Wind Energy Project Reviews

Maps of Wind Potential and Biological Resources

 

Wind Potential Maps

Illinois

Indiana (pdf 3 MB)

Iowa

Michigan (pdf 0.2 MB)

Minnesota (100 m pdf 0.5 MB)

Missouri - wind resource maps (multiple heights)

Ohio - wind resource maps (multiple heights)

Wisconsin (pdf 0.4 MB)

 

National Renewable Energy Lab Wind Maps (wind maps for most states)

 

AWS TrueWind Web Site (wind maps for most states)

 

Biological Resource Maps

Most of the maps below have been recently developed. They represent an initial step in what we hope will be a large series of maps or overlays indicating the location of known biological resources. We hope they will be useful in helping to avoid important biological resource areas when selecting potential sites for wind power projects. At this stage, we cannot say with certainty that biological resources may not be located at unmarked areas on maps, but we can at least indicate where known resources exist and where adverse impacts are likely. If you find the concept of these maps to be useful, please contact us.

 

Resource Maps for Terrestrial Areas

Iowa - Resource Area map

 

Ohio - Biological Resource map with interpretive instructions (pdf 1 MB)

 

Grassland Birds of Minnesota - Potential Species Richness - LINK software example output (pdf 15 MB)

 

Grassland Birds of Minnesota - Potential Species Occurrence - LINK software example output (pdf 12 MB)

 

Region 3 Raptor Spring Migration Routes (pdf 1.4 MB)

• Inset map - Raptor Spring Migration - Keweenaw Peninsula (pdf 0.9 MB)
• Inset map - Raptor Spring Migration - Lake Erie Marsh (pdf 0.3 MB)
• Inset map - Raptor Spring Migration - Chequemegon Bay (pdf 0.3 MB)

 

Region 3 Raptor Fall Migration Routes (pdf 1.3 MB)

 

Region 3 Service Lands and Wind Resources (pdf 0.8 MB)

 

Sandhill Crane Autumn Staging Areas - Wisconsin

 

Purple Martin Roost Locations

 

Resource Maps of Colonial Nesting Waterbird Sites

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