Wildlife Overpass Project

Here is some information to look at about two projects underway to study wildlife.  The first project is studying how to make the highway in Colorado safer for wildlife.

Click here to help identify wildlife caught on camera in Colorado (and learn more about what they're doing to help wildlife there).

Click here to help identify wildlife in Utah.  This project is not focused on the highway, but is looking at the diversity of wildlife in Utah.

More information is below.

Colorado Corridors

Interstate 70 is one of the busiest highways in Colorado, and one of the most dangerous for wildlife. In an effort to make this highway safer for animals to cross, the Colorado Corridors Project is using remote-triggered cameras to collect important data in support of the construction of a wildlife overpass on Vail Pass. Help them identify which species we’ve captured on their cameras so they can better understand who lives here and help design the best overpass for all wildlife.

This project has been built by the researchers themselves, using the Zooniverse Project Builder, so we need your help making sure it's up to the standards of an official Zooniverse project. Try it out now at www.zooniverse.org/projects/coloradocorridorsproject/colorado-corridors-project and give us your feedback via this form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvpAD2YE-g7SgVcEZhaDM7HthLrM9tfIAb6CcbWHR1_dlYag/viewform (which you can also reach by clicking the link on the project itself).

Utah Wildlife

Researchers in the Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology Lab at the University of Utah use camera traps to document species that are present at several research sites around Utah. They need your help to classify all the different animals they observe with their camera traps. In addition to helping the research group learn more about wildlife, they hope that classifying these wildlife photos will help others learn about Utah's incredible biodiversity.

This project has been built by the researchers themselves, using the Zooniverse Project Builder, so we need your help making sure it's up to the standards of an official Zooniverse project. Try it out now at www.zooniverse.org/projects/red-butte-canyon/utah-wildlife and give us your feedback via this form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeajIF5j2W2i41GTfImmzoNHhzBuWZQiFro3MnY6KgpAUvD9Q/viewform (which you can also reach by clicking the link on the project itself).

A Great First meeting!

Thank you all so much for a wonderful first Roots and Shoots meeting.  The beginning of something new can be a little overwhelming and it can take a little while to get things started.  We are so excited by everyone's energy and enthusiasm.

Here are the videos we mentioned in class that we would love to have you watch before our next meeting.

This first one is a video about Roots and Shoots (click here).

Here is a video about the wolves in Yellowstone (Click here) and the impact they have had on the whole system and the land there.

The Roots and Shoots website (www.rootsandshoots.org) is a great place to go to learn more.  I am hoping everyone can watch at least one or two before our next meeting.

We will be working to schedule our next meeting.  We are looking at Sunday, January 29th.  We will keep you posted.

Thank you all for bringing your energy and ideas yesterday!

First meeting December 18th 3-4:30

YOU ARE INVITED to join the Roots & Shoots Club of Raleigh!

Our first meeting is December 18th from 3-4:30 

at the Cameron Village Library

This club is for Elementary and Middle School Students

Meetings will be on the 3rd Sunday of each month,  from 3-4:30, at the Cameron Village Library

Join us to help the world!

What is Roots and Shoots?

The Jane Goodall Institute started Roots & Shoots to create opportunities for youth to engage in activities that create a better world for people, animals, and the environment. 

contact: rootsandshootsraleigh@gmail.com  

Go to www.rootsandshoots.org to learn more!