Wildlife Workgroup Research Meeting VI

Presentations

November 14-16, 2006
Radisson Hotel - San Antonio Downtown Market Square
San Antonio, TX

Interaction of Wind Power Facilities and Birds

Overview of Avian/Wind Interaction as of 2004

• Dale Strickland & Doug Johnson

Pre-Construction

• How To See The Invisible: Remote Techniques for Study of Offshore Bird Migration
  Ommo Hüppop, Institute of Avian Research “Vogelwarte Helgoland”

• Designing Nocturnal Bird Migration Studies for Proposed Wind Energy Developments
  Todd Mabee, ABR Inc.

• Radar & Thermal Imaging Techniques for Assessing the Environmental Risks of Wind
  Sidney Gauthreaux, Clemson University

• Toward Prediction of Bird-Rotor Collision Mortality
  Robert McFarlane, McFarlane & Associates

Post-Construction

• The Genetic Consequences of Wind Power Development on Greater Prairie Chicken Leks of Eastern Kanses
  Andrew Gregory, Kansas State University

Research Results & Question to Address

• Effects of Wind Power Development on Sage-grouse
  Michael Schroeder

• Impacts of Wind Power Development on Mountain Plovers at Foote Creek Rim
  David Young, Western Ecosystems Technology

• What Have Marine Radar Surveys Taught Us About Wildlife Risk Assessment
  David Young, Western Ecosystems Technology

• Assessing Bird Movement Patterns on Cape May Peninsula Using Marine Radar
  David Mizrahi, New Jersey Audubon Society

• Effects of Modern Wind Turbines on Birds: Results of Field Studies on Collision Victims & Nocturnal Flight Patterns in the Netherlands
  Karen Krijgsveld, Bureau Waardenburg

Interaction of Wind Power Facilities and Bats

Overview of Bat/Wind Interaction as of 2004

• Paul Cryan

Pre-Construction

• Pre- & Post-Construction Surveys for Predicting Bat Fatality at Wind Facilities
  Ed Arnett, Bat Conservation International

• Daily & Seasonal Patterns of Bat Activity Along Central Appalachian Ridges
  Keith Lott, University of Maryland Center of Environmental Science

Post-Construction

• Bat Fatalities on Southern Alberta
  Erin Baerwald, University of Calgary

Research Results & Question to Address

• Developing A Mitigation Strategy for bat Impacts From Wind Power Development in Maryland
  John Sherwell, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

• Migratory Behavior of Female Indiana Bats in New York & the Implications for Wind Development
  Al Hicks, New York Department of Environmental Conservation

• Bat Migratory Behaviors & Routes in Pennsylvania & Maryland
  Greg Turner, Pennsylvania Game Commission

• Evaluation of Acoustic Deterrents to Reduce Bat Fatality at Wind Facilities
  Joseph Szewczak, Humboldt State University

• Bat Likelihood Assessment Protocol for Collision Mortality at Potential Wind Farms
  Crissy Sutter, Pandion Systems

Applicable Methods and Study Designs Specialized for Birds, Bats and Common to Both

• Development of A Cost-Effective System to Monitor Wind Turbines for Bird & Bat Collisions Phase I: Sensor System Feasibility Study
  Jon Belak, EDM International

• Objectives, Uncertainties, & Biases in Mortality Studies at Wind Facilities
  Wallace Erickson, Western EcoSystems Technology

• Pre-Construction Acoustic Surveys for Predicting Bat Fatality at Wind Farms: An Evaluation of Survey Protocols
  Manuela Huso, Oregon State University

• Migration at Low Height Over the Mountainous Areas of Vermont
  Ronald Larkin, Illinois Natural History Survey

• Documenting the Effects of Wind Turbines on Bat Populations Using Genetic Data
  Nancy Simmons, American Museum of Natural History (Lunch Speaker)

Mitigation of Wind Energy Impacts

• Mitigation Toolbox First Draft
  Lynn Sharp, TetraTech EC, Inc.

Risk Assessment, Management & Wind Power in the U.S.

• Adding Exposure and Consequences to Ecological Risk Assessment
  Rebecca Efroymson, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

• Possible Ecological Consequences of Not Kicking Our Fossil-Fuel Addiction
  Terry Root, Center for Environmental Science

Adaptive Resource Management

• Adaptive Resource Management
  Jan Beyea, Consulting in the Public Interest