ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) – Bird nesting platforms are giving visitors of an Ashwaubenon park to look up.
American Transmission Co. installed five nesting poles at the north end of Ashwaubomay Park, near the confluence of Ashwaubomay Creek and the Fox River.
Each pole contains three nesting platforms, which are installed at different angles to mirror the offset tree branches herons and egrets prefer.
“We’re thrilled to add these nesting platforms to Ashwaubomay Park to help further increase avian use and wildlife habitat in the Fox Cities area,” said Rex Mehlberg, director of Parks, Recreation & Forestry for the village of Ashwaubenon. “We’ve seen Great Blue Herons and Great Egrets in the area and hope that this will entice them to raise their young here.”
The nesting platform installation is part of the PCB clean-up funding for the Fox River. The Natural Resources Damage Assessment and Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant provided matching funds to enhance avian and other wildlife use of the park, including developing fish spawning habitats, removal of invasive species removal and the installation of nesting platforms.
ATC donated the steel bases, wooden poles and nesting platforms. M.J. Electric donated the lumber for the nesting platforms and the labor and equipment to install the platforms.
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