Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland invites you to our Saturday Afternoon Backyard Naturalist presentation Saturday October 22, 2011 -
3:00–5:00 PM  Audubon Education Center, 382 Townline Road, Aurora, Ohio 44202

 “Wind Power Development and
Bird Conservation: Are They Compatible?”

Mark Shieldcastle, Research Director
Blackswamp Bird Observatory

Every spring and fall, millions of birds migrate long distances
between nesting grounds in Canada or the northern United States and wintering
grounds in the southern U.S. or the tropics. These birds mostly fly at night
and spend the days resting and feeding within stopover habitats. Within North
America a few areas are major stopover habitats, critically important to the
survival of large numbers of birds. One such region involves a series of sites
along the south shore of Lake Erie, in the northwestern part of the state of
Ohio known as the Lake Erie Marsh Region. The stopover areas that support the
migratory birds and bats in the Lake Erie Marsh Region also support wind
resources of great interest to the wind power industry, which now proposes to
build wind turbines nearby. Cumulative effects of wind turbines on migratory
birds and bats (e.g. direct mortality, avoidance, and disturbance to stopover
and breeding) have not been addressed scientifically at a major stopover
location nor are there regulations enforcing sound scientific reviews of
development actions. 

 

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All programs are free and open to the public. 

Sandy Buckles, M.S.
Education Chair
Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland
www.clevelandaudubon.org

 
"We must strive to touch the land gently and care for it as true stewards that those who follow us may see our mark on the land was one of respect and love....."( From a trail marker at Settler's Cove, near Ketchikan , Alaska.)
Robert B. Oetting 


                                          
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