BCBAT has a number of committees working on different issues important to bat conservation. Current BCBAT committees include:
Wind Energy Protocol Development
White-nose Syndrome
Bats and Mines
Bat Species at Risk
Bat Worker Training/RISC Standards Updates.
Resources for each committee will be posted below as required.
Wind Energy Protocol Resources
Townsend's big-eared bats ©J. Craig
CANADIAN WILDLIFE SERVICE RECOMMENDED PROTOCOLS FOR MONITORING THE IMPACTS OF WIND TURBINES ON BIRDS (also includes bat recommendations)
http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/publications/eval/index_e.cfm
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
Bat Worker Training/RISC Standards Updates
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)