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Wildlife Enhancement Program

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South Central Indiana REMC (SCI REMC) recognizes the responsibility to its members, community, and environment. That’s why in conjunction with the mission to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective electricity, the cooperative works to create, promote, and preserve wildlife habitats through its Wildlife Enhancement Program.

As of early 2015, SCI has installed:

  • 136 Bat Nesting & Colony Boxes

  • 469 Bluebird Boxes

  • 89 Wildlife Food Plot Areas

  • 4 Eagle & Osprey Nesting Platforms

  • 11 Raptor Perches

  • 9 Red-Tail Hawk Nesting Platforms

  • 50 Kestrel & Screech Owl Nesting Boxes

  • 39 Barred Owl Nesting Boxes

  • 5 Barn Owl Nesting Boxes

  • 18 Flying Squirrel Colony & Nesting Boxes

 

The Wildlife Enhancement Program targets 3 key areas:

Habitat:

  • Where possible, dead trees are left standing & trimmed below power lines to provide habitat for squirrels, raccoons, bats, bluebirds, woodpeckers, owls, hawks, bees, & other pollinators.

  • Where property owners allow, brush & wind-rolled piles are left in right-of-way corridors to provide nesting & shelter habitat.

  • Most cleared right-of-way areas are reseeded with a seed mixture developed to protect against erosion, promote a more desirable & manageable right-of-way floor, & foster indigenous species & pollinator habitat.

  • Most slow/low-growing trees/bushes suitable for wildlife are left undisturbed. 

  • SCI uses the Basil method of herbicide application, which targets undesirable, fast-growing tree species that may interfere with electric reliability.

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Wildlife:

  • Where possible, active bee, den, & nesting trees are left undisturbed.

  • SCI REMC installs bluebird boxes, bat boxes, owl & hawk nesting boxes, nesting platforms, & hunting perches throughout its service territory to foster wildlife.

  • Work is scheduled/performed to minimize disturbance of known nesting/active sites.

 

Education:

  • Employees are trained yearly on endangered/protected species of animals, plants, & pollinators.

  • Supervisors are annually certified with the State of Indiana in herbicide application/use.

     

History of the Program
 

2005

2006

2009

2015

SCI developed its Energy for Wildlife Program, making it the second utility and first REMC in the nation to do so.

SCI received a certified endorsement of its wildlife program through the National Wild Turkey Federation (NTWF) and the NTWF’s first Energy for Wildlife Award.

SCI developed its internationally recognized Raptor Enhancement Program.

SCI enhanced wildlife seed mixture to be more pollinator beneficial by adding wildflower seed to mix.

Relinquished ties with NWTF Energy for Wildlife Program and established its in-house Wildlife Enhancement Program.

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  • COOPERATIVE
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Board of Directors
    • Cooperative Principles
    • Co-Op Owners For Political Action
    • Careers
  • MEMBER SERVICES
    • New Members
    • Connect/Disconnect/Transfer Service
    • Payment & Billing Options
      • Ways to Pay
      • Prepaid Electric
    • Energy Assistance
    • Rates
    • Billing Cycles & Meter Reading
    • Capital Credits
    • Outage Information
    • TextPower
    • Wiring Manuals
    • Safety
  • COMMUNITY
    • Operation RoundUp
    • Youth Programs
    • Community Room Rental
    • Live Line Demonstration
    • John D. Rudd Memorial Scholarship
  • SAVINGS
    • Electric Vehicles
    • Free Energy Audit
    • Heat Pumps & Geothermals
    • Lighting/LED
    • Rebates & Credits
    • Solar Energy
  • SCI FIBER
  • VEGETATION MANAGEMENT
    • About Vegetation Management
    • Planting Guidelines
    • Tree Replacement
    • Wildlife Enhancement Program
    • Wood Chip Request