Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program: New York
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Sustainable siting of renewable energy for people ad planet | Terrestrial solar facility design and management for conservation outcomes: In partnership with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, we are studying patterns of grassland bird community composition and species abundance, occupancy, and habitat selection in patches across diverse working lands that may be converted to solar, protected lands managed for grassland birds, and existing solar energy facilities to guide conservation-minded solar siting, management and design of solar facilities, and mitgattion strategies for grassland bird conservation in New York State.