Natural History Wanderings

The Columbian reported the cancellation of a wind power project that threatened  Marbled Murrelets in Washington.  The project has been controversial from the start. Marbled Murrelets have threatened status due to habitat loss. Utility companies planned to build a 45 wind turbine project in the primary remaining Marble Murrelet habitat in southwest Washington.   A 2008 survey found 89 murrelets sites within 30 miles of the proposed wind power project. Read more at The Columbian Wind project in Pacific County killed