Working Towards Near-Term Fixes — Wildlife Fencing Repairs & Installation at Cattle Creek, Catherine's Store and Aspen Airport—A Photo Essay
Recently, our ecologist Julia Kintsch, alongside local Colorado Parks & Wildlife officers, brought together their expertise for a walk along Highway 82 at three key sections — Cattle Creek, Catherine's Store and Aspen Airport — to assess existing fencing, identify weak points, and scope near-term fixes to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions.
Roaring Fork Safe Passages advocacy team member and local photographer Sam Axness joined the team in the field to document the day. The images below offer a behind-the-scenes look at what this work actually looks like on the ground. Wildlife exclusion fencing is only as effective as its weakest gap. Closing these gaps with new and/or reinforced fencing is a lower-cost, high-impact fix with immediate results — a bite-sized win we can achieve right now, while our larger crossing infrastructure projects continue to take shape.
