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Action Alert
send comments by January 6th to prevent
Thousands of birds whacked by wind turbine blades
 Years ago, the Altamont Pass wind turbine study demonstrated thousands of raptors and bats were killed by turbine blades.
The Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District (District Board) is currently considering placing two wind turbines at the Bufferlands. Over 230 different bird species have been documented at the Bufferlands. The Bufferlands is 3,400 acres of grassland, wetland and woodland habitat and is proximal to Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuges. Together, the Bufferlands, Stone Lakes and the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area are a huge regional attraction for thousands of migrating birds--the Pacific Flyway. It is designated as an Audubon “Important Birding Area”.
URS, a consulting firm hired by the District Board, identified 26 special status bird species and tens of thousands of birds in a single day (Christmas Bird Count) within 5 miles of the proposed wind turbine site. URS determined, "The proposed turbine locations are within an area that has substantial ecological value for avian species.”
BOPS is not opposed to wind energy projects—only ones in the wrong place.
Send comments by Jan 6th to: windpowercomments@sacsewer.com or write:
Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District
c/o Bryan Young,
Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District
10060 Goethe Rd
Sacramento, CA 95827.
Plan to attend the next SRCSD board meeting, not yet scheduled but either on January 25 or February 8
Contact Catherine Portman 530 666 0882 or cportman@gmail.com for the biological assessment (adobe file) report by URS.
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