By Karen Hill on
2/23/2010 3:47 PM
The inaugural field season of the Shrub-Nesting Passerine Collaborative bore its first scholarly fruit on February 10, 2010, in San Diego, CA, in a presentation given at the joint annual meeting of three of North America’s largest Ornithology societies: “Effects of wind turbine proximity and other variables on the reproductive success of shrub-nesting passerines." (PDF)
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By Karen Hill on
12/17/2009 11:29 AM
We are excited to announce that Fire in Florida’s Ecosystems (FIFE) is back up and running! You  can sign up to participate in many new ways. Thanks to the Florida Division of Forestry, these free FIFE workshops will return in the spring of 2010.
FIFE is a curriculum and educator training program that gives teachers the information and tools to teach about fire in Florida. This program began in 1999 and has reached over 2,700 educators in more than 90% of Florida counties.
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By Karen Hill on
12/17/2009 10:20 AM
Caleb Gordon’s presentation from the AWEA Offshore Wind Project Workshop is now available on our website. Caleb presented the talk “Integrating Wildlife Risk Considerations into Offshore Wind Permitting Processes: Challenges and Opportunities” during the session on Efficient Permitting: Role of Data, Planning, and Relative Risk.
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By Karen Hill on
12/8/2009 11:43 AM
Christine Denny’s presentation from the AWEA Fall Symposium is now available. Christine presented “The Role of K-12 Education in Increasing Community Support and Understanding of Wind Energy” at the session on Getting Projects Built with Public Acceptance on November 19, 2009, in Orlando, Florida.
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By Karen Hill on
11/3/2009 11:03 AM
Pandion and KidWind launched WindWise Education at the annual conference of the Science Teachers Association of New York State (STANYS) on November 2, 2009. WindWise Education is a comprehensive curriculum for grades 6 to 12 that explores the dynamic field of wind through hands on physics, engineering, biology, math, and earth science activities.
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By Karen Hill on
7/15/2009 3:00 AM
Peter Colverson and Ondine Wells presented the talk, "Conserving Energy Through Behavior Change: Benefits and Opportunities" at the Florida Local Environmental Resource Agencies (FLERA) Annual Conference in Sarasota, Florida, July 29-31, 2009.
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By Karen Hill on
7/1/2009 3:00 AM
Caleb Gordon will be presenting the talk, “Impacts of Electricity Generation on Wildlife in Latin America: A Comparison of Wind to Other Forms of Generation,” in September at the Latin American Wind Energy Association’s (LAWEA) Wind Panamà Expo 2009 in Panama City, Panamà.
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By Karen Hill on
5/15/2009 3:00 AM
The U.S. Department of Energy selected Pandion's wind energy environmental impact project entitled, "A Habitat-Based Wind-Wildlife Risk Tool with Application to the Upper Great Plains Region: Collisions and Habitat Displacement."
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By Karen Hill on
5/1/2009 3:00 AM
The Environmental Bioindicators Foundation (EBIF) and Pandion coauthored this comparison of known wildlife effects from six renewable and nonrenewable energy sources: coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, hydro, and wind.
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By Karen Hill on
4/1/2009 3:00 AM
Pandion will be exhibiting at WINDPOWER 2009 in Chicago (Booth 5719), and we hope to see you there. Visit us at our booth, at our MMS poster presentation on the potential interactions between endangered birds and offshore wind development, and at the WindWise Education booth (#5619).
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