Climbing the pines, wildlife biologists put in ready-made homes to help woodpeckers thrive [Image 1 of 3]

FORT BENNING, GA, UNITED STATES

10.21.2020

Photo by Patrick Albright 

Fort Moore Public Affairs Office

FORT BENNING, Ga. – At Fort Benning Oct. 21, a wildlife technician cuts a space in a pine tree for a wooden block, known as an artificial cavity or insert, to create a home for the red-cockaded woodpecker. Installing artificial cavities is one of various measures Fort Benning takes to foster an increase in the bird's population. The bird, also known as the RCW, has been on the endangered species list since 1970, but a federal-led effort to foster its recovery has succeeded to the point that authorities have proposed its status be changed from endangered to threatened. Installing the insert is Skip Kizzire, with the Natural Resources Management Branch of U.S. Army Garrison Fort Benning's Directorate of Public Works.

(U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright, Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning Public Affairs)

• Date Taken: 10.21.2020
• Date Posted: 10.21.2020 16:42
• Photo ID: 6397748
• VIRIN: 201021-A-YH902-119
• Resolution: 1280x853
• Size: 484 KB
• Location: FORT BENNING, GA, US