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2016 Eagle Rule/Regulations Resources and Info

A collection of documents and information related to the 2016 Eagle Rule revisions and regulations changes and updates to permitting take of eagles and their nests.

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Annual Reports

Find our annual reports covering highlights of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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Nature's Infrastructure podcast transcripts

This is a library collection/repository for accessible transcripts of each podcast episode of "Nature's Infrastructure" in accessible PDF form.

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Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge Image Library

Photos of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.

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Land-based Wind Energy Voluntary Avoidance Guidance for the Tricolored Bat

The Draft Land-based Wind Energy Voluntary Avoidance Guidance for the Tricolored Bat (TCB Wind Guidance) is one of the tools the Service is developing in the event that the species is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The TCB Wind Guidance, along with associated supporting documents, includes curtailment strategies (i.e., reduction in electricity generation) at lower wind speeds. The TCB Wind Guidance includes species specific recommendations and is different than the (Draft) NLEB Wind Guidance due to differences in risk.

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Land-based Wind Energy Voluntary Avoidance Guidance for the Northern Long-eared Bat

The Draft Land-based Wind Energy Voluntary Avoidance Guidance for the Northern Long-eared Bat documents (NLEB Wind Guidance) will allow wind energy companies to operate in a manner where take is not reasonably certain to occur for northern long-eared bat. The NLEB Wind Guidance, along with associated supporting documents, includes curtailment strategies (i.e., reduction in electricity generation) at lower wind speeds. In the event that the tricolored bat is listed, the Service has also developed the “Land-based Wind Energy Voluntary Avoidance Guidance for the Tricolored Bat” (TCB Wind Guidance). The NLEB Wind Guidance includes species specific recommendations and is different than the Tricolored bat TCB Wind Guidance. due to differences in risk. Once the final NLEB Guidance is issued, it will replace the “Interim Wind Guidance for the Northern Long-eared Bat.”

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Sustainable Forest Management Tools for the Northern long-eared Bat and Tricolored bat

USFWS Tools for Private Working Forests

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Northern Long-eared Bat and Tricolored Bat Voluntary Environmental Review Process for Development Projects

The Draft Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) and Tricolored Bat (TCB) Voluntary Environmental Review Process for Development Projects (Consultation Guidance) is one of the tools the Service is developing for both the NLEB and the TCB. The Consultation Guidance would be applicable to the TCB if the final determination is to list the species under the Endangered Species Act. This document includes a step-by-step voluntary approach to consultation for both species for project types that do not include wind turbine operation or sustainable forestry, or projects included under other programmatic consultations. The document prescribes minimum conservation measures expected for projects that are likely to adversely affect NLEB and/or TCB. Our intent is to provide these measures up front for regulatory predictability and consistency.

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Northern long-eared bat and Tricolored bat Range-wide Determination Key - Supplementary Information

The Rangewide Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) and Tricolored Bat (TCB) Determination key (DKey) is one of the tools in development and is only applicable to TCB if the final determination is to list the species under the Endangered Species Act. The goal of this DKey is to streamline review of routine, predictable projects that are not likely to adversely affect the NLEB and/or the TCB. The DKey is currently available for preview through the Service’s Information for Planning and Consultation-Beta (IPaC-Beta) website. The Beta version of IPaC is intended for testing purposes but will also allow project proponents to try out the DKey without creating official records. The final DKey is expected to go into the production version of IPaC this summer. Once the DKey is finalized in the production version of IPaC, project proponents will be able to receive automatic verification or concurrence for some actions and create official records for those outcomes for Endangered Species Act section 7 consultation.

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