The Ask the Experts database managers conducted an interview with Dr. Scott McWilliams (Professor of Wildlife Ecology & Physiology) to summarize the findings of multiple URI studies that have set out to minimize the effects that the Block Island Wind Farm has had on birds and bats.
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Do We Know How Many Birds and Bats Are Killed by Wind Turbines per Year?
The Ask the Experts database managers conducted an interview with Dr. Scott McWilliams (Professor of Wildlife Ecology & Physiology) to summarize the findings of multiple URI studies that have set out to minimize the effects that the Block Island Wind Farm has had on birds and bats.
Continue reading "Do We Know How Many Birds and Bats Are Killed by Wind Turbines per Year?"In What Ways Did Rhode Island Minimize the Impacts Had on Birds From the Block Island Wind Farm? Have These Efforts Been Effective?
The Ask the Experts database managers conducted an interview with Dr. Scott McWilliams (Professor of Wildlife Ecology & Physiology) to summarize the findings of multiple URI studies that have set out to minimize the effects that the Block Island Wind Farm has had on birds and bats.
Continue reading "In What Ways Did Rhode Island Minimize the Impacts Had on Birds From the Block Island Wind Farm? Have These Efforts Been Effective?"How Are Birds Affected by the Block Island Wind Farm and How Do They Interact With the Wind Turbines?
The Ask the Experts database managers conducted an interview with Dr. Scott McWilliams (Professor of Wildlife Ecology & Physiology) to summarize the findings of multiple URI studies that have set out to minimize the effects that the Block Island Wind Farm has had on birds and bats.
Continue reading "How Are Birds Affected by the Block Island Wind Farm and How Do They Interact With the Wind Turbines?"What is the Block Island Wind Farm?
The Block Island Wind Farm (BIWF) is located within the Ocean SAMP Renewable Energy Zone approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Block Island, Rhode Island and over 16 miles (25.7km) south of the Rhode Island mainland1.
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