I would definitely agree with contacting State DOT's and counties too - especially if they are progressive and have a developed system when it comes this type of thing. I live in Boulder, CO and there are a whole bunch of wildlife crossings all over the county.
I would definitely recommend a call as opposed to an email. Emails tend to get lost in the system. And, agency people alway like a friendly call for advice. They get plenty of calls from people complaining. Trust me, I worked for the Forest Service for 9 years... Thank You, Matt Neidenberg www.greener50.com co-founder | executive | visionary -Growning Our Ecoconomy through Community Please think twice before printing this email... greener50 thanks you and trees from across the world thank you. On Mar 12, 2013, at 1:22 PM, Amber Law <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Brett, > > Have you contacted the New Hampshire DOT? I work for the Colorado DOT and I > know we keep road kill reports and put in a lot of wildlife crossings. I > am sure the New Hampshire DOT has many years of good information. They > probably have some good ideas on what signage works best in your area and > can point you in the right direction as far as studies. > > Good luck! > > > Amber Law > > *Hydrologic Resource Specialist* > > State of Colorado, Department of Transportation > > 4201 East Arkansas Avenue, Shumate Bldg > > Denver, Colorado 80222 > > Office: 303-757-9814 > > On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 10:25 AM, Martin Meiss <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, Brett, >> >> Unfortunately, I can't help you with sign design, but it would be >> neat if you got a couple of seasons of road-kill data before you put the >> signs up. That way you could conduct a before-and-after study and see if >> the signs actually do any good, or with enough time and data, you could >> find out if certain sign designs are more effective at preventing road kill >> than others. >> >> Martin M. Meiss >> >> 2013/3/12 Brett Amy Thelen <[email protected]> >> >>> Hello ECOLOGers -- >>> >>> I work for a land trust and conservation education in southwest New >>> Hampshire, and we have gotten the go-ahead to place wildlife crossing >> signs >>> on certain sections of road that bisect a large corridor of our conserved >>> land. We're hoping to conduct baseline road mortality studies on these >>> roads in the summer and fall, to supplement our anecdotal observations of >>> wildlife crossings and roadkill at these sites and to inform sign >> placement. >>> >>> In the meantime, we're looking for guidance on effective sign design >>> (wording, imagery, size, shape, etc.) I've done a fair bit of reading on >>> crossing structures, but haven't yet comes across much on signage. Can >>> anyone point me to studies or "best practices" documents related to >>> wildlife crossing signs? >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Brett Amy Thelen >>> Program Director, Ashuelot Valley Environmental Observatory >>> Harris Center for Conservation Education >>> 83 King's Highway >>> Hancock, NH 03449 >>> [email protected] > > > > -- > If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be > happy, practice compassion. > > The Dalai Lama (1935 - )
