The UC Davis Road Ecology Center worked with the Caltrans Division of Environmental Analysis under Task Order #79 to enhance the presence of California and support the participation of California speakers and participants at the ICOET 2007 in Little Rock, Arkansas, May 20-25, 2007. Several teleconference meetings were held before and after the conference to discuss areas of common concerns, enhance networking at the conference and follow up on potential action items.

Leadership
Alison Berry, Center Director, is a member of the ICOET Steering Committee
that organized the conference. (link to the www.icoet.net site)

Sponsorship
The Center joined the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
and the Sustainable Transportation Center at ITS Davis (a UTC) to provide
sponsorship funding support to ICOET.

California Theme
Bridging the Gaps in California's Evolving Environment



California Presenters

Geyserville: 1,000 Feet in 110 Days, Chuck Morton, Caltrans	Session 3A	Mon 1:30PM
Case Study: Harbor Boulevard Wildlife Underpass, Los Angeles County, Andrea Gullo, Whittier	Session 6A	Tu 10:30 AM
Erasing the False Hard Line Between Aquatic and Terrestrial Passages, Sandra Jacobson, Forest Service	Session 7B	Tu 1:30 PM
Web-based Approach to Compliance Reporting for Caltrans, Ivy Edmonds-Hess, PB San Francisco	Poster	Tu 1:30 PM
Impacts of Different Growth Scenarios in the San Joaquin Valley, Karen Beardsley, UC Davis	Session 8B	Tu 3:30 PM
Multi-Scale Context-Sensitive Statewide Environmental Mitigation Planning, Jim Thorne, UC Davis	Session 11B	Th 1:30 PM
Alternative to Openness Ratio for Wildlife Crossing Structures, Sandra Jacobson, Forest Service	Poster	Th 1:30 PM
Underpass Effects on Wildlife Activity, David Elliott, Cal State Fullerton	Poster	Th 1:30 PM
Analytical Framework for Wildlife Crossing Policy in California, Jim Quinn, UC Davis	Poster	Th 1:30 PM
California’s Integrated Approach to Conservation in Trans Planning, Gregg Erickson, Caltrans	Session 13A	Fr 8:30 AM
Integrating Habitat Fragmentation Analysis into Transportation Planning, Evan Girvetz, UC Davis	Session 13B	Fr 8:30 AM
Effects of the Configuration of Road Networks on Landscape Connectivity, Jochen Jaeger, UC Davis	Session 13B	Fr 8:30 AM

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Special Networking Workshop on Climate Change

The UC Davis Road Ecology Center and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) organized a networking workshop at the ICOET 2007 meeting to launch discussion in the ecology and transportation community on the important issue of climate change. This is a summary of the key discussion points and action items.

ICOET climate change summary

California Summary Report of the ICOET 2007