Help Protect the Threatened Vail Pass Wildlife Linkage!

The Wildlands Project’s vision for a Spine of the Continent Megalinkage will become successful only if the regional Wildlands Networks that make up this megalinkage become reality. The Southern Rockies Wildlands Network is a critical component in this process, and protection of its Vail Pass Wildlife Linkage is a top priority for achieving connectivity both in the Southern Rockies and along the Spine of the Continent. Your help is needed now!

What You Can Do:

1. Contact the Colorado Division of Transportation (CDOT) and ask the agency to heed the recommendations of CDOT’s own biologists and of the ALIVE program to build the necessary overpass, underpass, and fencing at Vail Pass to ensure survival of the imperiled lynx.
2. Contact the Colorado Division of Wildlife, and urge the agency to partner with CDOT on the ALIVE program to help ensure the survival of our wildlife by preventing habitat fragmentation along I-70.
3. Contact our regional partner group, Southern Rockies Ecosystem Project, and volunteer to assist with Vail Pass Wildlife Linkage protection projects. Call 303-258-0433 or email jeancsmith@uswest.net
4. Send a Letter-to-the Editor to your local newspaper promoting Vail Pass Wildlife Linkage protection. Focus on the threats to wildlife connectivity posed by Interstate 70, off-road vehicle use, and ski area expansion.
5. See the Wildlands Project website (www.wildlandsproject.org) for more information; call 720-565-8630; email rockymountain@wildlandsproject.org

Who You Can Contact:

Tom Norton
Colorado Division of Transportation
5126 Front Range Parkway, Rm. 262
Watkins, CO 80137
PH: 303-757-9201

Greg Walcher, Director
Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Rm. 718;
Den. CO 80203 PH:303-866-4902

Russ George, Director
Colorado Division of Wildlife
6060 Broadway
Denver, CO 80216
PH: 303-291-7208