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'Eagle cam' going up at KNWR
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September 6, 2012 |
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Arborist
Michael Richardson perches precariously
while painstakingly mounting the
"eyeball end" of the new Eagle Cam high
in the treetops at the Kootenai National
Wildlife Refuge, a system set to debut
to the public October 6. |
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Thanks to the
Friends of the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge
and a grant the group received from the National
Fish and Wildlife Foundation, visitors at the
Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge will soon
be able to get a bird's eye view of one of the
region's most majestic raptors, thanks to a new
"Eagle Cam" currently being installed.
On September 4, arborist Michael Richardson,
Skywalker Tree Care, climbed high up in the
canopy to begin installation of the eyeball end
of the equipment, with assistance from the crew
at Meadow
Creek Computer Works, 397 Meadow Creek Road,
Bonners Ferry, who, along with
Backwoods Solar, 1589 Rapid Lightning Creek
Road, Sandpoint, provided and are finishing
setup of the gear, a task expected to be
finished next Wednesday.
Once the system is up and running, the feed will
be viewable on monitors to be set up in the
office and in the covered kiosk outside.
Because of the expense of getting Internet
service to the refuge, the feed will not
initially be available online, though making it
available to viewers around the world is a goal
of the Friends of the Kootenai National
Wildlife, using funds raised through events like
"Art
in the Wild," a juried art show taking place
at the refuge October 6, at which the eagle cam
will debut.
To find out more about the eagle cam, Art in the
Wild, or the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge
in general, call (208) 267-3888. |
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