Much of the debate about wind power is focused on "viewsheds" and noise. Wildlife impacts have not been as prominent. We feel that information that will contribute to a better understanding of wildlife impacts should be made public. In pursuit of that goal, we recently submitted a Freedom of Information Law request to the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation for the preliminary Avian and Bat Mortality Study for the 195 turbine Maple Ridge Project near Lowville, in Lewis County, NY.
We placed a draft report on this study on our web site. However, since demand for this file exceeded our site's bandwidth limits, we have received permission to redirect requests for this report here.
When the final report is available, we expect to replace the draft with that document.
A more refined and comprehensive mortality study will be conducted at Maple Ridge in 2007.
Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society