Yooper Wilds Wind Turbines - Birds and Bats, Wind Turbines - Habitat Loss

80% decline in golden plover numbers within the first two years of the wind farm’s operation.

At the Gordonbush wind farm in Sutherland, in a study done by the RSPB funded by SSE, in 2016, it was found that there had been an 80% decline in golden plover numbers within the first two years of the wind farm's operation. Study reveals that wind farm led to reduction in number of breeding … Continue reading 80% decline in golden plover numbers within the first two years of the wind farm’s operation.

Yooper Wilds Wind Farms, Wind Zoning

Industrial Wind Farms Bring Political Conflict, Recalls and Lawsuit to Township

Industrial Wind Farms Bring Political Conflict, Recalls and Lawsuit to Township State’s renewable mandate also bringing hundreds of new turbine towers Feb. 17, 2018 | Evan Carter A legal battle over a proposed wind farm of 63 turbines is brewing in a small community in the Thumb area of Michigan. Members of the Juniata Township … Continue reading Industrial Wind Farms Bring Political Conflict, Recalls and Lawsuit to Township

Yooper Wilds Wind Turbines | Property Values

Wind turbines have reduced property values, court says

An Ontario court says that landowners near a proposed wind farm have suffered diminished property values. April 23, 2013 | John Spears | The Star An Ontario court says that landowners near a proposed wind farm have suffered diminished property values. A lawyer for the landowners says the decision will clear the way for more … Continue reading Wind turbines have reduced property values, court says

Yooper Wilds Weyerhaeuser, Wind Energy

Turbines on timberlands

Turbines on timberlands As the best sites for wind farms continue to get snapped up, companies are looking at alternative locations for alternative energy projects. Renewable power development company Invenergy chose privately owned timberlands in West Virginia for its latest wind power project. January/February 2011| Paul MacDonald | enerG Magazine Invenergy Wind recently completed the … Continue reading Turbines on timberlands

Yooper Wilds Experience the Hurons

Hikers have a new Michigan favorite: Mount Arvon

Hikers have a new Michigan favorite: Mount Arvon Sept. 18 2017  |  CARL STODDARD - CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE | Lansing City Pulse LANSING — You won’t find Mount Arvon listed in many Michigan tour books, despite the peak’s lofty status as the highest point in the state. And until a few decades ago, it wasn’t even … Continue reading Hikers have a new Michigan favorite: Mount Arvon

Yooper Wilds Wind Turbines - Birds and Bats, Wind Turbines - Environmental Issues, Wind Turbines | Wildlife

Will Wind Turbines Ever Be Safe For Birds? |Audobon

Sure, it’s green energy—but it also results in hundreds of thousands of bird deaths each year. Emma Bryce | March 16, 2016 | Audubon In 2010 David Newstead, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service field biologist, visited the Gulf shoreline of Laguna Madre, Texas, to survey skimmers, terns, and egrets. But it was a flock … Continue reading Will Wind Turbines Ever Be Safe For Birds? |Audobon