2024-2025: Wildlife-Vehicle Collision Subcommittee

Click on the image to download the educational flyer, "Wildlife Vehicle Collisions (WVC) on State Highway 75."

The Wood River Valley community cherishes the beautiful and abundant wildlife of its surrounding mountains and watersheds. The valley itself is a wildlife corridor, yet us humans have settled in it. The human impact on habitats in the Wood River Valley is undeniable, and will persist as long as the cities exist in the valley floor. To mitigate these impacts, coalitions like the Wood River Valley Wildlife Smart Communities, organize people to address the pressure points where human activities negatively impact wildlife.

One area of concern is wildlife-vehicle collisions along State Highway 75. The attached flyer and following drop-down sections are available for you to read more about the big game migration routes across the region, the local resident elk herd, the rate of wildlife-vehicle collisions in Blaine County, the history of mitigating wildlife-vehicle collisions on the highway, current context of highway widening, and the local effort to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions.

Regional Migration Routes & the Resident Elk Herd

Rate of Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions (WVC) in Blaine County

History of Local WVC Mitigation Measures

Highway Widening: Current SH-75 Infrastructure Projects

Exploring WVC Mitigation Measures

2024-2025: Wildlife-Vehicle Collision Subcommittee

Idaho Mountain Express photo taken by Emily Jones