Bird On A Wire? Not If PG&E Can Help It! Sacramento

[Donna]

Sand hill Cranes are a common sight in some parts of the region. Hundreds of the big birds migrate through the area in what can be a dangerous flight.

Now PG&E is working to make the cranes journey a safer one.

As the Sand hill Cranes prepare to fly south for the winter, PG&E is installing more than 800 reflectors on power lines to prevent the birds from hitting the wires.   

The reflectors look like a target with the main reflector in the middle.  The outside rings glow in the dark.

PG&E put most of the reflectors up already and is finishing the project this week.

[Judi]

Sand hill Cranes are a common sight in some parts of the region. Hundreds of the big birds migrate through the area in what can be a dangerous flight.

Now PG&E is working to make the cranes journey a safer one.

As the Sand hill Cranes prepare to fly south for the winter, PG&E is installing more than 800 reflectors on power lines to prevent the birds from hitting the wires.   

The reflectors look like a target with the main reflector in the middle.  The outside rings glow in the dark.

PG&E put most of the reflectors up already and is finishing the project this week.

Yay for PG&E!   

They really are working hard to try to protect lots of wildlife...they should be after some of the major environmental snafus they've found themselves in!   

[valhalla]

Gotta tell you, BGE (Baltimore Gas & Electric) runs their butt off in the spring build Osprey Nest Platforms to keep the big birds out of the lines.