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Getting Across:
Passage of aquatic and semi-aquatic organisms at road-stream crossings

This stream passage video set was originally produced in 2003 by the USDA Forest Service, Technology and Development Center, San Dimas, California in Cooperation with Federal Highways Administration. The VHS video tapes were converted by the Rural Technology Initiative to digital video and are now available for download or to view over the Internet.
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A Brief Introduction:
(56 kbps, 150 kbps, 340 kbps, 512 kbps, download 84 MB wmv file)

This short video illustrates why and how road-stream crossings are constructed to pass aquatic organisms. It is a very brief introduction to the subject intended principally for land managers. (Running time is 6:00 minutes)


General Overview:
(56 kbps, 150 kbps, 340 kbps, 512 kbps, download 247 MB wmv file)

This video provides a general overview of aquatic organism passage at road-stream crossings. It is intended for people who want to broaden their understanding of the issue and its solutions. (Running time is 16:30 minutes)

The USDA Forest Service has developed this information for the guidance of it employees, its contractors, and its cooperating Federal and State agencies, and is not responsible for the interpretation or use of this information by anyone except its own employees.

The use of trade, firm, or corporation names in this video is for the information and convenience of the viewer, and does not constitute an endorsement by the Department of Agriculture for any product or service to the exclusion of others that may be suitable.
 
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