City, County and State Benefits with App Use
When app members help retrieve roadkill, government agencies have less to remove. This allows cities, counties, and states to redirect staff and funds. Public Works, the Department of Transportation, Environmental Services, Street Maintenance and Sanitation handle roadkill removal. In California roadkill cleanup costs $200 million annually. Highway and road cleanup spending is shared between state and local governments, states cover about 59% and local governments 41%. States fund highways and tollways, while local governments maintain smaller roads where roadkill is easiest to access and collect. Stay visible, wear safety orange when stopping to report or retrieve roadkill.
Earn a Roadkill Reporter tee Shirt
Roadkill Art invites you to become a 'Roadkill Art Reporter'. After (3) roadkill reports in the Roadkill Art App we make you official with an "I Stop For Roadkill" safety orange tee-shirt (pictured). We want you to also report live animals crossing the road, they tend to cross in the same locations. By reporting live animal crossing it will help drivers be aware of keeping a look out when nearing the spot, avoiding a collision. It could also be a hot spot for checking to see if there is roadkill.
Kids Eat Roadkill Too
Wild Game Offers Several Benefits for Children.
Wild game is a high-quality, lean source of protein that supports muscle growth, brain health, and steady energy levels without the sugar spikes common in ultra-processed foods. Wild animals also tend to be rich in essential micronutrients such as iron, zinc, and B vitamins, which support cognitive development, immune function, and nervous system health—especially valuable for children who are picky eaters or low in iron. Unlike some packaged meats, wild game contains no added hormones, routine antibiotics, or long lists of artificial ingredients. Utilizing animals that would otherwise go to waste offers kids meaningful ethical and environmental lessons in conservation, sustainability, and responsible resource use.
Eating roadkill can be:
- nutritionally excellent
- environmentally smart
- educational for kids
September 25th is National Roadkill Day
We Celebrate by Cooking and Sharing
"National Roadkill Day" is celebrated to introduce roadkill as edible, by cooking game meat recipes and sharing them with first time game eaters. There are 331.8 million Americans who are not hunters making up 97.1% of the US population. Many have never had venison, bear, wild boar, squirrel or possum, all excellent meat providers. The day brings awareness through delicious dishes like, Yellow Line Blazing Squashed Deer Burgers and Granny’s Found Goulash, a venison stew in a rich brown sauce loaded with potatoes and carrots. Roadkill puts fun in naming a dish. Choosing any of the recipes on the Roadkill Art website to cook will surely win over first timers.
