Ted Grudowski

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Presenting...I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East: Critter Crossings in the Cascades

Aerial view of Keechelus Lake Wildlife Overcrossing

So very proud to present a new film created with Kris Browne for Washington State Department of Transportation: I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East: Critter Crossings in the Cascades. This film is a follow-up to Cascade Crossroads, the film Kris and I made with Sandy Asher in 2018. It reveals the finished wildlife crossing structures that WSDOT engineers and contractors worked so hard to built, and shows not only the habitat restoration work done on adjacent lands but on and under the wildlife crossings themselves to integrate them into the landscape. Additionally it highlights the amazing work that Central Washington University faculty and students are currently doing to document how wildlife are already using the crossings and breaking free from the genetic isolation caused by a massive interstate. Filled with footage and images of wildlife moving through and interacting with other wildlife, it’s a film full of good news and hope.

Thank you to Mark Norman, Brian White, and Meagan Lott at WSDOT, Patty Garvey-Darda and Kelly Evans at US Forest Service, and Dr. Jason Irwin of Central Washington University.

Enjoy!