This fall Craighead Beringia South was awarded a grant from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to find "hotspots" for goledn eagles in Eastern Montanat and model important use areas. This information will be used when designating areas for future wind farm development.

The Laramie Boomerang took a look at the recent rise in wind farm development and how their location can impact wildlife in the article Scientists: Wildlife Benefit from Careful Wind Farm Placement. Wind turbine blades are 420 feet long, move at 180 miles an hour and therefore can be tough on birds. Estimates for one proposed wind farm development predicts that it would kill 6,000 bats and 5,400 birds a year. With 140 site testing and monitoring applications submitted to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) placement of these wind farms will be important for the survival of birds, bats and raptors in the area.