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Date
Title
Author
Quoted
12/13/22
Looking Back Down the Road
Frances Figart
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11/29/22
NCDOT Reviewing Wildlife Crash Data
Christian Smith
Jeff Hunter
Liz Hillard
PBS NC
11/29/22
How US-40 Is Tackling Roadkill
PBS NC
Wanda Davis, Division Engineer, NCDOT
Jeff Hunter
Liz Hillard
11/26/22
Word from the Smokies: Bears sometimes cross roads to get our garbage
Frances Figart
Colleen Olfenbuttel, Biologist, NC Wildlife Resources Commission.
Sharon Mammoser, Smokies photographer.
11/25/22
NCDOT reviewing wildlife crash data on I-26 after Asheville woman's collision, petition
Christian Smith
Jeff Hunter
Liz Hillard
11/23/22
Word from the Smokies: Smokies Life celebrates trees and their stories
Frances Figart
Steve Kemp, Smokies Life Publisher.
11/15/22
After hitting bear on I-26, Asheville woman petitions for wildlife passages
Christian Smith
Liz Hillard
Jeff Hunter

08/23/22
Safe Passage: The I-40 Pigeon River Gorge Wildlife Crossing Project
Frances Figart
Don Barger
Hugh Irwin
Steve Goodman
Tara Anderson
Jeff Hunter
WATE
08/22/22
New research calls for wildlife passages along I-40 in the Smokies
Lexi Spivak
Jeff Hunter
08/06/22
Word from the Smokies: Safe Passage facilitator Jeff Hunter named Conservationist of Year
Frances Figart
Jeff Hunter
Don Barger
Hugh Irwin
Tara Anderson
07/28/22
With illustrated book, Smokies partners lobby elementary schoolers in the effort to stem animal road deaths
Matt Peiken
Frances Figart
Jeff Hunter
07/03/22
Blueprint unveiled for preventing wildlife traffic collisions through I-40 gorge
Becky Johnson
Liz Hillard
Jeff Hunter
Kyle Groetzinger, NPCA
06/11/22
Word from the Smokies: Stage is set for wildlife enhancements on I-40
Frances Figart
Jeff Hunter
WBIR
05/24/22
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure
Katelynn Keenehan
Bill Stiver, Supervisory Biologist, NPS

Kristen Botzet, NPS
05/22/22
Elk and other large species in NC mountains constrained by changing habitats, human activity (Note: Doesn’t mention Safe Passage project by name)
Jack Igelman
Liz Hillard
Nikki Robinson
05/11/22
GSMA projects pull in awards
SMN Staff
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03/05/22
Word from the Smokies: TEDx Asheville speaker champions Safe Passage project for wildlife
Frances Figart
Nikki Robinson
02/01/22
Fates lend a hand: Asheville band featured in music video filmed in Flag Pong to promote wildlife crossings
Bryan Stevens
Lexi McGraw, pianist
Joe Lamirand, percussion, production, engineering
01/25/22
Music video highlights need for wildlife passage under and over I-40

Lexi McGraw, pianist
Joe Lamirand, percussion, production, engineering
Smoky Mountain Living Vol. 22, Issue 1 (no link available as of 2/3/22)
01/06/22
A Conversation With the Smokies’ Wildlife Crossing Guard
Holy Kays
Jeff Hunter
12/31/21
The Fates lend their voices to new music video benefiting Safe Passage Project
Frances Figart
Bella Wells-Fried, violinist
Lexi McGraw, pianist