Aerial View of the Tatanka Wind Energy Farm in North and South Dakota
Jill Shaffer
Jill Shaffer is an Ecologist with the USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center in Jamestown, North Dakota.
Jill Shaffer is an avian ecologist whose research advances the understanding of the effects of wind-energy facilities on birds. She has evaluated the behavioral impacts of wind facilities on grassland birds and waterfowl and devised a method, the Avian-Impact Offset Method, that quantifies those impacts so that State and Federal agencies can seek offsetting measures for the impacts.
When not working on renewable-energy projects, Jill continues work on the writing of a 43-chapter synthesis on the effects of rangeland practices on grassland birds, an endeavor undertaken for 27 years and counting.
Professional Experience
1999-present; Ecologist, USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, North Dakota
1996-1999; Biological Science Technician, USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, North Dakota
Education and Certifications
M.S. (1996) Zoology, University of Arkansas
B.S. (1993) Biology, University of Wisconsin
Science and Products
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
Assessing the use of long-term lek survey data to evaluate the effect of landscape characteristics and wind facilities on sharp-tailed grouse lek dynamics in North Dakota and South Dakota
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)
Understanding the Avian-Impact Offset Method—A tutorial
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea)
Limited land base and competing land uses force societal tradeoffs when siting energy development
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
Non-USGS Publications**
https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/1001692
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1159&context=usgsnpwrc.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsnpwrc/159/.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Tools for the Mitigation of Habitat-Based Impacts to Birds
Estimating offsets for avian displacement effects of anthropogenic impacts
Impacts of wind-turbine energy complexes on northern prairie grouse
The effects of management practices on grassland birds
12-year (2003-2014) Sharp-tailed Grouse and Greater Prairie-Chicken lek data collected near wind facilities in North Dakota and South Dakota
10-year (2003-2012) bird and vegetation data collected at wind facilities in North Dakota and South Dakota
Effects of wind-energy facilities on breeding grassland bird distributions - data release
Modeling effects of crop production, energy development and conservation-grassland loss on avian habitat: dataset of BBS data, ND, with habitat rankings
The influence of local- and landscape-level factors on wetland breeding birds in the Prairie Pothole Region of North and South Dakota dataset
Aerial View of the Tatanka Wind Energy Farm in North and South Dakota
Science and Products
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
Assessing the use of long-term lek survey data to evaluate the effect of landscape characteristics and wind facilities on sharp-tailed grouse lek dynamics in North Dakota and South Dakota
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)
Understanding the Avian-Impact Offset Method—A tutorial
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea)
Limited land base and competing land uses force societal tradeoffs when siting energy development
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
Non-USGS Publications**
https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/1001692
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1159&context=usgsnpwrc.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsnpwrc/159/.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Tools for the Mitigation of Habitat-Based Impacts to Birds
Estimating offsets for avian displacement effects of anthropogenic impacts
Impacts of wind-turbine energy complexes on northern prairie grouse
The effects of management practices on grassland birds
12-year (2003-2014) Sharp-tailed Grouse and Greater Prairie-Chicken lek data collected near wind facilities in North Dakota and South Dakota
10-year (2003-2012) bird and vegetation data collected at wind facilities in North Dakota and South Dakota
Effects of wind-energy facilities on breeding grassland bird distributions - data release
Modeling effects of crop production, energy development and conservation-grassland loss on avian habitat: dataset of BBS data, ND, with habitat rankings
The influence of local- and landscape-level factors on wetland breeding birds in the Prairie Pothole Region of North and South Dakota dataset
Aerial View of the Tatanka Wind Energy Farm in North and South Dakota
Aerial View of the Tatanka Wind Energy Farm in North and South Dakota