Tijeras Canyon Safe Passage Coalition

Mission Statement: TCSPC is a group of organizations, agencies, and individuals working
to provide safe crossings for wildlife and safer travel for people through Tijeras Canyon.

News:

TCSPC Featured in Christian Science Monitor: In New Mexico canyon, a novel way to prevent roadkill December 9, 2008

Albuquerque City Council Approves Tijeras Wildlife Corridor Purchase; Albuquerque Tribune, November 7, 2006

City May Provide Wildlife Corridor; Albuquerque Tribune, October 30, 2006

We Should Take this Chance to Help Animals; Albuquerque Tribune, October 30, 2006

Tijeras Canyon Safe Passage Land Proposed for Purchase; City of Albuquerque Website, September 19, 2006; Albuquerque Journal, September 19, 2006

View at Tres Pistoles is Worth Holding Onto; Albuquerque Journal, September 19, 2006

Black bear killed on I-40 near Tijeras
Albuquerque Journal, May 11, 2006

New Mexico Wildlife Society Awards DOT Engineers 2/24

Happenings:

Mayor Approves Tijeras Canyon Wildlife Passage Purchase! Purchase of critical 67-acre parcel in Tijeras Canyon has been approved by Albuquerque mayor Marty Chavez! Click here for story.

Fall 2006 Workdays a Success! Dozens of volunteers put their sweat where their mouths were and helped clear wildlife passageways beneath I-40 underpasses. Click here for story and photo.

Wildlife Tracking in Tijeras - Over the past year several volunteers and New Mexico Game & Fish personnel have been documenting wildlife tracks beneath the I-40 underpasses. Click here for story and photo.

Quick Links on the Safe Passage Coalition:
Fact Sheet.pdf | Statement.pdf

Download the TCSPC Newsletter Winter '07 Issue (pdf)

Next Meeting:

The TCSPC meets on the second Tuesday of every month from 6 - 8 pm. For more information or to add items to the agenda, contact Kurt Menke, kurt@birdseyeviewgis.com.

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Download the new TCSPC Brochure in PDF
(requires Adobe Acobat; 3MB)

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REPORT I-40 WILDLIFE ACCIDENTS HERE!
PLEASE Download Survey Form to Report Wildlife Accidents to the NM Department of Transportation (8 MB)

By filling out this form you will be helping NMDOT design safer highways for people and wildlife!

Mail to:
Marron & Associates, Inc.
Marcel Brown
7511 4th St. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107