We’re Working To Keep Moose Off Your Cars!

1. We’re Working To Keep Moose Off Your Cars! An Alaskan non-profit dedicated to making Alaska a better place for moose and people.

2. How Dangerous Are Alaska’s Roads? • Average of 660 collisions annually (heavy snow years triple) • The winter of 2003 experienced well over 1,000 collisions. • 376 moose vs. vehicle collisions in the Mat-Su alone.

3. What Are The Collision Trends? • 1977 – 2005 Statewide moose collisions by year.

4. What Are The Traffic Trends? • 1962 – 2005 Mat-Su to Anchorage commute.

5. Do You See A Trend? • Alaska is seeing traffic and collisions increase together. • Personal injury, property damage, the loss of the resource and state liability are all increasing with these trends. • 6 people have died from July to November, 2007 from moose collisions. • Something must be done to counter these collisions to increase safety.

6. What Are Other States Doing? • Montana - $398,259,000 from federal funds including 6 wildlife collision corridors. • Idaho - $158,062,000 from federal funds including 5 wildlife collision corridors. • Wyoming - $135,800,000 ($25,000,000 for one wildlife collision corridor). • Arizona – state of the art wildlife mitigation due to a $5,000,000 lawsuit which was recently confirmed in the state appellate court.

7. Strategic Highway Safety Plan Alaska statewide task force of state and federal agencies, businesses, organizations and non-profits all with a common goal of increasing highway safety.

8. Purpose And Goals Of The S.H.S.P. • The Federal Highway Administration requested each state’s individual strategy for their next generation of safe highways. • Goal to cut fatalities by 1/3 in 10 years. • Partners in moose mitigation effort: Dept. of Transportation, Dept. of Public Safety, AK State Troopers, Highway Safety Office, Alaska Moose Federation, Dept. of Fish & Game and Dept. of Natural Resources. • Approved by FHWA in September, 2007.

9. S.M.A.R.T. Program • The S.M.A.R.T. Program stands for the Statewide Moose Assistance Response Team. This program has been developed to educate and advocate for moose mitigation which does not have 1 silver bullet as a solution. • The S.M.A.R.T. Program combines different mitigation efforts to combat the growing trend of collisions.

10. HM.1 Get Moose Away From Roads By Managing Adjacent Habitat • Habitat enhancement through mechanized methods adjacent to collision corridors. • The AMF is first targeting the Wasilla to Willow corridor of the Parks Highway. Statewide efforts are soon to begin. • The AMF is targeting partnerships with contractors who own heavy equipment which can assist with winter programs.

11. Donated use Of Equipment Tyonek Native Corporation & Tyonek Contractors have donated the first D7 dozer through March, 2008.

12. Overgrown Browse Little Use For Moose Natural fire suppression causes habitat to grow out of the reach of moose thus forcing some of them to roads.

13. Mechanized Habitat Treatment Bulldozers throughout Alaska can assist in these programs to enhancement moose in proper areas.

14. Regenerated Moose Browse This newly created browse will benefit moose for decades.

15. HM.2 Get Moose Away From Roads By Managing Roadside Moose Browse • Northern climate is ideal for rapid growth. • Approximately 126 miles of known moose versus vehicle collision corridors. • Most expensive contracting for Alaska DOT Maintenance & Operations. • In an era of active natural fire suppression, moose can find some of their best browse from right-of-way clearing operations.

16. Moose Inside of Fenced Corridors. • City right-of-way hand clearing programs. • Community service, youth corps and volunteer efforts.

17. New Browse Attracts Moose * Right of ways need to be expanded. * We are working on performing right-of-way clearing in known collision areas.

18. HM.3 Provide Safer Wildlife Crossings Through Roadway Improvements • High volumes of vehicle traffic mixed with local and migrating moose are ideal locations for permanent crossing areas. • Alaska legislative leadership have asked Governor Palin to reinstate moose mitigation into the Dowling extension. • Minnesota extension is also being considered for new technology crossing.

19. Do Animals Use Wildlife Crossing Areas?

20. Traditional Wildlife Crossing Structures

21. Traditional Wildlife Crossing Structures

22. Glenn Highway Moose Mitigation1986 – Muldoon to Ft. Rich Gate MOOSE COLLISIONS Fencing End.

23. At Grade Wildlife Crosswalk. Arizona DOT initial application.

24. Wildlife Triggered Warning System.

25. ElectroMat Application. The crossing application can be moved if conditions change.

26. Electric Escape Gates.

27. ElectroBraid Fencing Effectiveness

28. HM.4 Create Winter Connectivity Snow Trails and Diversionary Tree Cutting

29. 2006 Colorado DOW Efforts

30. Past Alaskan Efforts 1989 Deep Snow Winter Mitigation Efforts. Creating snow trails in the back country will give moose the ability to live away from our roads and railroad tracks.

31. Current connectivity trail efforts. MOOSE MOOSE Over 100 miles of diversionary trails.

32. What happens if nothing is done? Moose will live on and around roads and tracks when there is no where else to go.

33. The Alaska Moose Federation is ready to go to work! We need to become proactive and not wait for “too many” collisions to act!

34. Who’s On Board With This Cause? 3rd Annual 1,000 person banquet in Wasilla, Alaska.

35. Does This Affect You? March, 2007 Mandy Kelly, 27 year old mother of 2, hits a moose in Wasilla.

36. This Affects Everyone On The Road! Alaska’s leadership knows exactly how dangerous our roads are. It is time for change!

37. Thank You For Your Time! We hope you join this worthy cause that everyone with a steering wheel can agree on!

38. What The AMF Has • We have one D7 dozer for habitat work. • We have two Snow Cats for creating trails. • State HSO Grant of $10,000 for fuel. • We have a great cause that helps everyone. What The AMF Needs • We need additional donated dozer time, fuel, equipment hauling and equipment maintenance. • We need donated funds for operators, insurance, overhead, office expenses and expendables. • We need partners in the AMF’s moose mitigation programs to help fulfill this effort.