Wildlands CPR Scientist Adam Switalski will present a poster session at the upcoming Society for Conservation Biology [1] conference. Adam's session will cover the ongoing progress on a study of the effects of road removal on wildlife [1].

Thousands of miles of forest roads are being removed across the U.S. northern Rockies to help restore wildlife populations, yet little is known about the effectiveness of this restoration practice. Forest roads allow access into remote forestlands increasing poaching, fragmentation, and negative edge effects. The Clearwater National Forest (ID) has removed more than 700 miles of forest roads in an effort to restore fish and wildlife habitat. Using remote cameras, [1] we captured more than 300 photos of animals on open and removed roads over the course of two summers.