The Raptor Resource Project is a non-profit organization whose members work to preserve the health and population levels of falcons, eagles, ospreys, hawks and owls. The project, established in 1988,Cline, Darrin, 2012. "Cline: Eagle camera takes flight again", Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 2012-3-28. protects more than 40 nests and nesting areas in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Colorado.
Artificial nests One of the project's main activities is safe nesting sites where raptors can raise their young.Holmes, Maya. "Peregrine Chicks Get Banded for Tracking in Duluth". June 24, 2014 FOX 21 News, KQDS-DT Power plant stacks have proven to be good locations for these nests.Marohn, Kirsti. "Falcons mount a comeback, with some help" Jun 17, 2013, St. Cloud Times. More than 1,000 baby peregrine falcons have been hatched from power plant nests."Xcel Energy's holds annual falcon banding at Sherco". Sherbourne County Citizen.
Education The Raptor Resource Project provides education about nest site management and nest creation to future preservationists, in keeping of with their goal of increasing participation in the protection of raptors."Howe earns Eagle Scout award" Eden Prairie News
Research
Bird cams The RPP also develops and employs non-intrusive methods of viewing the birds and their nest sites, so that scientists and the general public can learn more about the lives of raptors.Brashear, Graelyn, 2012. "", Raptor Nest Cams: Up Close and Personal. Retrieved 2012-3-28. RPP members have set up cameras which webcast from many raptor nests.Empson, Rip. "", TechCrunch, 27 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-27. They set up their first camera to view a bald eagle nest in Decorah, Iowa. Subsequent webcasts include the Missouri Turkey Vulture Cam, River View Tower Falcon Cam, Eagle Crest Bird Cam, Xcel Fort St. Brain Eagle Cam, Xcel Valmont Owl Cam, Xcel Osprey Cam, Xcel Kestrel Cam, Xcel King Falcons, Xcel Blackdog Falcons, Xcel Sherco Falcons, Elk River Falcons, and the Red Wing Grain Falcons.
Banding The organization also participates in the banding of raptors so that their travel paths can be studied."Photos: Peregrine falcon banding in downtown La Crosse". Winona Daily News.
References
Munson: Decorah eagles are stars online, in person Demoines Register Apr. 9, 2011 Bald Eagle 'D12' Electrocuted To Death In Decorah Nest In Iowa, Says Raptor Resource Project International Business Times Decorah eagle spending summer in Canada. The Gazette.
External links Raptor Resource Project - official site