SD windpower

BAT CONSERVATION & WIND POWER
Updated June 6, 2008

[NEW] Here is report from the National Wind Coordinating Collaborative (NWCC) Wildlife Workgroup regarding their recommendations concerning WIND & WILDLIFE KEY RESEARCH TOPICS

[NEW] Here is a link from Paul Cryan who wrote a review of wind energy facilities and bat fatalities.
In this review, Paul has links to animated distribution maps of Lasiurus cinereus and Lasionycteris noctivagans.
Specific details of these maps were published in the Journal of Mammalogy.

Photos of the wind farm south of Highmore, SD. This wind farm is operated by FPL Energy and is comprised of 27 turbines built across approximately 2500 acres of private property. Each turbine produces up to 1.5 MW of energy; the entire farm can produce approximately 40 MW of energy.

Updated by S. Kempema SD-GF&P October 2007

GUIDELINES FOR WIND POWER PROJECTS

South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks worked cooperatively with the South Dakota Bat Working Group to develop the Siting Guidelines for Wind Power Projects in South Dakota after recognizing the importance of conserving bats as well as birds in South Dakota. Bats and birds play important ecological and economic roles in many ecosystems, and we feel this is a way to help protect these species. The Public Utilities Commission has agreed to distribute these guidelines to developers and other stakeholders involved with wind power development in South Dakota. By providing these guidelines to all stakeholders involved with wind power projects in South Dakota, we hope to guide these groups with siting wind turbines in areas with minimal impact to wildlife and native habitats.

Attached are the Siting Guidelines for Wind Power Projects in South Dakota along with the associated figure and tables. The guidelines discuss activities and concerns associated with wind power siting in South Dakota, the figure shows areas in South Dakota that are unique/rare, and the tables list various individuals, agencies, and groups to possibly contact.

SITING GUIDELINES FOR WIND POWER
PROJECTS IN SOUTH DAKOTA

FULL PDF VERSION OF THIS DOCUMENT

PDF FILE: TABLES 1-3:
Table 1. Contact info for agencies in South Dakota
Table 2. Contact info for experts/universities in SD
Table 3. Contact info for environmental/wildlife interest groups in South Dakota

PDF FILE APPENDICES A/B:
Appendix A: Regional offices, National Wildlife refuges, wetland management districts, + local groups
Appendix B. Acronyms used in tables and appendices

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BAT CONSERVATION & WIND POWER Updated June 6, 2008
[NEW] Here is report from the National Wind Coordinating Collaborative (NWCC) Wildlife Workgroup regarding their recommendations concerning WIND & WILDLIFE KEY RESEARCH TOPICS
[NEW] Here is a link from Paul Cryan who wrote a review of wind energy facilities and bat fatalities. In this review, Paul has links to animated distribution maps of Lasiurus cinereus and Lasionycteris noctivagans. Specific details of these maps were published in the Journal of Mammalogy.
Photos of the wind farm south of Highmore, SD. This wind farm is operated by FPL Energy and is comprised of 27 turbines built across approximately 2500 acres of private property. Each turbine produces up to 1.5 MW of energy; the entire farm can produce approximately 40 MW of energy.	*Updated by S. Kempema SD-GF&P October 2007* GUIDELINES FOR WIND POWER PROJECTS South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks worked cooperatively with the South Dakota Bat Working Group to develop the Siting Guidelines for Wind Power Projects in South Dakota after recognizing the importance of conserving bats as well as birds in South Dakota. Bats and birds play important ecological and economic roles in many ecosystems, and we feel this is a way to help protect these species. The Public Utilities Commission has agreed to distribute these guidelines to developers and other stakeholders involved with wind power development in South Dakota. By providing these guidelines to all stakeholders involved with wind power projects in South Dakota, we hope to guide these groups with siting wind turbines in areas with minimal impact to wildlife and native habitats. Attached are the Siting Guidelines for Wind Power Projects in South Dakota along with the associated figure and tables. The guidelines discuss activities and concerns associated with wind power siting in South Dakota, the figure shows areas in South Dakota that are unique/rare, and the tables list various individuals, agencies, and groups to possibly contact.
SITING GUIDELINES FOR WIND POWER PROJECTS IN SOUTH DAKOTA FULL PDF VERSION OF THIS DOCUMENT PDF FILE: TABLES 1-3: Table 1. Contact info for agencies in South Dakota Table 2. Contact info for experts/universities in SD Table 3. Contact info for environmental/wildlife interest groups in South Dakota PDF FILE APPENDICES A/B: Appendix A: Regional offices, National Wildlife refuges, wetland management districts, + local groups Appendix B. Acronyms used in tables and appendices

Return to SD-BWG Home Page Report all dead links/images to Scott.Pedersen@sdstate.edu