaysia animal rights community praises underpass for wild animals

Gazette opinion: New law watches out for wildlife-motorist safety

Cost estimates balloon for Oro Valley wildlife crossings

De Anza Students Help Coyotes Cross the Road

More fences likely to protect wildlife from roadways

Group seeks citizen reports on wildlife

Elephant tunnels, possum bridges

Trans Mountain plan gets more scrutiny

Obama Set to Sign Transportation Bill Today: Legislation Would Keep Motorists, Wildlife Safe, Give States and Federal Agencies Necessary Authority to Prevent Auto and Animal Collisions

Study finds culverts, other changes aid wildlife crossing Highway 23

Animals Get Their Own Highway Underpass; Underpass On US 550 Near Ridgway

Critter Collision Bill Would Reduce Deadly Wildlife-Motorist Incidents

U.S. Congress Acts to Keep Motorists, Wildlife Safe: Legislation will give states and federal agencies necessary authority to prevent auto & animal collisions

I-80 wildlife overpass construction begins

Wildlife’s use of Highway 93 overpasses gets passed to the next generation

Wildlife crossings study may help reduce accidents

Mule Deer Foundation Wildlife Crossing Research

Expect traffic delays as WYDOT works on wildlife overpass arches

National Parks Group Honors Governor Gregoire at Annual Western Governors Meeting: Award Honors Governor’s Dedication to Enhancing Wildlife Corridors

Critter crossings are a regular part of roadbuilding projects

Driving with wildlife in mind

Idaho 21 wildlife underpass apparently works

Nordland train route fatal for wildlife

Tunnel, fence near Shingle Springs to help critters cross Hwy. 50 safely

Mild winter leads to more car-animal collisions

What moose? Woman can’t recall dramatic collision; She can’t remember accident or the drive to Gander, says badly injured mother

Black bear cub killed by train near Canmore; Wildlife officials fear for mother and second cub

Two moose killed on tracks

Wildlife overpasses eyed to improve safety on Hwy. 9; Stretch of road north of Silverthorne has been a trouble spot

Lynx image captures world’s imagination

Moose-vehicle collisions in Newfoundland at issue as computerized animal detection systems fail

A Zest for Bridges: 2012 Award of Excellence Winner Theodore Zoli

The missing lynx: Rare photo of cool cat crossing highway overpass

Rare photo of lynx using Banff highway overpass delights wildlife experts ‘It was like he was posing for us’

I-90 wins in tough legislative session

Ontario builds first bridge for animals near Sudbury

Mobilizing to save moose: Signs, speed limit, trimming willows all raised as ways to keep motorists from hitting wildlife on Hwy 390

February 22, 2012

Bucket Brigade Gives a Lift So Salamanders Can Live to Mate

February 21, 2012

The Case for an I-70 Wildlife Bridge

January 6, 2012

Deer-car collisions increase this time of year

November 1, 2011

Theodore Zoli, Genius Bridge Engineer

New Wildlife Crossing Structures

Helping moose across the highway

January 29, 2011

TheCityFix Picks, January 28

January 28, 2011

Across the Great Divide / A Safe Passage

January 28, 2011

WILDLIFE: Pragmatic, cost-effective design wins crossing competition

January 27, 2011

Heard on the Hill: Governing Like the Wolf

January 26, 2011

Michael Van Valkenburgh Wins Vail Overpass Competition, Colorado’s Deer Send Thanks

January 26, 2011

How Not to Hit a Deer: Give ‘Em a Road Crossing That Looks Like Home

January 26, 2011

A Simple Concrete Bridge That Could Save America’s Wildlife

January 25, 2011

Colo. wildlife crossing design selected

January 24, 2011

N.Y. firm wins contest for I-70 animal crossing

January 24, 2011

Banff wildlife could benefit from new crossings

January 24, 2011

Wildlife bridge contest: Winning West Vail Pass entry “elegant” yet practical

January 24, 2011

Tree-covered Wildlife Crossing Proposed Near Vail

January 24, 2011

For Wildlife, a Safe Highway Crossing

January 24, 2011

Colo. wildlife crossing design selected

January 24, 2011

Tree-covered wildlife crossing proposed near Vail

January 24, 2011

Design selected for I-70 wildlife crossing near Vail

January 24, 2011

Design picked for Vail Pass overpass

January 23, 2011

Design Picked for Wildlife Crossing

January 23, 2011

Building a Better Crosswalk – for Moose, Bear and Elk

January 20, 2011

Design Competition Seeks to Make Wildlife Crossings Safer

January 16, 2011

New survey looks at wildlife and highway crossings

January 11, 2011

Helping Bambi cross the road

January 11, 2011

Wildlife Safety near Superhighways is Focus of Unique International Design Competition

January 10, 2011

USU Ecologist Leading Efforts to Stop Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions

September 2, 2010