| PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT
The Sunshine Wind Park will offset huge amounts of pollution
that damage human health and the environment. To read about the
substantial environmental benefits the project will create, click
here.
Sunshine Environmental Studies Foresight Wind Energy has undertaken a broad range of studies to ensure that the proposed site is a suitable location for a wind power facility of the type proposed.
Biological studies
- Biological Review of the Northern Project Area, by SWCA Consultants,
Flagstaff AZ, October 2004
- Biological Evaluation of the Sunshine Wind Park Project,
by Western EcoSystems Technologies (WEST) Inc., Cheyenne, WY,
October 2004.
- Baseline avian and biological surveys were conducted by NAU
Ecological Monitoring & Assessment Program, U.S. Geological
Survey Colorado Plateau Research Station, and Western EcoSystems
Technologies, Inc., Avian biological studies were completed
Winter 2005. Bat surveys were completed Fall 2006.
Telecommunications
Licensed Microwave Search & Worse Case Fresnel Zone Geo-PlannerT
Analysis by Comsearch of Ashburn, VA, July 2004.
Federal
Aviation Administrations
FAA Pacific West Regional office studied the wind farm in
April through July 2004 and issued "finding of no hazard"
to aviation with appropriate lighting
Viewshed
Analyses carried out by Environme Design and Research (EDR),
P.C. of Syracuse, NY, September 2004. (View
Simulations)
Archaeological, Historical, Cultural
Class I archeological overview of the project area and surrounding areas carried out by NAU Anthropology Laboratories, October 2004. Follow up class III on-site transect work will also be carried out by NAU prior to project construction to ensure roads and turbine placements do not disturb any historical sites.
Learn more about the environmental
benefits.
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