Editing Foreign object damage (section)

==Wildlife and wetlands near airports==
Significant problems occur with airports where the grounds were or have become nesting areas for birds. While fences can prevent a [[moose]] or [[deer]] from wandering onto a runway, birds are more difficult to control. Often airports employ a type of [[bird scarer]] that operates on propane to cause a noise loud enough to scare away any birds that might be in the vicinity. Airport managers use any means available (including [[falconry|trained falcons]] as well as robird flapping-wing falcon-like drones) to reduce bird populations. Another solution under investigation is the use of [[artificial turf]] near runways, since it does not offer food, shelter, or water to wildlife.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tc.faa.gov/its/worldpac/techrpt/ar06-23.pdf |title=Airside Applications for Artificial Turf |year=2006 |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration}}</ref>

===Conferences===
In the United States, the most prominent gathering of FOD experts has been the annual National Aerospace FOD Prevention Conference. It is hosted in a different city each year by National Aerospace FOD Prevention, Inc. (NAFPI), a nonprofit association that focuses on FOD education, awareness and prevention. Conference information, including presentations from past conferences, is available at the NAFPI Web site.<ref name="NAFPI website">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nafpi.com/ |title=nafpi|website=nafpi.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315124426/http://www.nafpi.com/ |archive-date=15 March 2008 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> However, NAFPI has come under some critique as being focused on tool control and manufacturing processes, and other members of the industry have stepped forward to fill the gaps. BAA hosted the world's first airport-led conference on the subject in November 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=BAA Global FOD Conference |url=http://www.heathrow.com/fod |work=BAA London Heathrow Airport |access-date=2010-12-02 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125230338/http://www.heathrow.com/fod |archive-date=2013-01-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref>