Workshops

“Scenic Considerations and Wind Energy in Wyoming”

Laramie, Wyoming
June 17, 2009

• Wind Energy and Scenic Considerations in Wyoming:  Workshop Report - August 4, 2009
• Wind in Wyoming
• Participant perspectives
• Mitigation strategies

On June 17, 2009, the Wind Visual project held “Scenic Considerations and Wind Energy in Wyoming.”  This full-day workshop focused on the scenic impacts of rapid wind turbine development that residents in and near Laramie Wyoming are facing.  Through presentations, discussions, photographic exercises, interactive polls, and a bus tour of wind turbine sites, participants in the workshop shared their desires for the future of wind development in their community.

The workshop was held in partnership with Scenic America, the University of Wyoming Ruckelshaus Institute for Environmental and Natural Resources, and the Conservation Districts in Medicine Bow, Laramie River, and Saratoga-Encampment-Rawlins.

“Michigan Wind Energy Landscape Symposium”

Manistee, Michigan
July 6, 2011

The Michigan Wind Energy Landscape Symposium was held in Manistee, Michigan, on July 6, 2011, and involved 21 participants from six Manistee and Benzie County townships.

In addition to being one phase of the Understanding Wind Initiative, the Symposium is part of a research project funded through a grant from the National Science Foundation to Dr. Roopali Phadke at Macalester College.  This broader project aims to better understand the role of public deliberation in the siting of wind energy projects across the nation.  Two other similar symposia will be scheduled over the next year in other states.

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“Minnesota Wind Energy Landscape Symposium”

Moorhead, Minnesota
November 10, 2011

The Minnesota Wind Energy Landscape Symposium was held in Moorhead, Minnesota, on November 10, 2011, and involved 21 participants.

• Workshop Report - January 16, 2012

“Western Massachusetts Wind Energy Symposium”

North Adams, Massachusetts
July 26, 2012

The Western Massachusetts Wind Energy Landscape Symposium was held in North Adams, Massachusetts, on July 26, 2012, and involved 24 participants.

• Workshop Report - December 2012