In addition to publishing industry standard-setting documents, providing workshops and educational resources, and facilitating collaboration between industry, NGOs, and agencies, and advancing solutions to bird/power line issues, APLIC recognizes individuals who have demonstrated excellence and dedication to addressing these issues with the Morley Nelson Award.
Morley Nelson was a pioneer in falconry and bird/power line research. He also created numerous Disney films that helped people appreciate and learn about raptors. His studies using his falconry eagles provided the foundation of much of our knowledge on raptor behavior around power lines. Using mock power poles, Morley tested structure designs, identified conductor separations needed to safely accommodate perching eagles and other birds, and proposed modifications to existing poles to prevent bird electrocutions. This information is still used today.
In honor of Morley Nelson’s contributions to resolving bird/power line issues, APLIC developed the Morley Nelson Award to acknowledge those that are committed to identifying solutions to bird/power line problems. Morley Nelson Award recipients demonstrate the following: