Welcome to the Service’s Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee webpage. This site will be updated regularly to provide information pertaining to Committee meetings, and will include all documents made available to or produced by the Committee.
Committee Background
On October 24, 2007, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced the appointment of 22 individuals as members of the Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee. The Committee was formed and will function in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The scope and objective of the Committee, as outlined in its charter, is to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary on developing effective measures to avoid or minimize impacts to wildlife and their habitats related to land-based wind energy facilities. The Committee members represent the varied interests associated with wind energy development and wildlife management. Current Committee members are listed below:
Dr. Taber Allison
Dr. Ed Arnett
Mr. Michael Azeka
Ms. Kathy Boydston
Ms. René Braud
Mr. Scott Darling
Mr. Mike Daulton
Ms. Aimee Delach
Commisioner Karen Douglas
Mr. Greg Hueckel
Ms. Jeri Lawrence
Mr. Steve Lindenberg
Mr. Andrew O. Linehan
Mr. Robert Manes
Ms. Winifred Perkins
Mr. Steven Quarles
Mr. Rich Rayhill
Dr. Robert Robel
Mr. Keith Sexson
Mr. Mark Sinclair
Mr. David J. Stout
Mr. Patrick Traylor
Subcommittees
Meeting 1: February 26-28, 2008
Visit the Fish and Wildlife Service’s Wind Energy website for resources related to wind energy and wildlife.
For more information on the Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee, e-mail or contact:
Rachel London
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Division of Habitat and Resource Conservation
4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Room 840
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703-358-2161