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11th Wind Wildlife Research Meeting a Record-Setting Success
The meeting was packed with research offering progress and solutions that balance both wind energy development and wildlife conservation.
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Summary of Wind-Wildlife Interactions
Updated for 2016! AWWI's “Wind Turbine Interactions with Wildlife and their Habitats” summarizes publicly available information about the adverse impacts of land-based wind power on wildlife in North America and the status of our knowledge regarding how to avoid or minimize these impacts.
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Marking 22 Years of Progress in Wind/Wildlife Research
What are the current trends in wind/wildlife research? How far has the science come since NWCC convened its first research meeting in 1994? Wind Wildlife Research Meetings tell the story.
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Watch Recordings of Recent Webinars
The most recent NWCC webinar featured recently-released research on wind energy and grassland birds & ducks. Watch the recording and access the presentations and publications under previous webinars...
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Explore Wind-Wildlife Resources
Visit the resources section to explore federal, state, and other wind-wildlife resources. This section provides links to information such as the U.S. DOE Wind Program and U.S. FWS wind energy development information.
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Access Wind-Wildlife Tools
Visit the tools page to access tools, including mapping and decision support tools and fatality estimators.
Stay Up To Date on NWCC Activities
Sign-up for the email list to receive quarterly updates on wind-wildlife activities and updates about webinars and Wind Wildlife Research Meetings. We do not share the email list and you can unsubscribe at any time.
Wind Wildlife Research Meeting
The biennial Wind Wildlife Research Meeting provides an internationally recognized forum for researchers and wind-wildlife stakeholders to hear contributed papers, view research posters, and listen to panels that synthesize the most recent wind power-related wildlife research. More
NWCC Research Webinars
NWCC hosts quarterly webinars on the latest in wind-wildlife research and tools. Check out the webinars page for more information.
AWWI Website
The American Wind Wildlife Institute facilitates the NWCC. Check out AWWI’s website for information about AWWI, our partners, programs, tools and publications.
Comprehensive Guide to Studying Wind Energy/Wildlife Interactions
Are you involved in designing, conducting, or requiring wind energy/wildlife interaction studies? Check out this free NWCC resource document of the Wildlife Workgroup. More
About NWCC
The National Wind Coordinating Collaborative is a consensus-based collaborative formed in 1994 to address sustainable development of wind power that comprises a diverse set of stakeholders. NWCC’s work is currently focused on wind and wildlife issues. More
Recent News
- July 18 NWCC Webinar: Summary and Synthesis of the Latest Knowledge on Wind Energy and Wildlife
- Save the Date! Wind & Wildlife Workshop sponsored by AFWA, BCI, AWWI, and NREL, Week of October 9, 2017
- The Proceedings of the Wind Wildlife Research Meeting XI are Now Available
- May 19 NWCC Webinar: Research on Eagle Impact Minimization Technologies
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The NWCC is co-funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind and Water Technologies Program through the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the American Wind Wildlife Institute (AWWI), which facilitates the NWCC.