Bobolink Nest Search Camera And Drone
A project in Ontario, CA by Tom Franklin000days
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The Bobolink loves Bruce County!\nAs a threatened species in Ontario, give our local bird some Bruce County Lovin'...& Kickstart Me
Backers: 37
Average Pledge Per Backer: $89 CAD
Funded: $3,300 CAD of $3,200 CAD
Dates: Jan 31st -> Mar 2nd (30 days)
Project By: Tom Franklin
Backers: 37
Average Pledge Per Backer: $89 CAD
Funded: $3,300 CAD of $3,200 CAD
Dates: Jan 31st -> Mar 2nd (30 days)
Project By: Tom Franklin
$3,300 CAD
current pledge level
Last Updated: March 2 @ 08:45 -0500 GMT
103%
of goal
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Latest News
You did it! Thanks everyone! 
March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Yee Haw! The goal has been reached! I will post budget and spending details, and further updates at: www.conservationhaying.com I take the responsibility you have given me seriously and I promise to do an awesome investigation... Tom (Read More)
Last update...$2785 with 18 hrs to go
March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
This image has motivated me to keep going over the last 30 days. You know that the Kickstarter has been a success already, in that a large number of people have thought at least briefly about the Bobolink, and the need for conservation haying. I... (Read More)
More corn, wheat and soybeans...27 hrs to go!
March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
I have not traveled much. I admit to having limited knowledge of life outside Canada, and I’m immersed in the minutia of my own daily living. I have a desire to be informed however, and I would say that my favourite blog is Landscapes For People,... (Read More)
Putting a face to a name...
February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
So many backers of this project do not know me at all, so this will put a face to my name... Tom Franklin in his happy place Please send www.conservationhaying.com to a friend. There are only 33 hrs left! (Read More)
Check out this awesome study...
February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
One of our project supporters directed me to a study of Sage Grouse using a drone and thermal imaging camera. It is great to learn through the networking that this project has brought forward! I sent an email, explaining how to georeference their... (Read More)
Nearing the final whistle...
February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
As some of you know, I am a rugby enthusiast. I played for quite some time, and have enjoyed coaching now for over 20 years. Coaching is all about preparation. At each practice my overall plan is to do my best with the players and give them a "chance... (Read More)
Fun photo shoot tonight in the heifer barn...
February 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Temperatures of -18 C did not dampen the enthusiasm that my volunteers had for the camera! Please share my Kickstarter project... https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1023879591/bobolink-nest-search-camera-and-drone Thanks for backing me! Tom (Read More)
My sister will match any support made in the next 24 hrs
February 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! Great news! My sister, Marianne Franklin will match $ with backers who show their support in the next 24 hours! Just 4 days to go...let's do this... Thanks everyone (Read More)
Heroes
February 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Let it be known that all of you reading this now are my heroes! Really and truly. You are: Mom, Dad, Sisters, Aunts, Uncles, Nieces, Nephews, Cousins, Friends, Colleagues, and Total strangers! Now consider this potential backer... an equipment... (Read More)
Longfellow...
February 21st - via: kickstarter.com
You will never believe where I came across my favourite poem...and if you know me well, you may be surprised that I have a favourite! It was in the 1980 edition of the "American Standard of Perfection". This book described, and still does, the finer... (Read More)
Listen to my CBC Radio Noon call today...
February 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Well the message really got out today! I think we are helping the Bobolink in a big way!! My call starts at... 9 minutes 15 seconds http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/Ontario/ID/2654756360/?page=3 Did I sound nervous? Well I was...not in my... (Read More)
Welcome aboard...!
February 17th - via: kickstarter.com
This project has been well supported from the beginning by family and friends. Thanks! Lesley Parker has been awesome to get the conservationhaying.com website going. Overall, it has been a great experience. Earlier today it was decided that Dr.... (Read More)
Hey! Snuggle up and check out my new video...
February 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Cold? Cabin fever? Snowed in? Here's something interesting! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enWxSDKbFlM I've created an information video to introduce methods to find Bobolink nests...sorry about my monotone voice...I wanted to be quick and clear!... (Read More)
Shared responsibility...and the importance of a close personal connection to the land
February 15th - via: kickstarter.com
I have been asked several times "why don't you just go ahead and buy the drone and camera equipment?" It is a good question. There is no doubt that I could. And as we enter the last few days of this Kickstarter campaign, I might be doing just that... (Read More)
A missed opportunity...carry on!
February 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Speaking points...check! Powerpoint presentation...check! Lake effect flurries; highway 21 closed...check and check. I sent my regrets to the Wiarton Stocker Sale folks, I felt like the conditions were too poor for me to make the trip to... (Read More)
Where's Franklin?
February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Help Tom find a drone and thermal imaging camera... By the way, do you see how difficult it is to find Bobolink nests? (bottom left) (Read More)
A challenge from the past...
February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
I realize that developing methods to locate grassland bird nests is a challenging task! I want to share a big job that was undertaken successfully by my ancestors, who were homesteaders in Alberta. I think Amy & Patrick (Sideroad Natural Farm,... (Read More)
Working with natural processes makes old things new again...
February 8th - via: kickstarter.com
"The future of grassland bird populations in Ontario depends on the future health and sustainability of the livestock grazing industry.” (OSCIA) Current Best Management Practice 2015 Rotational grazing is planned on our farm. We use 24 paddocks.... (Read More)
Check out this infographic
February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Scroll down to the image... Can you find the rotational grazing system for cattle? That's part of our farm. Riparian zones? Restoring degraded sites? Wildlife corridor? Yes...yes...and yes, these are all part of our farm. Biologist? No, not on our... (Read More)
My first speaking engagement...
February 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Now this will be fun! I'll be speaking at the upcoming "Wiarton Feeder Sale Annual Beef Dinner & Meeting". I asked if the dress is casual, and Emily Cameron replied that "jeans and a plaid shirt are mandatory. We will be making a plaid mosaic in... (Read More)
A Super Tough Bird
February 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Consider this amazing journey...and at the end of it they pair up in our Bruce County fields, incubate eggs, and feed their nestlings. The Bobolink makes a 20,000 km trans - equatorial round trip flight between its nesting and wintering grounds... (Read More)
This project has got me thinking about things...
February 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
My daughter Jenna's eyes just bugged out when I told her about our Kickstarter goal of $3200...yes, that is a lot of money. But this got me thinking about the relationship I have with the soil and the natural world around me. I know that I am... (Read More)
This project has generated a lot of discussion
February 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Quite a few interested people have suggested that farmers should simply start haying when the Bobolinks have fledged their young. I tried that and it doesn't work. In 2014 I waited four weeks for the birds to raise their young, and I sampled &... (Read More)
Amazing 1st Day For Conservation Haying Research
February 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to everyone for backing my project! There is a unique satisfaction in supporting a project that will help our local ecosystem, and grassland birds in particular. Please send my link to your friends so they can get excited about this project... (Read More)
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