Idaho Transportation Department

Targhee Pass Environmental Assessment Reference List with Hyperlinks – January 2019

[AASHTO] American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, 6th Edition. American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Washington, DC., 2001. Alexander, S.M., et al. “Traffic volume and highway permeability for a mammalian community in the Canadian .” The Canadian Geographer, 2005, vol. 49, issue 4, pp 321- 331. Andreasen, A.M., et al. U.S. 20 Island Park wildlife collision study: an examination of road ecology in the Island Park Caldera; elk and moose migrations across U.S. Highway 20 Final Report. Wildlife Conservation Society, Transportation Department, and Idaho Department of Fish and Game, 2014. Baines, D., and R.W. Summers. “Assessment of bird collisions with deer fences in Scottish Forests.” Journal of Applied Ecology, vol. 34, no. 4, 1997, pp. 941–948. Bark, R. H., et al. “How do homebuyers value different types of green space?” Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, vol. 36, no. 2, 2011, pp. 395-415. Bervaes, J.C.A.M. and J. Vreke. “De invloed van groen en water op de transactieprijzen van woningen.” Alterra-rapport 959, Alterra, Wageningen, Nederland, 2004. Bland, A. “Will driverless cars mean less roadkill?” Smithsonian, November 2, 2015. [BLM] U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. Medicine Lodge Resource Management Plan, Prepared by the Idaho Falls District, 1985. Bourassa S.C., et al. “Do housing submarkets really matter?” Journal of Housing Economics, vol. 12, issue 1, 2003, pp. 12-28 Christiansen, R.L. “The Quaternary and Pliocene Yellowstone Plateau volcanic field of Wyoming, Idaho, and .” U.S. Geological Survey, Professional Paper 729-G, 2001, pp.128, 3 plates. City of Island Park. City of Island Park Comprehensive Plan. 2014. City of Island Park. City of Island Park Development Code, amended by Ordinance No.17-142 on July 27, 2017, effective August 09, 2017, Ordinance Nos. 16-136, 16-137, and 16-138, 2016. Clevenger, A.P. and Huijser M.P. Wildlife Crossing Structure Handbook: Design and Evaluation in North America. Report No. FHWA-CFL/TD-11-003, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 2011. Cramer, P.C., S. Gifford, B Crabb, C. McGinty, D. Ramsey, F. Schilling, J. Kintsch, D. Gunson, and S. Jacobson, Methodology for Prioritizing Appropriate Mitigation Actions to Reduce Wildlife- Vehicle Collisions on Idaho Highways. Idaho Transportation Department Research Report, Boise, Idaho, 2014. Cramer, P.C. Safety solutions for wildlife-vehicle collisions on Idaho’s U.S. 20 and S.H. 87v. Idaho Transportation Department Research Report, Rigby, Idaho, 2016. Dai, Q., et al. Evaluation of an Active Wildlife-Sensing and Driver Warning System at Trapper’s Point. Report prepared for the Wyoming Department of Transportation, Cheyenne, WY, 2008. Dobson, J.D. “Marking fences to reduce bird collisions in woodlands.” Scottish Forestry, vol. 55, no. 3, 2001, pp. 168–169. Dodd, N. L, et al. “Assessment of elk highway permeability by using Global Positioning System Telemetry.” Journal of Wildlife Management, vol. 71, no. 4, 2007, pp. 1107–1117. Dodd, N., and J. Gagnon. Preacher Canyon Wildlife Fence and Crosswalk Enhancement Project State Route 260, Arizona. First year progress report. Project JPA 04-088. Arizona Game and Fish Department, Research Branch, Phoenix, Arizona, 2008. [eBird] National Audubon Society and Cornell Lab of Ornithology. “Henry’s Lake.” eBird online database of birding observations, 2018, https://ebird.org/hotspot/L295755. Accessed 31 May 2018. [EPA] U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. “EJSCREEN.” EPA’s Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool, 2017, https://ejscreen.epa.gov/mapper. Accessed 27 April 2018. [FEMA] U.S. Department of Homeland Security. “Zone A.” Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2017, https://www.fema.gov/zone. [FHWA] Federal Highway Administration. Highway Traffic Noise: Analysis and Abatement Guidance, U.S. Department of Transportation, 2011. [FHWA] Federal Highway Administration. Guidelines for the Visual Impact Assessment of Highway Projects, U.S. Department of Transportation, FHWA-HEP-15-029, 2015. Accessed 5 March 2018. Forman, R.T.T. et al. Road ecology science and solutions. Island Press, Washington DC, 2003. Fremont County. Fremont County Comprehensive Plan, 2008 Edition, The Fremont County Board of County Commissioners, 2008, http://www.co.fremont.id.us/departments/planning_building/Comp_Plan/index.htm. Fremont County. Fremont County Development Code, 2011 Edition, Ordinance No. 2011-04, Fremont County Planning & Building Department, 2011. Fremont County. Fremont County Zoning Map, Ordinance No. 2018-02, 2017. Fremont County Board of Commissioners. Resolution No. 2018-13 Addressing Hwy 20 from Ponds Lodge through the Montana State Line, April 23, 2018. Gagnon, J.W. et al. Preacher Canyon Wildlife Fence and Crosswalk Enhancement Project Evaluation State Route 260. Final report prepared for the Arizona Department of Transportation and U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration Arizona Division. February, 2010. Geodata Services, Inc. Idaho Transportation Department- District 6 Highway/Wildlife Linkage GIS Layers Final Report. Idaho Transportation Department District 6, 2005. Grether, D.M. and P. Mieszkowski. 1974. “Determinants of Real Estate Values.” Journal of Urban Economics, vol. 1, no.2, 1974, pp. 127-146. Gunther, K.A., et al. Factors influencing the frequency of road-killed wildlife in Yellowstone National Park. 1998, pp. 32-42. Proceedings of the International Conference on Wildlife Ecology and Transportation, G.L. Evink, et al, FL-ER-69-98, Florida Department of Transportation, Tallahassee, FL, 1998. Haller, K.M. “Fault number 655c, Madison fault, southern section.” Quaternary fault and fold database of the , U.S. Geological Survey website, 1994, https://earthquakes.usgs.gov/hazards/qfaults. Accessed 15 March 2018. Haller, K.M. “Fault number 643a, Centennial fault, western Centennial Valley section.” Quaternary fault and fold database of the United States, U.S. Geological Survey website, 2010, https://earthquakes.usgs.gov/hazards/qfaults. Accessed 07 March 2018. Haller, K.M. “Fault number 643d, Centennial fault, Henry’s Lake section.” Quaternary fault and fold database of the United States, U.S. Geological Survey website, 2010, https://earthquakes.usgs.gov/hazards/qfaults. Accessed 15 March 2018. Haller, K.M. “Fault number 655a, Madison fault, northern section.” Quaternary fault and fold database of the United States, U.S. Geological Survey website, 2010, https://earthquakes.usgs.gov/hazards/qfaults. Accessed 6 March 2018. Headwaters Economics. High Divide Region – Summary of Recreation Economy. 2014. https://headwaterseconomics.org/wp-content/uploads/High_Divide_Outdoor_Rec_Economy.pdf. Accessed 29 April 18. Heinemeyer, K.S., et al. Wolverine – Winter Recreation Research Project: Investigating the Interactions between Wolverines and Winter Recreation. Final Report, Wolverine Foundation, Tetonia, Idaho, 2017. Henderson, D.M., et al. “A new agoseris (Asteraceae) from Idaho and Montana.” Systematic Botany, vol. 15, no. 3, American Society of Plant Taxonomists, 1990, pg. 462-465. Horrocks Engineers. Traffic Noise Analysis Report for Targhee Pass Environmental Assessment (U.S. 20: Idaho 87 – Montana State Line), Key No. 14054, Report and analysis prepared for the Idaho Department of Transportation District 6 by Horrocks Engineers, Inc., Pleasant Grove, Utah, 2018. Huijser, Marcel P., Research Ecologist, Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University. Personal communication with the Idaho Transportation Department and BIO-WEST, Inc. regarding effectiveness of various wildlife-vehicle collision reduction strategies and supporting literature sources. January 9, 2018. Huijser, M.P. and P. McGowen. “Reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions.” Safe Passages. Highways, wildlife, and habitat connectivity, by J.P. Beckmann, A.P. Clevenger, M.P. Huijser, and J.A. Hilty, Island Press, Washington DC, USA, 2010. Huijser, M.P., et al. Wildlife-Vehicle Collision Reduction Study: Report to Congress. U.S. Department of Transportation, prepared for the Federal Highway Administration, Office of Safety Research and Development, McLean, VA, 2008. Huijser, M.P., et al. Cost-Benefit Analyses of Mitigation Measures Aimed at Reducing Collisions with Large Ungulates in the United States and Canada: a Decision Support Tool. Ecology and Society 14(2): 15 [online] URL:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol14/iss2/art15/, 2009a. Huijser, M.P., et al. The Comparison of Animal Detection Systems in a Test-Bed: A Quantitative Comparison of System Reliability and Experiences with Operation and Maintenance. A report prepared for the Federal Highway Administration and Montana Department of Transportation, Helena, MT, 2009b. Huijser, M.P., et al. Animal-Vehicle Crash Mitigation Using Advanced Technology. Phase II: System Effectiveness and System Acceptance. Report Prepared for the Oregon Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration, 2009c. Huijser, M.P., et al. U.S. 93 North Post-Construction Wildlife-Vehicle Collision and Wildlife Crossing Monitoring on the Flathead Indian Reservation between Evaro and Polson, Montana. Final Report. The State of Montana Department of Transportation, the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, Washington DC, 2016. Huijser, M.P., et al. The Reliability and Effectiveness of a Radar-Based Animal Detection System. Report prepared for the Idaho Transportation Department, Division of Engineering Services, Research Program, Boise, ID, 2017. [ICST] Interagency Conservation Strategy Team. Final conservation strategy for the grizzly bear in the Yellowstone Ecosystem, 2003, http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/wildlife/igbc/ConservationStrategy/final_cs.pdf. [IDEQ] Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. Idaho’s 2014 Integrated Report, 2017, http://www.deq.idaho.gov/media/60179654/idaho-2014-integrated-report.pdf. [IDEQ] Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. State of Idaho Water Quality Standards. 2018. http://www.deq.idaho.gov/water-quality/surface-water/standards.aspx. [IDFG] Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Idaho Sport Fishing Economic Report, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Boise, ID, 2003. [IDFG] Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Management Plan for the Conservation of Wolverines in Idaho. Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Boise, ID, 2014. [IDFG] Idaho Department of Fish and Game. 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Doctoral Thesis, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden, 2013. [INPS] Idaho Native Plant Society. Rare Plant List. 2016. http://idahonativeplants.org/wp- content/uploads/2014/11/INPS_RARE_PLANT_LIST_May2016.xls. Accessed 21 February 2018. [ITD] Idaho Transportation Department. U.S. 20 Corridor Plan Ashton to Montana State Line Final Report. HDR Engineering, Inc., Boise, ID, 2006. [ITD] Idaho Transportation Department. Programmatic Biological Assessment for Statewide Federal Aid, State, and Maintenance Actions. Idaho Transportation Department, Lewiston, Idaho, 2010. [ITD] Idaho Transportation Department. “Section 1300: Traffic Noise.” Environmental Process Manual. 2011. http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/apps/manuals/Environmental/1300.pdf. Accessed 28 April 2018. [ITD] Idaho Transportation Department. Preliminary Traffic Assessment for U.S. 20 to Montana State Line Targhee Pass. Report prepared by Benjamin Burke, P.E., District 6 Traffic Engineer, Rigby, ID, 2015. 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