HIGHWAY 12 WILDLIFE CAMERA STUDY

Gathering data to improve wildlife connectivity & protect animals

Sonoma Land Trust is leveraging video, roadkill surveys, community science outreach, and landscape assessments to develop wildlife connectivity plans for six local species.

How Our Study Connects the Dots

In partnership with All Hands Ecology, Sonoma Land Trust is in the midst of a year-long survey of 36 bridges, culverts, and at-grade crossings using video. This will be paired with 12 months of roadkill monitoring, and a community science effort on nearby country roads.

All findings will be compiled into a comprehensive wildlife crossing infrastructure plan outlining recommended improvements—from new or retrofitted passages to directional fencing, jump-outs, maintenance strategies, and key land protection needs.

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INTO THE WILD: CAMERA STUDY UPDATES

Bobcat getting out of the rain

Bucks attempting to cross the road

A nervous buck through a small box culvert

Otters in Sonoma Creek near Kenwood

Mountain lion crossing

Fox unable to cross high water Stuart Creek