Aerial view of a wildlife crossing over a highway, designed to support transportation ecology by allowing animals to safely move between forest habitats.

Transportation Ecology Working Group

 

 

Welcome to the TWS Transportation Ecology Working Group

The Transportation Ecology Working Group (TEWG) promotes professional collaboration and information sharing to identify solutions that enable wildlife to thrive alongside our ever-changing and growing transportation infrastructure.

We promote professional collaboration and information sharing to identify solutions that enable wildlife to thrive alongside our ever-changing and growing transportation infrastructure.

 

Announcements

A wildlife bridge in a dense forest preserves migratory pathways for wildlife
Credit: JKalina, Unsplash

Northeastern Transportation and Wildlife Conference
The 2026 NETWC Conference will be held Sept. 27-30, 2026 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center in State College, Pennsylvania. The call for presentations is NOW OPEN! Visit the NETWC Conference website for more information.

Transportation Ecology Symposium – TWS Annual Conference 2026
The Transportation Ecology Working Group is planning a symposium to take place during TWS’ Annual Conference in Des Moines, Iowa! Please keep an eye on the conference website to watch for opportunities to submit presentations for the symposium or to attend. We hope to see you there!

Webinar Recording
Watch the recording from our Jan. 2026 webinar, Providing Wildlife Connectivity Across Roads in the U.S. in 2026. The presentation slides may be viewed here.

Become a member

 

Membership is available to all current TWS members. You may join our working group by logging in to your TWS account.

 

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Officers

Interim Chair: Sarah Barnum

Interim Vice Chair: Melinda Squillace

Interim Secretary: Joanne Theriault

Interim Treasurer: Kelby Houtz

Meetings

 

The TEWG will hold at least one virtual meeting annually and provide opportunities to connect in-person each year at The Wildlife Society’s Annual Conference. Please check back for updates about the upcoming 2026 member meeting!

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