Kearney County residents learn about wind energy impacts on bird populations

Kearney County residents learn about wind energy impacts on bird populations

Residents of Kearney County learned about potential impacts of wind energy development on local bird populations during a presentation this week. While no concrete plans exist to add wind turbines to the area, the county’s zoning and planning commission brought in an expert to address the topic for future consideration. John Hay, an extension educator at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, presented facts about wind turbines and solar energy to …