How did this get on Ohio birds? Do you know about this company? An HCP results in permitting to kill endangered species. Vicci Weeks BHE Environmental presents talks and posters at the National Wind Collaborating Cooperative Research Meeting IX in Denver, November 2012 The Wind Wildlife Research Meeting agenda with a full list of presentation topics is included here. Wind & Wildlife Association News Release: November 28, 2012 2012 Wind Wildlife Research Meeting Presents Latest Findings, Takes Stock of Progress in Understanding and Addressing Potential Wind Energy Impacts Landscape-level Planning: The Great Plains Wind Energy Habitat Conservation Plan for the Whooping Crane and other endangered species. Whooping cranes migrate along a 1500-mile long corridor extending from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, which corresponds to some of the best wind resources in North America. To comply with the Endangered Species Act and seek to avoid potential impacts to four covered species, with a primary focus on Whooping Cranes, 17 wind industry companies, through their affiliation with the American Wind Energy Association and in collaboration with the US Fish and Wildlife Service and state agencies, are developing the Great Plains Wind Energy Habitat Conservation Plan (GPWE HCP). In an innovative, forward-looking effort to design a landscape-level HCP that, according to the joint mission statement, "provides a means for reasonable wind power development in the planning area, that will support the survival and recovery of the species covered in the HCP," the plan considers the future development of wind energy facilities in a nine-state, 200-mile wide area of the central US. The companies are collaborating with the US Fish and Wildlife Service as well as the state wildlife agencies included in this 268 million acre area to analyze potential impacts from the proposed development and operation of wind energy facilities on two endangered species: the Whooping Crane and Interior Least Tern; one threatened species, the Piping Plover; and on the Lesser Prairie-Chicken, a species that is a candidate for listing. In a presentation on this collective work, Karen Tyrell, BHE Environmental, representing a team, will highlight the benefits of this regional conservation planning approach. -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Carrie Loyd Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 2:36 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [Ohio-birds] Passerine and raptor surveys Season opening(s) for experienced ornithologist to conduct weekly passerine and raptor surveys near Shelby County Ohio. If interested, please call Carrie Loyd at (513) 326-1511. Carrie B. Loyd BHE Environmental, Inc. Human Resources Manager 11733 Chesterdale Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45246 (513) 326-1511 Fax (513) 326-1550 www.bheenvironmental.com ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]