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Toward Wildlife-Friendly Wind Power:
A Focus on the Great Lakes

Government agencies, nongovernment organizations, scientists and wind industry representatives gathered June 27-29, 2006, in Toledo, Ohio, to explore opportunities for minimizing wind power effects on wildlife, share resources and develop consistent management approaches, with a focus on the Great Lakes basin.

This Web site is a clearinghouse for conference follow-up documents and Great Lakes wind power-related announcements, resources and information.

Bookmark this site and check back frequently for updates.

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Great Lakes Wind Power Links:

"Toward Wildlife-Friendly Wind Power" Toledo Conference Web site

SOLEC 2006 Wildlife-Friendly Wind Power Workshop Web site

 

Other Information and Resources:

(Note: These are informational links only. Links and/or posted documents do not imply endorsement of any company, product or service by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem Team.)

A Decision Support System for Wildlife Friendly Operation of Wind Farms (pdf-1.34Mb)
Presentation delivered by the U.S. Geological Survey to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, September 2006.

Transmission and Wind Energy: Capturing the Prevailing Winds for the Benefit of Customers, September 2006
A report by National Grid, posted on the Michigan Public Service Commission's Web site

GAO Report: Wind Power Impacts on Wildlife and Government Responsibilities (September, 2005)
Link to Highlights/Fact Sheet (pdf-38Kb)
Link to full GAO report (pdf-1.7MB)

Ohio wind map with wildlife data layers overlaid (pdf-1Mb)
Purpose and use of wind data layers on Ohio map (pdf-68Kb)

Web site, meeting abstract and PowerPoint presentations from Offshore Wind Panel at the 2nd Annual North American Sea Duck Conference (November 2005)

 

News articles
Debate intensifies on benefits and risks of wind farms (pdf-419 Kb) by Frank Hinchey
This article was originally published in the Ohio Outdoor News in April 2006. It is reprinted here by permission.

"Selling the Wind" -- Audubon Magazine feature article, September 2006