Recycle Baling Twine
Tax deductible
Ospreys have a perilous fascination and attraction for incorporating baling twine that they find lying on agricultural fields and along roadways into their nests. This can create deadly situations when the adults or their young become entangled in the twine.
Without human intervention, Ospreys suffer slow, painful deaths from infection, starvation and strangulation. Below is a young Osprey that was entangled in twine and freed from the nest. Removing the twine from their legs, feet, wings and body is a delicate and tedious task.
If nests are built near power lines, dangling twine and sticks can cause electrocution of Ospreys, power outages and wildland fires.
Baling twine also entangles other birds and wildlife leaving them vulnerable such as the pronghorn (below) entangled in twine near Rapelje, Montana, in 2016.
Or, the white-tailed deer with twine wrapped her neck.
Or, these two bull elk entangled in twine near Columbus, Montana, in the fall of 2018 that had to be euthanized. See Update #2 for details.
Users of twine in Montana and many other states do not have an adequate or environmental-friendly method for disposing of twine. Polypropylene twine does not decompose for many, many decades. It needs to be recycled.
Discarded twine also creates expensive and burdensome problems for roadside mowing equipment and machinery.
In one summer, 675 feet of twine was removed from just a few Osprey nests along the Yellowstone River in southern Montana.
Yellowstone Valley Audubon Society (YVAS), established in 1953, is a non-profit all volunteer organization. The goal of this project is to reduce the amount of loose twine in the environment in a productive, responsible and environmentally ethical way. Too many birds and other wildlife have suffered from twine entanglement. Many of them have not survived.
The funds raised will be used to establish a twine collection site in Montana. The twine will be baled and shipped to a twine recycling facility within the United States. In order to begin collecting and accepting loose, unwanted twine from farmers, ranchers, other twine users and the public, Yellowstone Valley Audubon needs to buy a large shed (50’x15’x10’), fencing, signs, a box baler and trailer, and miscellaneous supplies.
The reimbursement or refund for discarded twine from the recycling facility will adequately cover the cost of shipping and minimal maintenance.
Your contribution to this important and worthwhile project will be greatly appreciated and will be a real benefit to wildlife, humans and our shared environment!
“Building on the tradition of special interest in birds, Yellowstone Valley Audubon Society is organized to promote enjoyment and protection of the natural environment through education, activism, and conservation of bird habitat.”
Without human intervention, Ospreys suffer slow, painful deaths from infection, starvation and strangulation. Below is a young Osprey that was entangled in twine and freed from the nest. Removing the twine from their legs, feet, wings and body is a delicate and tedious task.
If nests are built near power lines, dangling twine and sticks can cause electrocution of Ospreys, power outages and wildland fires.
Baling twine also entangles other birds and wildlife leaving them vulnerable such as the pronghorn (below) entangled in twine near Rapelje, Montana, in 2016.
Or, the white-tailed deer with twine wrapped her neck.
Or, these two bull elk entangled in twine near Columbus, Montana, in the fall of 2018 that had to be euthanized. See Update #2 for details.
Users of twine in Montana and many other states do not have an adequate or environmental-friendly method for disposing of twine. Polypropylene twine does not decompose for many, many decades. It needs to be recycled.
Discarded twine also creates expensive and burdensome problems for roadside mowing equipment and machinery.
In one summer, 675 feet of twine was removed from just a few Osprey nests along the Yellowstone River in southern Montana.
Yellowstone Valley Audubon Society (YVAS), established in 1953, is a non-profit all volunteer organization. The goal of this project is to reduce the amount of loose twine in the environment in a productive, responsible and environmentally ethical way. Too many birds and other wildlife have suffered from twine entanglement. Many of them have not survived.
The funds raised will be used to establish a twine collection site in Montana. The twine will be baled and shipped to a twine recycling facility within the United States. In order to begin collecting and accepting loose, unwanted twine from farmers, ranchers, other twine users and the public, Yellowstone Valley Audubon needs to buy a large shed (50’x15’x10’), fencing, signs, a box baler and trailer, and miscellaneous supplies.
The reimbursement or refund for discarded twine from the recycling facility will adequately cover the cost of shipping and minimal maintenance.
Your contribution to this important and worthwhile project will be greatly appreciated and will be a real benefit to wildlife, humans and our shared environment!
“Building on the tradition of special interest in birds, Yellowstone Valley Audubon Society is organized to promote enjoyment and protection of the natural environment through education, activism, and conservation of bird habitat.”
Organizer
Deborah Regele
Organizer
Billings Metropolitan Area, MT
Yellowstone Valley Audubon Society
Registered nonprofit
Donations are typically 100% tax deductible in the US.
