Colorado Corridors Project.
a collaborative effort to Monitor at proposed wildlife bridge sites.
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What is the Colorado Corridors Project?
East Vail Pass between Copper Mountain Resort and the top of Vail Pass has long been identified as one of the most important wildlife movement corridors in Colorado. To restore connectivity in the area, three wildlife crossing structures – one overpass and two underpasses – have been recommended to allow wildlife to safely cross I-70.
The Colorado Corridors Project is an initiative of Rocky Mountain Wild and Denver Zoo to engage volunteers in wildlife monitoring at the proposed crossing structure sites. Volunteers assist with setting up and checking remote-triggered cameras in the field as well as identifying and cataloging species captured on the cameras through Zooniverse.
The wildlife data that volunteers help us collect through this project will be used to assess the effectiveness of the I-70 East Vail Pass Wildlife Crossings by comparing data collected before and after construction of the overpass.
Become a Community Scientist:
There are two ways to be a community scientist in this project. One way is to help us set up, move, and check the camera traps. And the other is to volunteer on Zooniverse to catalogue the species captured on camera!
Learn More from the Storymap:
Check out the storymap to learn more about why Vail Pass is a priority initiative of Summit County Safe Passages, and to learn more about the feasibility study, the proposed underpasses and overpass, the wildlife that will be protected with these structures, and next steps to make this construction a reality.
Recent results, updates, and news:
Wildlife overpass and underpass success stories:
