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Eagle Mountain Wildlife Migration Corridor Preservation
Region: Central
ID: 5180
Project Status: Completed
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2023
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The Eagle Mountain Wildlife Migration Corridor Preservation project is a long-term multi-phased project with partners working together to preserve a crucial mule deer migration corridor in Utah County. Approximately 5700 feet of wildlife exclusionary fence was installed in spring 2022. Over 5000 seedling shrubs were planted in 20 acres of the Eagle Mountain City designated Wildlife Migration Corridor with the help of citizen and sportsman group volunteers. DWR coordinated with Eagle Mountain City, UDOT, and private contractors to install a wildlife detection system for an at-grade crossing on SR73. We had contractors plant 2,000 seedlings in fall of 2022.
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Utah Division of Wildlife Resources worked with a variety of partners including Eagle Mountain City, UDOT, MDF, NFWF, Camp Williams, Eagle Mountain Nature and Wildlife Alliance, to identify, fund, and implement this project. Since the completion of the main portion of the fence there have been 24 collisions reported averaging 1.45/month or 17/year, most of which were concentrated at or near the at-grade crossing left to allow animals to migrate between winter and summer ranges. The five year average for the same area was 28 reported collisions prior to the construction of the fence. We anticipate the number of wildlife collisions to be further reduced by the installation of the detection system. A great working relationship has been created between the DWR and Eagle Mountain citizens and city staff. Because of our efforts, Eagle Mountain created and hired a city staff wildlife biologist/city planner whose main duties include incorporating wildlife habitat needs into the city plans as it continues to grow.
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Future Management
UDOT will maintain the wildlife exclusion fence on SR73. Eagle Mountain City will maintain the wildlife detection system at the crossing location on SR73, If the detection system is ever removed and is no longer needed (installation of an under or over pass), the equipment will be donated to UDOT. Eagle Mountain City will provide data or summaries of the data collected with both UDWR and UDOT. DWR will facilitate monitoring.
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Robert Edgel
Submitted Time
09/14/2023 08:57:00
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