To what extent does small terrestrial wildlife use crossing structures? TRB will host a webinar on Thursday, August 12, 2021 from 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern that will identify how small mammals, reptiles, and amphibians use road passages and barriers. Presenters will provide case studies and lessons learned in North America. They will also discuss other considerations that need to be accounted for with practical implementation of road barriers and passages.

This webinar features research from an NCHRP project, Road Passages for Small Terrestrial Wildlife: Summary and Repository of Design Examples. For more resources on the topic, see TRB’s blog post Protecting Wildlife Habitat is a Robust Slice of Transportation Planning.

Some registrants will need to pay $95 to attend this webinar. Sign into MyTRB.org to view registration information.

Webinar agenda and presenters

1. Survey results from transportation agencies and gaps in research: Marcel Huijser, Montana State University
2. Case study: Reptile use of crossing structures: Kari Gunson, Eco-Kare Inernational
3. Case study: Cheryl Brehme, United States Geological Survey
4. Question and answer session: Kris Gade, Arizona DOT

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Identify successful implementations of road passages and barriers to prevent impeding wildlife.

Professional Development Hour Information

Professional engineers (PEs) who register and attend the entire webinar as an individual will be awarded 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs). TRB’s webinar program awards PDH credits only to the registered individual, and not to other members of a group that view the webinar together. To be eligible for the credits, individuals must remain signed in for the entire webinar, including for any question and answer session following the presentations.

Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.

TRB will report credits earned to the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C., 20005.

Pre-registration is required. Once the webinar starts, you will be unable to register. Individuals that are registered for a webinar but do not receive their confirmation emails due to their organization’s internal firewalls should contact the TRB Helpdesk for assistance in signing in.

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Registration questions? Contact Elaine Ferrell.