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Learn more about the organizations (DOT, MPO, or other) implementing the Eco-Logical approach to improve delivery and environmental outcomes for their programs.

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Signatory Agencies

The Eco-Logical Signatory Agencies developed and signed Eco-Logical: An Ecosystem Approach to Developing Infrastructure Projects in 2006. The eight agencies are: the Bureau of Land Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Park Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Forest Service. This page contains select resources and agency updates shared by the Signatory Agencies.

Washington DOT - Ensuring safe passage for people and wildlife on I-90 just east of Snoqualmie Pass

Oregon State University - Using the Eco-Logical Approach to Develop and Implement Conservation and Mitigation Priorities for Oregon

Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments - Developing a REF for the Monterey Bay Area Regional Mitigation Plan

Caltrans - Applying Lessons Learned from the Highway 89 Stewardship Team

Southern California Association of Governments - Creating a Regional Open Space Database

Idaho Transportation Department - Coordinating Transportation Planning and Wildlife Management

Envision Utah - Blueprint Jordan River, A Lake-to-Lake Vision

Arizona DOT - Initial efforts to identify potential linkage zones important to Arizona’s wildlife and natural ecosystems

Montana DOT - Integrated Transportation and Ecological Enhancements for Montana (ITEEM)

Colorado DOT - Developing a Regional Ecosystem Framework for Terrestrial and Aquatic Resources along the I-70 Corridor: An Eco-Logical Field Test

Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments - Establishing an Integrated Regional Mitigation Plan

North Central Texas Council of Governments - Applying a REF and Implementing Mitigation as Part of a Regional Shared Mitigation Program

Capital Area Council of Governments - Central Texas Greenprint for Growth: A Tool for Balancing Sustainable Conservation Goals with the Infrastructure Needs of Our Rapidly Urbanizing Region

Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments - Developing a Regional Decision Support System for the Houston-Galveston Region

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6 - A Regional Ecological Assessment Protocol (REAP) for the South Central United States

Mid-America Regional Council - An Eco-Logical Approach to Transportation Planning in the Kansas City Region

Missouri DOT - Scoping Natural Heritage Review Website Updates

Tri-County Regional Planning Commission - Regional Transportation, Ecosystem, and Land-Use Integration Plan

Chicago DOT - Sustainable Infrastructure Standards for Urban Ecology

Ohio Kentucky Indiana Regional Council of Governments - Coordinating State Natural Heritage Database Data

Atlanta Regional Commission - Developing a Regional Ecosystem Framework (REF) for the Proctor Creek Environmental District

Land-of-Sky Regional Council - Linking Lands and Communities in the Land-of-Sky Region of Western North Carolina

WVDOT and West Virginia University Research Collaborative – Testing the Eco-Logical Approach on Coalfields Expressway and King Coal Highway

Florida DOT - Efficient Transportation Decision Making Process (ETDM)

Charlottesville-Albermarle MPO - Testing Application of an Existing REF in Transportation Projects and Conservation Prioritization

Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC) - Integrating Green Infrastructure and Transportation Planning

North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Integration of North Carolina’s Conservation and Transportation Planning

Maryland SHA - Interactive mapping tool to characterize and prioritize natural resource management opportunities using a watershed approach in Maryland

Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation - Providing Opportunities for Highway Programs to Remediate Natural Resource Concerns in New York

Vermont DOT - Staying Connected Initiative (SCI) seeks to conserve, restore, and enhance landscape connectivity across the Northern Appalachian/Acadian region

Maine DOT - Applying a REF to Categorical Exclusion Projects

Massachusetts DOT - Project Development and Design Guide

New Hampshire Audubon - Creating Tools to Support Integrated Transportation and Resource Planning in New Hampshire

New Hampshire DOT - Implementing a Pilot Project with the New Hampshire Natural Heritage Bureau to Assess Impacts on Wetlands by Roadway Projects

Michigan DOT - Implementing an Eco-Logical Approach in the I-75 Corridor in Southeast Michigan