Project Products & Activities
In the Media
Wind Energy and Wildlife: Nebraska Strives for Coexistence - QUEST: Exploring the Science of Sustainability article.
Are Wildlife Concerns Limiting Wind Energy In Nebraska? - Nebraska Educational Television news article by Ariana Brocious
KZUM, Earth to Lincoln Radio Interview - In this 30 minute interview Chris, the "Bird Lady", and I talk about wind energy development and wildlife in Nebraska, the Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, and a smattering of other topics.
Reports & Public Power District Factsheets:
2013
Responses of Nebraska Public Power District, Omaha Public Power District, and Lincoln Electric System Customers to the 2013 Nebraska Annual Social Indicators Survey Wind Energy and Wildlife Questions. - Report comparing responses of customers from the three main PPD on wind energy and wildlife questions.
- 2013 Wind Energy & Wildlife Survey Results: Nebraska Public Power District
- 2013 Wind Energy & Wildlife Survey Results: Omaha Public Power District
- 2013 Wind Energy & Wildlife Survey Results: Lincoln Electric System
2012
Responses of Nebraska Public Power District, Omaha Public Power District, and Lincoln Electric System Customers to the 2012 Nebraska Annual Social Indicators Survey Wind Energy and Wildlife Questions. - Report comparing responses of customers from the three main PPD on wind energy and wildlife questions.
- 2012 Wind Energy & Wildlife Survey Results: Nebraska Public Power District
- 2012 Wind Energy & Wildlife Survey Results: Omaha Public Power District
- 2012 Wind Energy & Wildlife Survey Results: Lincoln Electric System
Handouts & Educational Materials
Nebraska Wind Energy and Wildlife - Brochure
Renewable Energy Development and Wildlife in Nebraska - Information sheet about wind, bioenergy, and solar energy developments in Nebraska, potential impacts to wildlife, and ways to avoid, minimize, and mitigate these impacts.
Bats of Nebraska - Information sheet about the bats in Nebraska and the impacts of wind energy and white-nose syndrome on bats across North America.
Navigating the Wildlife Consultation Process: Wind Energy in Nebraska - Contact information for the Nebraska Game and Park Commission and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel in Nebraska and a suggested timeline for wind energy project and wildlife consultation progression.
Wind Energy Development and Wildlife in Nebraska- Fact Sheet
Endangered Species Day 2012 - Descriptions of a number of threatened or endangered species in Nebraska and the potential impacts of wind energy development.
Nebraska State Capitol building and wind turbine comparison - Visual display of the height of the capitol building compared to a wind turbine. Both are around 400 feet tall.
Area Swept by Wind Turbine Blades - Visual display of a football field overlaid on the blade swept area of a wind turbine. The total area swept by a turbine with 50 yard blades is 1.62 acres.
Nebraska Wind and Wildlife Coloring Page
Nebraska Wind Conference Materials
2014
Nebraska Wind & Solar Conference: Wildlife Session Presenters, October 30, 2014
2013
Nebraska Wind Conference: Wind - Wildlife Presenters, November 14, 2013 - Presenter contact information, presentation title, and biographies.
Presentations:
2012
Nebraska Wind Conference: Wind - Wildlife Session Presenters 2012 - Presenter contact information, presentation title, and biographies.
Presentations:
- Eagles and Wind Energy: Understanding and Managing Risk - Emily Mix, Tetra Tech
- Navigating the Wildlife Consultation Process - Melissa Marinovich, Environmental Analyst Supervisor, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
- Wind Development Project Reviews: Theatened and Endangered Species, Migratory Birds - Robert R. Harms & Martha C. Tacha, Wildlife Biologists, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Post-Construction Monitoring and Agency Collaboration on Nebraska Wind Farms - Maria Race, Director Environmental Services for Edison Mission Group
Teacher Resources
Wind Energy Development & Wildlife in Nebraska
- Powerpoint Presentation including instuctions
- Nebraska's Biodiversity and Wind Energy Siting and Mitigation Map
- Please contact windwildlife@unl.edu with comments or questions. Thanks.
Nebraska
Wildlife
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Wind Power Development in Nebraska
Wind Energy
Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) - Wind Generation
Omaha Public Power District - Green Power Residential Program
Lincoln Electric System - Facilities
Nebraska Renewable Energy Association
GIS Tools
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources Data Related to DNR
Outreach and Education
University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska Wind for Schools Program
Regional HCP & EIS
Upper Great Plains Wind Energy Programmatic EIS
Great Plains Wind Energy Habitat Conservation Plan
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Great Plains Wind Energy EIS & HCP
Midwest Wind Energy Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan
Other State Programs
Illinois State University Center for Renewable Energy - Illinois Wind Working Group
Iowa Department of Natural Resources - Wind and Wildlife
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism - Wind Power and Wildlife Issues in Kansas
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Wind Power
Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Wildlife and Wind Energy
Tools
American Bird Conservancy Wind Development Bird Risk Map
AWWI Wind and Wildlife Landscape Assessment Tool
Data Basin - BatAMP - Acoustic Monitoring Portal
Fatality Estimator User's Guide and Software (USGS).
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Wind-Wildlife Impacts Literature Database (WILD)
North American Bat Monitoring Program
Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks - Crucial Areas Assessment
Playa Lakes Joint Venture - For Industry
Tethys Content (Knowledge Base, Map Viewer, Risk Analyses and Models)
USGS Interactive Windfarm Mapper
Western Governors' Association Crucial Habitat Asessment Tools
Nationwide
American Wind and Wildlife Institute (AWWI)
American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)
Bats and Wind Energy Cooperative
Defenders of Wildlife - Renewable Energy 101
National Wind Coordinating Collaborative
Open Energy Info - Your Gateway to the World's Energy Information and Data
Renewable Energy Wind - Best of the Web
Tethys: Marine Energy & Wind Energy Resources (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
U.S. Department of Energy - Wind Powering America
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Wind Energy
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee
USGS- Bat Fatalities at Wind Turbines: Investigating the Causes and Consequences
USGS - Effects of Wind Energy Development on Wildlife
Western Bat Working Group - Wind Energy
From Around the World
Wind Energy Bird & Bat Monitoring Database
Transmission
Avian Power Line Interaction Committee (APLIC) Poles at Wind Energy Facilities
Nebraska Wind Energy and Wildlife News Archives
2015
- December 23, 2015
- December 15, 2015
- December 1, 2015
- November 17, 2015
- WNS Fungus Found in Nebraska
- Mid Atlantic Baseline Study Webinar Announcement
- November 2, 2015
- October 23, 2015
- October 8, 2015
- September 15, 2015
- September 1, 2015
- August 18, 2015
- August 4, 2015
- July 21, 2015
- July 8, 2015
- June 1, 2015
- May 4, 2015
- April 21, 2015
- April 7, 2015
- March 25, 2015
- March 9, 2015
- January 26, 2015
- January 6, 2015
2014
- December 11, 2014
- November 19, 2014
- November 5, 2014
- October 2, 2014
- September 16, 2014
- August 25, 2014
- August 5, 2014
- July 22, 2014
- July 8, 2014
- June 26, 2014
- June 3, 2014
- May 21, 2014
- May 6, 2014
- April 4, 2014
- March 21, 2014
- March 4, 2014
- February 20, 2014
- February 6, 2014; Data Request for Acoustic Transects
- January 14, 2014
- January 2, 2014
2013
- December 17, 2013
- December 4, 2013
- November 22, 2013
- November 8, 2013, Nebraska Wind Conference Wind-Wildlife Presenters
- October 22, 2013
- Ocotber 4, 2013
- September 24, 2013
- September 10, 2013
- August 13, 2013
- August 5, 2013
- July 16, 2013
- July 2, 2013
- June 14, 2013
- June 4, 2013
- May 21, 2013
- May 7, 2013
- Special Announcement: USFWS Eagle Conservation Plan Guidance released. April 29, 2013
- April 25, 2013
- April 8, 2013
- March 26, 2013
- March 12, 2013
- February 26, 2013
- February 12, 2013
- January 29, 2013
- January 16, 2013
- January 2, 2013
2012
- December 18, 2012
- December 5, 2012
- November 19, 2012
- November 6, 2012
- October 11, 2012
- September 25, 2012
- September 11, 2011
- August 30, 2012
- August 14, 2012
- July 31, 2012
- July 17, 2012
- July 3, 2012
- June 19, 2012
- June 13, 2012 Special - WNS Fungus in Iowa; Iowa DNR News Release
- June 1, 2012
- May 21, 2012 - Happy Endangered Species Day
- May 2, 2012
- April 12, 2012
- April 2, 2012
- March 2, 2012
- February 13, 2012
- January 27, 2012
- January 20, 2012
- January 12, 2012
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