Thanks to all of our partners and the success of Lights Out. The growth of this important conservation program has created new challenges and opportunities. We are now seeking to expand our staff at OBCI (from 1 to 2!) to include an program coordinator to advance Ohio Lights Out. The position will be based at the Ohio State University, and work with the OBCI Program Coordinator to advance OBCI’s efforts.
Did you know that you can reduce or eliminate window strikes just by moving your feeders? Bird feeders should be either less than 3 feet from a window or more than 30 feet. Birds using feeders very close to a window don’t have the room to gather enough speed to cause harm if a strike occurs. And those feeding far away generally can recognize that your windows are a part of a building!
Practice what you preach. It’s likely we have all spoken these words from time to time. The Ohio Division of Wildlife northeast Ohio headquarters in Summit County brought this expression to life in order to protect our beloved birds -with bonus protections of a wide array of other species too. Three significant projects on our property launched us into the modern conservation trend of turning human-induced establishments into nature-friendlier formations.