Roadkill ManagementRoadkill Management

• Rules• Concerns• Issues• Solutions

Jeff MooreODOT Office of Maintenance

Wildlife vs. the Highway …Wildlife vs. the Highway …

Deer cross the road …Deer cross the road …

And it’s not just Deer …And it’s not just Deer …

Wildlife vs. Highway …Wildlife vs. Highway …

things get messy!

Cleaning up the AftermathCleaning up the Aftermath

Ignoring Roadkill Ignoring Roadkill

• Attracts more wildlife• Creates Traffic Risks• Risk to Human Health • Spreads Disease• Impacts Environment• Inhumane• Inappropriate

ODOT Policy …ODOT Policy …

ODOT Maintenance Guide • Traffic Hazard• Aesthetically Unacceptable

ODOT Safety Manual• Human Health Risks• Carcass Handling • Pathogens

There are Rules! …There are Rules! …Waste Management Rules• Animal Carcasses are Waste• Required Management• Human Health Concerns

Water Quality Rules • Bacteria

Drinking Water Protection Rules• Pathogens• Nitrates

Traditional DisposalTraditional Disposal

• Burial (Pits)• Landfills (Bone yards)• Drag out of Sight• Lime• Rendering Plants

Traditional Disposal Options …Traditional Disposal Options …

… … are a thing of the pastare a thing of the past

Time to get Creative …Time to get Creative …

Solutions … Solutions …

… Location, Location, Location

Making Compost in LexingtonMaking Compost in Lexington

Lemons to LemonadeLemons to Lemonade

The ODOT The ODOT Composting PlanComposting Plan

The How and Why of The How and Why of CompostingComposting

Making Dirt By the RulesMaking Dirt By the Rules

Meanwhile …Meanwhile …

… In Portland

Where to put our compost Where to put our compost pile?pile?

Not in my back yard!

Local SolutionsLocal Solutions

Consider Local Options and Limitations

And try to keep And try to keep ……

Critters off the Highway!