


Summit

The Montana Wildlife & Transportation Summit (Summit) was held on December 4 and 5, 2018 at Carroll College in Helena, Montana. It was co-convened by the Montana Governor's office, Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP), Western Transportation Institute (WTI), and Montanans for Safe Wildlife Passage (MSWP). The purpose of the Summit was to bring stakeholders together to strengthen working relationships, share information, and develop strategies to plan and implement wildlife accommodations; reduce animal-vehicle collisions; and protect wildlife and their movement across state highways. The emphasis of this first meeting was to build common ground among MDT, FWP, and the NGOs around wildlife and transportation issues in order to enable a more robust engagement of additional interested stakeholders in the future.
This Summit served as the initial meeting to explore the complex issue of wildlife and transportation conflict. It was intended to set the stage for future engagement with a broad array of interested partners, stakeholders and the general public. More than 160 people attended the Summit, including leadership, upper management, and staff from state and federal agencies, tribal nations, non-governmental organizations, and local government.
Montana Wildlife and Transportation Summit Final Report
Committees, Teams, and Working Groups
Summit participants collectively developed a series of recommendations for further action to carry the momentum generated at the Summit forward into tangible outcomes. The first recommendation was to create a collaborative structure of committees and/or work groups to provide the capacity to plan for and implement wildlife accommodations, as well as define roles and responsibilities.
Steering Committee
Meetings
- November 28, 2022 - Agenda | Minutes
- November 17, 2022 - Agenda | Minutes
- October 24, 2022 - Agenda | Minutes
- September 21, 2022 - Agenda | Minutes
- September 6, 2022 - Agenda | Minutes
- August 24, 2022 - Agenda | Minutes
- August 10, 2022 - Agenda | Minutes
- July 27, 2022 - Agenda | Minutes
- July 14, 2022 - Agenda | Minutes
- June 28, 2022 - Agenda | Minutes
- June 13, 2022 - Agenda | Minutes
- May 19, 2022 - Agenda | Minutes
- April 25, 2022 - Agenda | Minutes
- March 21, 2022 - Agenda | Minutes
- March 3, 2022 - Agenda | Minutes
- February 11, 2022 - Agenda | Minutes
- January 19, 2022 - Agenda | Minutes
- January 3, 2022 - Agenda | Minutes
- December 7, 2021 - Agenda | Minutes
- August 5, 2021 - Agenda | Minutes
- May 12, 2021 - Agenda | Minutes
- February 10, 2021 - Agenda | Minutes
- November 17, 2020 - Agenda | Minutes
- August 5, 2020 - Agenda | Minutes
- June 24, 2020 - Agenda | Minutes
- April 28, 2020 - Agenda | Minutes
- February 10, 2020 - Agenda | Minutes
- October 2, 2019 - Agenda | Minutes
Planning and Implementation Team (PIT Crew)
Data and Information Work Group
Meetings
- October 27, 2022 - Agenda | Minutes
- August 25, 2022 - Agenda | Minutes
- July 28, 2022 - Agenda | Minutes
- June 23, 2022 - Agenda | Minutes
- April 28, 2022 - Agenda | Minutes
- March 14, 2022 - Agenda | Minutes
- February 24, 2022 - Agenda | Minutes
- January 13, 2022 - Agenda | Minutes
- January 3, 2022 - Agenda | Minutes
- December 9, 2021 - Agenda | Minutes
- November 18, 2021 - Agenda | Minutes
- October 28, 2021 - Agenda | Minutes
- October 7, 2021 - Agenda | Minutes
- August 26, 2021 - Agenda | Minutes
- July 22, 2021 - Agenda | Minutes
- June 24, 2021 - Agenda | Minutes
- May 27, 2021 - Agenda | Minutes
- April 22, 2021 - Agenda | Minutes
- March 25, 2021 - Agenda | Minutes
- March 4, 2021 - Agenda | Minutes
- January 28, 2021 - Agenda | Minutes
- December 17, 2020 - Agenda | Minutes
- November 19, 2020 - Agenda | Minutes
- October 22, 2020 - Agenda | Minutes
- September 24, 2020 - Agenda | Minutes
- September 10, 2020 - Agenda | Minutes
- August 27, 2020 - Agenda | Minutes
- July 16, 2020 - Agenda | Minutes
- June 26, 2020 - Agenda | Minutes
Guiding Documents
A series of documents will be developed to guide efforts developed at the Summit, primarily pertaining to priorities, information sharing, education and outreach, and funding. The guidance documents will establish consistency in identifying priorities at the local, regional, and district levels and serve to continue to build trust and improve working relationships among agencies, tribes, NGOs, and other stakeholders.
Memorandum of Agreement Between FWP and MDT
Communications Strategy
Administrative Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines
Data and Information Work Group Mission Statement
Information Sharing
These resources are related to wildlife and transportation in Montana. The PIT Crew will review all content prior to posting.
Brochures
MDT Wildlife Friendly Fencing Brochure
MDT Wildlife Accommodation Process - Desk Guide
Completed Research Studies
MDT Environmental Research Studies
Summit Presentations
The Summit agenda was structured to answer three main questions:
- Where Are We Now?
- Where Do We Want To Be?
- How Do We Get There?
Participants worked to answer these questions through a series of presentations and breakout sessions intended to strengthen relationships while inspiring strategies for greater collaboration in planning and implementing wildlife accommodations. Presentations throughout the Summit were a means of recognizing and building on common ground among participating organizations in terms of their missions, mandates, constraints, and internal processes. The presentations also helped to develop a shared understanding of the challenges associated with wildlife and transportation considerations, as well as successes and opportunities illustrated by examples from other states and partnerships.
Summit Presentations:
MDT – D Rouse and T Martin, MDT
MSWP – L Craighead and R Callahan, MSWP
Snoqualmie Pass – B White and P Garvey-Darda, Washington State
Wildlife Movement and Transportation – J Gude, FWP
CSKT - US 93 Partnership – D Becker
CSKT - US 93 What’s Next – W Camel-Means