Probability of Impact Workshop

November 13, 2007
National Wind Technology Center

The meeting purpose was to review various approaches to estimating probability of impact and risk to wildlife from wind power development and discuss their potential application to wind facility siting for assessing risk to wildlife and habitat.

More Information:

• Final Agenda
  
• Presentations

  Summary of Methods and Results for Prediction and Estimation of Impacts and Risk

  • Erickson - Summary

  Methodologies:

  • Potential Impact Index (PII) Score (Al Manville, FWS)
  • Reconnaissance Level Site Assessment (Dick Anderson)
  • Quantitative data collection (Dale Strickland, WEST)
  • Ecological (formal) Risk Assessment (Crissy Sutter, Pandion Systems)

  Case Studies:

  • PII Score
    1. Colorado (Lori Nielson, EDM International)
  • Reconnaissance Level Site Assessment
    1. NPPD Ainsworth (Dale Strickland, WEST)
  • "Reconnaissance Level Risk Assessment and Quantitative Data Collection"
    1. Maple Ridge (Sara McMahon Parsons, PPM)
  • Quantitative data collection
    1. Klondike, State Line (Wally Erickson, WEST)
    2. Big Horn (Sara McMahon Parsons, PPM)
    3. Leaning Juniper (Sara McMahon Parsons, PPM and Jerry Roppe, PacifiCorp)
  • Ecological Risk Assessment
    1. Chautauqua (Crissy Sutter, Pandion Systems)
• Meeting Summary