Lewis’s Woodpecker Nesting Box
The Lake Windermere District Rod and Gun Club is constructing and then placing nesting boxes for Lewis’s Woodpecker (species-at-risk) within its historical range in the Invermere area. The placement of boxes is on both Crown Land and private property where cavity nesting trees have diminished significantly. Boxes are also being placed along powerlines where poles have been impacted and are due to be replaced.
The project will lead to an increase and/or replacement of cavity nesting bird habitat.
Final Report: Executive Summary
The Lake Windermere District Rod & Gun Club (LWDRG) is constructing and then placing nesting boxes for Lewis Woodpecker (Species at Risk) within its historical range in the Invermere area. The placement of boxes is on both Crown and Private property where cavity nesting trees have diminished significantly. Boxes are as well being placed along powerlines where poles have been impacted and are to be replaced. We are also working with the Farmland Advantage program for placement of boxes on agriculture land where birds have been observed and/or cavity trees have been lost. The nesting box project has been well received in the community so well to the extent that spending the grant money has proven a problem due to high return in volunteering time and expenses.
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