| Wind Watch is a registered educational charity, founded in 2005. |
Wind Energy and Wildlife seminar scheduled for Aug. 8-9
Translate: FROM English | TO English
Translate: FROM English | TO English
The Panhandle Wind and Wildlife Conference on Aug. 8-9 in Amarillo is an effort to provide landowners with an impartial view of wind energy development, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service specialist.
AgriLife Extension, the Texas Wildlife Association and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department are working together to offer the two-day conference at the Ambassador Hotel, 3100 W. Interstate 40, in Amarillo.
The program will begin with registration at 7:30 a.m. and run through 5 p.m. on Aug. 8. The second day will also begin at 7:30 a.m. with coffee and doughnuts, followed by an 8 a.m. departure for a tour of Wildorado Wind Ranch.
“Getting an impartial handle on all of the ins and outs, the pros and the cons, the advantages and disadvantages, is a daunting task,” said Ken Cearley, AgriLife Extension wildlife specialist in Canyon.
The meeting is aimed at objectively educating landowners and the general public about the many issues associated with wind energy opportunities that should be considered before signing a contract, including the impacts on wildlife, Cearley said.
Some of the topics covered will be: the history and current state of wind energy; its future and viability; what is known about its impact on wildlife; power transmission issues; and land appraisals and the impact on real estate value by wind energy development.
Discussion panels will include landowners, operators and state-elected officials. Panels also will include representatives from universities, agricultural organizations, conservation organizations, the wind energy industry and state and federal agencies.
A visit to the Wildorado Wind Ranch will provide participants with an up-close introduction to the day-to-day operations of a wind-energy project, as well as what is involved in site determination and construction, Cearley said.
The fee is $75. To register, contact Kassi Scheffer at 800-839-9453 or kscheffer@texas-wildlife.org .
For more information on the conference, contact Cearley at 806-651-5760 or kcearley@ag.tamu.edu .
Texas A&M Agricultural Communications
28 July 2008
This article is the work of the source indicated. Any opinions expressed in it are not necessarily those of National Wind Watch.
The copyright of this article resides with the author or publisher indicated. As part of its noncommercial educational effort to present the environmental, social, scientific, and economic issues of large-scale wind power development to a global audience seeking such information, National Wind Watch endeavors to observe “fair use” as provided for in section 107 of U.S. Copyright Law and similar “fair dealing” provisions of the copyright laws of other nations. Send requests to excerpt, general inquiries, and comments via e-mail.
| Wind Watch relies entirely on User Funding |
 (via Stripe) |
 (via Paypal) |
Share:
[ Short URL: https://wind-watch.org/news/?p=54720 ]
