Wind Energy Protocol Resources
CANADIAN WILDLIFE SERVICE RECOMMENDED PROTOCOLS FOR MONITORING THE IMPACTS OF WIND TURBINES ON BIRDS (also includes bat recommendations)
IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF WIND ENERGY PROJECTS UTILIZING ENVIRONMENT CANADA GUIDELINES
www.iaia.org/iaia09ghana/documents/cs/CS8-1_Ejeckam_etal_IA_of_Wind_Energy.pdf
PRE-CONSTRUCTION BAT SURVEY GUIDELINES FOR WIND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN NEW BRUNSWICK
www.gnb.ca/0078/publications/Bats-PreConstructionGuidelines-WindFarms-e.pdf
GUIDELINES FOR REDUCING IMPACTS TO WILDLIFE FROM WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN ARIZONA
www.azgfd.gov/hgis/documents/RevisedAZWindGuidelinesNov2009_2.pdf
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDIES ON WIND TURBINES AND BAT POPULATIONS - A STEP TOWARDS BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES
www.bach-freilandforschung.de/download/Harbusch_Bach_2005.pdf
GUIDELINES FOR CONDUCTING BIRD AND BAT STUDIES AT COMMERCIAL WIND ENERGY PROJECTS (NEW YORK)
www.dec.ny.gov/docs/wildlife_pdf/windguidelines.pdf
SEARCHER BIAS AND SCAVENGING RATES IN BIRD-WIND ENERGY STUDIES
www.nrel.gov/wind/pdfs/30876.pdf
CALIFORNIA GUIDELINES FOR REDUCING IMPACTS TO BIRDS AND BATS FROM WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
(note: download the file without Appendix C as it is much smaller than the full file
)www.energy.ca.gov/windguidelines/index.html
ALASKA WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT BEST PRACTICES GUIDE
www.aidea.org/AEA/Reports%20and%20Presentations/2009WindBestPracticesGuide.pdf
TECHNICAL MANUAL FOR EVALUATING WILDLIFE IMPACTS OF WIND TURBINES REQUIRING COASTAL PERMITS (NJ)
www.nj.gov/dep/landuse/forms/wind_manual090908f.pdf
NATIONAL WIND COORDINATING COLLABORATIVE - ASSESSING IMPACTS OF WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ON NOCTURNALLY ACTIVE BIRDS AND BATS - A GUIDANCE DOCUMENT
www.nationalwind.org/assets/publications/Nocturnal_MM_Final-JWM.pdf
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE WIND POWER GUIDELINES
wdfw.wa.gov/hab/engineer/windpower/index.htm
GUIDELINES FOR THE REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL NATURAL RESOURCES IMPACTS FROM UTILITY-SCALE WIND ENERGY FACILITIES IN VERMONT
www.anr.state.vt.us/site/html/plan/DraftWindGuidelines.pdf
EUROBATS GUIDELINES FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF BATS IN WIND FARM PROJECTS
www.wind-watch.org/documents/wp-content/uploads/eurobats_no3_english.pdf
SURVEY GUIDANCE FOR ASSESSING BAT ACTIVITY AT PROPOSED ONSHORE WIND FARMS (UK)
www.amaenvironment.co.uk/pdfs/InPractice62-Dec08-BatActivityWindFarms-JamesCook.pdf
Inventory Protocols
HANDBOOK OF INVENTORY METHODS AND STANDARD PROTOCOLS FOR SURVEYING BATS IN ALBERTA
www.srd.alberta.ca/ManagingPrograms/FishWildlifeManagement/documents/inventoryguide/ABBatInventoryProtocolDec06.pdf
BAT WORKERS MANUAL (UK)