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The People’s Way Project is a unique partnership between the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University (WTI), the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes (CSKT), and Defenders of Wildlife (Defenders). US Highway 93 (US93) is a reconstructed highway that runs near Missoula to Polson, MT. It is the most extensive wildlife-sensitive highway design effort in North America, created in part to maintain wildlife habitat connectivity. It includes a diverse range of 42 wildlife crossing structures (WCSs) and 16.6 miles of wildlife fencing along this 56-mile segment of US93 on the Flathead Indian Reservation. The People’s Way Partnership was formed in 2010 to effectively evaluate and communicate the conservation value of these WCSs on US93. The goal of the Partnership is to simultaneously promote healthy, connected wildlife populations and a sense of stewardship among residents living near US93 through increased community awareness of the WCSs. By involving and informing communities, we aim to gain citizen, institutional, and governmental support for more sustainable highway practices throughout the Rocky Mountains and the United States. This is the beginning of a 5-year effort to educate university and K-12 students, community groups, and transportation/natural resource professionals on the research findings from the US93 wildlife crossings. The Partnership has been providing presentations to K-12 and university classrooms for over a year, and we will continue to do so. Expected direct contact through seminars, field trips, and presentations will exceed 5,000 people in the next year. In addition, media coverage, brochures, conference presentations and web site information will penetrate well beyond local communities and tribal members.

The People’s Way Project is a unique partnership between the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University (WTI), the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes (CSKT), and Defenders of Wildlife (Defenders). US Highway 93 (US93) is a reconstructed highway that runs near Missoula to Polson, MT. It is the most extensive wildlife-sensitive highway design effort in North America, created in part to maintain wildlife habitat connectivity. It includes a diverse range of 42 wildlife crossing structures (WCSs) and 16.6 miles of wildlife fencing along this 56-mile segment of US93 on the Fl...