Apple Blossom Wind Eagle Take Permit Application NEPA Analysis, Michigan, 2021

Apple Blossom Wind Eagle Take Permit Application NEPA Analysis, Michigan, 2021
fact-sheet-apple-blossom-wind-eagle-permit-2021.pdf794.38 KB
AppleBlossom_eaglepermit_Final EA.pdf2.64 MB
Apple Blossom FONSI.pdf239.02 KB
intraservice-section-7-apple-blossom-wind-eagle-permit-2021.pdf1.38 MB
draft-ea-attachment-d-risk-summary-analysis-apple-blossom-wind-eagle-permit-2021.pdf858.79 KB
ecp-apple-blossom-wind-eagle-permit-2021.pdf3.59 MB
ecp-appendix-1-summary-of-correspondence-apple-blossom-wind-eagle-permit-2021.pdf160.37 KB
ecp-appendix-3-post-construction-monitoring-plan-apple-blossom-wind-eagle-permit-2021.pdf224.93 KB
ecp-appendix-4-conformance-table-apple-blossom-wind-eagle-permit-2021.pdf189.54 KB
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has posted a draft environmental assessment and associated supporting documents for a request on an incidental take permit for bald eagles at the Apple Blossom Wind Facilities. The applicant, AEP Renewables, LLC is requesting a 30-year permit under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.  Take is requested for bald eagles at its 29-turbine facility in Windsor Township in Huron County, Michigan.

The 30-day public comment ran from September 22 through October 22, 2021 and is now closed. We received no comments from the public, other government entities, or tribal nations.  The Final EA and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) were written in late 2021 and the permit was issued to Apple Blossom Wind on January 6, 2022.  The Final EA and FONSI are posted here.

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Bald eagle and golden eagle
Forty years ago, our national symbol, the bald eagle, was in danger of extinction throughout most of its range. Habitat destruction and degradation, illegal shooting, and the contamination of its food source, largely as a consequence of DDT, decimated the eagle population. Habitat protection...
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The purpose of Migratory Bird Permits is to promote long-term conservation of migratory birds and their habitats and encourage joint stewardship with others.
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A large raptor, the bald eagle has a wingspread of about seven feet. Adults have a dark brown body and wings, white head and tail, and a yellow beak. Juveniles are mostly brown with white mottling on the body, tail, and undersides of wings. Adult plumage usually is obtained by the sixth year. In...

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