Great news! After three years of planning, the hard work of many volunteers, and generous financial support from our many donors and sponsors, the Narrow River Preservation Association and Narrow River Land Trust are delighted to provide our live webcam on the osprey nest along the Narrow (Pettaquamscutt) River.
You can see the webcam here: narrowriver.org/ospreycam
We still welcome donations to support the webcam going forward. Click here to donate to NRPA so we can keep this and our many other programs going.
In March 2019, Narrow River Preservation Association (NRPA) and Narrow River Land Trust (NRLT) put up a platform along the Narrow (Pettaquamscutt) River for osprey to make a home. A pair of osprey came and started building a nest on the platform.
We are seeking donations so that we can maintain this wonderful resource and continue to offer it free of charge to everyone.
Importantly, the webcam will NOT disturb the birds. The webcam will be a big part of our Osprey Education Program, and can be viewed for free by anyone with a cell phone or computer.
A LITTLE BACKGROUND:
In 2014, we started teaching local fourth graders about osprey and their fascinating migration to the Amazon Rain Forest from New England each year.
In 2017, we got our own osprey mount (a dead, stuffed osprey) for people to see an osprey up close. In 2019, we presented to more than 325 fourth grade students at local schools. When teaching about osprey, we incorporate concepts of ecology, preservation, stewardship and conservation.
In March 2019, NRPA and Narrow River Land Trust installed an osprey nest platform on the bank of Narrow River. The platform was quickly adopted by a young pair of osprey.
To engage the public, especially local youth, decided to install a webcam on the platform to provide a live video stream of the osprey nest on NRPA’s website.
The live video stream will offer a tremendous resource for both teachers and students to follow the osprey’s summer life cycle and daily interactions with the environment.
Throughout the year, the webcam will capture a compelling and ever changing view of the Narrow River landscape.
To get started, we needed about $6,000 to purchase the hardware needed to set up the webcam (camera, cords, solar panels, batteries, etc.), one year of internet service and one year of the webcam hosting service. Thanks to the generosity of more than sixty-five individuals and families, we achieved this goal.
Thank you for considering a donation to our effort. We believe that environmental education is critical to public engagement in and protection of the environment.
ABOUT US:
Narrow River Preservation Association and Narrow River Land Trust are 501 (c) 3 certified non-profit organizations based in Saunderstown, RI. NRPA was founded in 1970 and NRLT was created in 1983.
LEARN MORE:
Check out our osprey web page here, including photos, facts about osprey and our free printable osprey activity sheet: narrowriver.org/osprey
More about Narrow River Preservation Association here: narrowriver.org
More about Narrow River Land Trust here: narrowriverlandtrust.org
Want to support our efforts? Feel free to send a check to ‘NRPA’ at PO Box 8, Saunderstown, RI 02874. Or donate here with your credit card.
