What will be the impacts on wildlife?
A number of studies have been conducted to address potential impacts to all wildlife species. These include: bird and bat studies, studies for rare, threatened, and endangered wildlife and plants, natural communities surveys, and breeding amphibians. A description of the study methodology and the study results have been included in our state permit application. Preliminary results show no rare or endangered species within the project site. Additionally, studies directed to document the movements of migratory birds and bats have shown these species to be flying higher than the proposed towers, thus limiting risk. There is a bald eagle nest on the island in Roxbury Pond, but it is over two miles from the nearest turbine. Fall and spring raptor (hawk and falcon) migration surveys on site have not documented these species near the ridge. Other wildlife species, such as moose or bear that currently use the ridge may temporarily relocate during the construction period (summer-fall 2010), but
