The peregrine falcons that reside in Great River Energy’s Elk River nest box, Brooklyn and Breezy, recently produced five eggs. This is a first for this pair of falcons as they’ve never produced this many eggs. The eyasses (young falcons) are expected to hatch from their eggs in early May, after a 33-day incubation period. […]
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A sure sign of spring at Great River Energy’s Elk River, Minnesota, campus is the return of peregrine falcons to the nesting box located onsite. Brooklyn, the male falcon, has returned for a 10th consecutive year and Breezy, the female falcon, has returned for a seventh year. Breeding pairs tend to be monogamous throughout their
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Great River Energy’s commitment to plant and restore pollinator habitats across its eligible sites continued this fall as several late fall plantings were completed the last several days of October. The plantings are part of Great River Energy’s Pollinator Strong initiative, a pledge to environmental sustainability by creating food and nesting space for animals and
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Great River Energy’s commitment to plant and restore pollinator habitats across its eligible sites continues this fall as several late fall plantings are scheduled for the last several days of October. The plantings are part of Great River Energy’s Pollinator Strong initiative, a pledge to environmental sustainability by creating food and nesting space for animals
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The Endangered Species Act (ESA) works best when the federal government collaborates with local property owners to conserve wildlife. That’s what an electric cooperative leader from Minnesota told a U.S. House of Representatives panel during a recent visit to Washington, D.C. East Central Energy (ECE), one of Great River Energy’s 27 member-owner cooperatives, has firsthand
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Great River Energy celebrates commitment to pollinator habitat Great River Energy employees and their families gathered one evening during National Pollinator Week at the company’s Maple Grove building to celebrate the launch of the cooperative’s Pollinator Strong initiative. The event was attended by more than 170 people, including guests from Minnesota Native Landscapes and the
Four young falcons were banded at Great River Energy’s Elk River location on May 30. Representatives from the Raptor Resource Project conducted the banding with help from employees. Kelsey Rayment, veterinarian resident for the Raptor Resource Project, collected blood and saliva samples from each of the young falcons to test for the presence of avian
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Plantings and restoration will occur throughout Minnesota over the next five years. Great River Energy, a not-for-profit wholesale electric cooperative serving 27 member-owner distribution cooperatives, announced today a commitment to plant and restore an additional 300 acres of pollinator habitat across current and future eligible sites. The pledge, dubbed Pollinator Strong, is already underway and strengthens the
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The peregrine falcons that reside in Great River Energy’s Elk River nest box, Brooklyn and Breezy, are busy caring for their four eyasses (young falcons) that recently hatched. Representatives from the Raptor Resource Project will be onsite to band the eyasses in late May. Watch the falcons on Great River Energy’s peregrine falcon birdcam at
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A familiar pair of falcons returned to the Great River Energy nesting box located on the cooperative’s Elk River campus. Brooklyn, the male, has returned for a ninth consecutive year and Breezy, the female, returned for a sixth year. Breeding pairs tend to be monogamous throughout their lifespan and return to the same nesting location
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