  A Bird’s Eye View to Habitat Reclamation
Project Director: Angela Turner
Normangee High School
Normangee, Texas
936-396-6111
aturner@normangeeisd.org
Using solar powered, wireless cellular transmission camera systems currently used for construction project collaboration, Normangee Biology students will study the return of bird populations to a reclaimed area of a surface coalmine compared to established habitats. Study results will be used as an aid in habitat planning for future reclamation sites and to educate students on the value of preserving and developing habitats on their own properties. The high-resolution internet accessible photos, taken at 15-minute intervals, will be manipulated for measuring, bird identification, time comparisons, and viewing as a time-lapse video. We will host a website and prepare habitat protection awareness videos for pod casting and the website. Peer reviewed study findings will be published, presented to mine personnel, and submitted to journals.
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