Wildlife and Fisheries

Wildlife and Fisheries

WYDOT has a full-time wildlife biologist who performs wildlife studies related to transportation. The biologist works directly with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management to ensure that Wyoming's wildlife is protected.

WYDOT's Exemplary Ecosysem Inititative Awards

The WYDOT is a three time recipient of FHWA Exemplary Ecosystem Initiatives award.  The Exemplary Ecosystem Initiatives (EEI) award is given out yearly to State Department of Transportation’s or Federal Lands Highway Division for outstanding commitments to environmental stewardship.

• 2011 EEI Award - Trappers Point - Wildlife under and over passes 
• 2010 EEI Award - Nugget Canyon - Deer fence and wildlife underpass
• 2005 EEI Award - Moran Junction to Dubois  - Wildlife Crossing Study

Baggs Underpass

The Baggs Underpass is about six miles north of Baggs on WYO 789 at reference marker 45. WYDOT's wildlife biologist has been monitoring this underpass since October 2009.

Nugget Canyon

Nugget Canyon is located along US 30 between Sage Junction and Kemmerer. The Nugget Canyon wildlife underpass area consists of seven box culverts with 15 miles of wildlife fencing.

Togwotee Pass Wildife Structures

Togwotee Pass is located on US 26/287 between Moran Junction and Dubois Wyoming. The project is 38-miles long and consists of five wildlife underpass crossings and four multiuse underpass crossings.

Trappers Point Wildlife Underpasses and Overpasses