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Ecological Services
Division of Environmental Quality
Pollution is one of the American public's greatest environmental concerns. Like the proverbial "canary in the coal mine," fish and wildlife often signal pollution problems that ultimately affect people and their quality of life. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is the main federal agency dedicated to protecting wildlife and their habitat from pollution's harmful effects, helping to create a healthy world for all living things.
VISION: The vision of the Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office Division of Environmental Quality is to leave a legacy of fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats free from adverse impacts of environmental pollution. We will pursue this vision by: emphasizing prevention of contamination, in the first place; removing threats of pre-existing environmental contamination, recognizing that environmental contamination already exists across the Regional landscape; and ensuring the Division of Environmental Quality’s contributions are recognized, valued, and supported by the Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), our conservation partners, and the public.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES: We will implement the Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office Division of Environmental Quality consistent with the following Guiding Principles:
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Prevent adverse impacts of environmental contaminants to Service trust resources
“Service trust resources” are defined as Service lands; federally listed threatened and endangered species and candidate species; migratory birds; interjurisdictional fish; Regional Resource Conservation Priorities (RRCPs), and indicator or surrogate species that will have a direct and substantive connection to Service trust resources and/or RRCPs. |
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Restore Service trust resources impacted by contaminants by using our existing authorities and influencing resource management and regulatory decisions. Recognizing the significant level of time and effort required to react to a contaminant problem to achieve restoration, it is critical to ensure these efforts are directed to resources and areas of greatest importance to the Service. |
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Facilitate achievement of other Service programs’ goals and priorities
The strength of the Division of Environmental Quality is that it provides the link between contamination and other programs’ management of Service trust resources. The Division of Environmental Quality offers a variety of capabilities to other programs to collectively protect, restore, recover, manage, and enhance Service trust resources. We do this by identifying sources of contamination, assessing effects of contamination on Service trust resources through investigations and other approaches, and developing a range of effective solutions to address contamination impacts. |
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Maximize partnerships with state, tribal, and local conservation stakeholders to facilitate achievement of shared goals and objectives. |
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Communicate results, accomplishment, and capabilities to the public and
conservation partners internal and external to the Service |
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Southern Nevada |
James H. Harvey
Resource Contaminant Specialist
1340 Financial Blvd., Suite 234
Reno, NV 89502
775-861-6378 office
775-560-7369 mobile
775-861-6301 fax
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Erik Orsak
4701 Torrey Pines Dr .
Las Vegas , Nevada 89130
702-515-5230 office
702-515-5231 fax |
[Douglas, Eureka , Elko, Esmeralda, Humboldt, Lander, Mineral, northern Nye, Pershing, Washoe, and White Pine Counties] |
[Clark, Lincoln , and southern Nye Counties] |
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