RINS

RINS at Work

With volunteers from all walks of life volunteering their time out in the field, RINS accomplishes great things all through the power of citizen involvement. Volunteers work as “citizen-scientists” working to protect and conserve our birds of prey, as well as helping educate others about this important aspect of our ecosystem. Here is a run down of the RINS project by the numbers:

• Altogether RINS volunteers spend an average of 568 days in the field every year.
• In addition, 5,100 hours and 54,000 miles will be spent annually by RINS volunteers.
• Since it’s inception the RINS project has contributed more than $1,000,000 worth of work and effort into conserving birds of prey and their habitats.
• Annually, our volunteers monitor approximately 1,500 nests over a combined 5 million acres of public and private land.
• RINS has a total of 3,700 nests and 34,000 activity records in our databases from decades of field study.
• The RINS board clocks in over 1,500 hours of work outside of fieldwork to ensure the smooth operation of the RINS project and public outreach.

RINS empowers individuals to help federal, state, and local agencies to make smart land decisions and to gain knowledge about birds of prey in Utah.

In 2010 the RINS organization partnered with the Department of Defense, Hawkwatch International, Hill Air Force Base, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, and the Bureau of Land Management to conduct research on the effects of noxious weeds, specifically cheat grass, on birds of prey populations. This partnership is making an impact on our nesting birds of prey and their habitat.

To learn about the history of the RINS project and awards the project has recieved visit the About section.