East Bay Wildlife Connectivity Project
In 2018, with funding from the Altamont Landfill Open Space Committee and in partnership with the Road Ecology Center at UC Davis, the Alameda County Resource Conservation District began collecting data in order to plan for wildlife permeability through major transportation corridors in the greater Alameda County area. Wildlife not only become casualties while attempting to cross major roadways, but public safety is compromised as well. Rapid urban development and the building of major freeways results in habitat fragmentation and decreased genetic diversity within populations.
The collection of this data led to the submission and subsequent award of a grant from the Wildlife Conservation Board in 2023. The purpose of the 3.5-year grant is to identify 4 sites along I-580, I-680 and CA-84 where wildlife crossing structures could be successfully constructed and effective in enhancing regional wildlife connectivity. Over the course of the grant, 3 of these sites will go through the Caltrans processes and reach the ”65% design” phase which means the project is designed and permitted through the CEQA/NEPA process and is ready for right-of-way planning, utility reconfiguration, and construction.
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