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This is where I show the most recent images and talk about how they were made. The images typically relate to landscapes and wildlife, but I also blog about photos of highways and mitigation measures for wildlife or road ecology in general. Please contact me if you would like to use any of the images.
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Road ecology blog: Hydro-seeding to reduce erosion associated with highway widening, Hwy 331, Hwy 83 near Freeport, Florida, USA.
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Rocky Mountain birds: Trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator), Wyoming, USA.
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Restoration of Lands on the Gardiner Basin Winter Range, Yellowstone National Park, Montana, USA. The area was settled in the 1870s and converted from native vegetation to cropland and non-native grasslands. The area was acquired by the park in the 1930s. However, the habitat further degraded through the planting and seeding of non-native crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum) and other non-native invasive species. Restoration efforts were initiated in 2008. The efforts consist of 1. maximizing weed control using chemical, mechanical, and cultural techniques; 2. site preparation using a barley/winter wheat cover crop to hold and decompact soil, provide competition with weeds, stimulate soil biota, and increase soil organic material; 3. fencing to exclude ungulate use during site preparation through native seed planting/ germination/ establishment; and 4. drill seeding native seeds at a rate of 16-22 lbs per acre. Click here for further information.
The images below were made during a site visit by Dr. Débora C. Rother of the Departamento de Ecologia, UNESP - Rio Claro - SP Laboratório de Ecologia e Restauração Florestal, Esalq/USP - Piracicaba, Brazil.









Road ecology blog: Gap between right-of-way fence and wildlife fence to allow for easy access and maintenance in right-of-way, Hwy 331, Hwy 83 near Freeport, Florida, USA
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Some large format prints (limited edition) are now for sale at Freshwater Studio & Gallery in Missoula, Montana.
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Road ecology blog: Riprap at wildlife fence to reduce erosion at wildlife underpass, Hwy 331, Hwy 83 near Freeport, Florida, USA
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Road ecology blog: Sign, posted, no trespassing, at entrance and exit of wildlife underpass, Hwy 331, Hwy 83 near Freeport, Florida, USA.
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Montana wildlife: Bison (Bison bison) in dust baths, Montana, USA.
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Wildlife fence (smaller mesh size towards bottom) funnels wildlife towards wildlife underpass, Hwy 331, Hwy 83 near Freeport, Florida, USA. This is the second of the three underpasses in this road section. It is a bridge that is about 8 ft (2.4 m) high and 24 ft (7.3 m) wide. There are separate bridge structures for the two travel directions with a very large opening in the median.
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Image below: Tight connection (no gap) between last fence post and the wall of the underpass.

Images below: Wildlife fence funnels wildlife movements towards the crossing structure


Images below: there are two bridges -one for each travel direction - with a very large opening in the median that allows for light and moisture in the underpass.




Arrowleaf balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata), Montana, USA.

Road ecology blog: Wildlife fence (smaller mesh size towards bottom), Hwy 331, Hwy 83 near Freeport, Florida, USA
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Road ecology blog: Wildlife fence (smaller mesh size towards bottom) funnels wildlife towards wildlife underpass, Hwy 331, Hwy 83 near Freeport, Florida, USA.
This highway was recently upgraded from a 2-lane highway to a 4-lane highway. Part of the highway isolates Eglin Air Force Base Wildlife Management Area (west side of highway) and the private nature reserve Nokuse Plantation (east side of the highway). A 1.6 mile (2.6 km) long road section has wildlife fencing on both sides of the highway, and there are three wildlife underpasses within this fenced road section (completed in 2012).
Below are images of the most southern underpass; a 10 ft (3 m) box culvert. The wildlife fencing keeps medium and large mammals off the highway and it guides them to the safe crossing opportunity. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and black bear (Ursus americanus) are among the likely target species. Note that the wildlife fence has a very tight connection to the walls of the box culvert. This helps keep animals out of the fenced road corridor where they may be hit by vehicles. There is also a pond near the east side of the wildlife underpass. This can help attract wildlife to the area near the underpass and it may encourage them to explore and use the underpass.
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Images below: Tight connection (no gap) between last fence post and wall of the wildlife underpass, Hwy 331, Hwy 83 near Freeport, Florida, USA


Image below: Pond (water) near entrance of wildlife underpass, Hwy 331, Hwy 83 near Freeport, Florida, USA

Road ecology blog: Erosion control at stream at construction of new bridge in association with highway widening (4 lanes to 2 lanes), Hwy 331, Hwy 83 near Freeport, Florida, USA.
Note that the first erosion control fence near the top of the slope (black fence), is intended to slow down the initial erosion. However, it is only partially successful and it appears to concentrate water and erosion in some places. The runoff with water and sediments then continue downhill and end in an alluvial fan at the stream. The yellow silt and turbidity barrier is submerged - one section is even buried under the sediments - where the alluvial fan meets the stream. This indicates that the water and sediments running down the hill are too much for the yellow silt and turbidity barrier to handle; the runoff with sediments and potential pollutants still end up in the stream with pretty high velocity.
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Road ecology blog: Construction for highway widening (4 lanes to 2 lanes), Hwy 331, Hwy 83 near Freeport, Florida, USA.
The highway widening project includes a second bridge for the other travel direction across a stream.
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