What do I need to include in my Consultation/Project Review Request?New Consultation Checklist is Your Answer!The Florida Ecological Services field offices developed a short checklist and companion guidance document to assist consultants, permit applicants and action agencies in assembling complete consultation requests. These documents are provided for your information and optional use. However, using them can help avoid delays in initiating consultation. The checklist helps you and our staff quickly identify whether all necessary components of a complete request are included. Attaching it to your consultation request is not required, but can be helpful..
OK, package is ready. Where do I submit Project Review Requests?Federal agencies, private and public landowners, project managers/planners, and consultants are asked to submit all new project review requests and supporting documentation electronically to jaxregs @ fws.gov. Please do not submit to other email addresses or individual staff as this may result in processing delays due to planned and unplanned absences or other work related issues. Electronic submissions need not be submitted in hard copy unless requested by our staff. NOTE: Emails with attachments are limited to a maximum size of 20 megabytes (20MB). If you have attachments that exceed this threshold, note same on your email submission and then send those attachments on CD or DVD via mail to the Jacksonville address listed on our contact page. If you chose or need to submit via multiple emails please use same subject line for each email and note numerical sequence in the subject line such as 1 of 3, 2 of 3, etc. OK, package submitted. So are you now looking for Your Project's Review Status?Please allow a minimum of 30-days from date of project submission to our office before inquiring as to your project's review status. This allows time for your project submission to be received, complete intake processing, and staff assignment and initial review. Requests are placed in different process tracks (technical assistance, informal consultations or formal consultations) and generally handled on a first-in, first-out basis within those tracks. However, these timelines assume all information required for us to complete our review/consultation is provided and no additional information is requested. Such requests for additional information, clarification or incomplete submissions can result in the temporary suspension of review timelines. If you have not heard from us after 30-days, for quickest response submit a status request via e-mail to jaxregs @ fws.gov.
LANDOWNER & CONSULTANT TOOLS AND INFORMATIONGeneral Guidance DocumentsLandscape Conservation CooperativesLandscape Conservation Cooperatives, or LCCs, are public-private partnerships (cooperatives) facilitating planning, design, and implementation of conservation strategies for fish and wildlife species at the landscape level. While they are underwritten by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the cooperatives are self-governing with few limitations on composition and structure. The LCCs set their own priorities and basic rules of the road. LCCs are designed to develop and gain consensus on a common vision for renewable natural resources and inform people how they can contribute to this vision. They provide a venue where agencies, landowners, scientists, advocates, and even the guy on the street can all contribute their ideas. What habitats are needed to maintain viability of imperiled species? What corridors are needed to allow species to adapt to changing future conditions? What are the scientific questions that still need to be answered? What new tools do we need to improve on-the-ground, so-called “conservation delivery,” efforts? You can learn more about LCCs in Florida and other parts of the Southeastern U.S. at the links below. Check them out and join in the conversation!
Species Specific Information and Documents
Due in part to low occurrances in the North/North-Central Florida area of operations, our office is using the South Florida ESO guidelines and information provided via the following link to provide techinical assistance and our project consultations. Project Planning and Review
Project Planning and Review
Anastasia Island Beach Mouse (Peromyscus polionotus phasma)
Southeastern Beach Mouse (Peromyscus polionotus niveiventris)
Project Planning and Review
Images for poster use (credit: Photo courtesy USFWS) - Right Click and "Save As"
2011 North Florida ESO Eastern Indigo Snake Survey Protocol - full version PDF - 545KB
Due in part to low occurrances in the North/North-Central Florida area of operations, our office is using the South Florida ESO guidelines and information provided via the following link to provide techinical assistance and in our project consultations. Project Planning and Review
Project Planning and Review
Scrub-jay Umbrella Habitat Conservation Plan Complete FSJ Umbrella HCP/EA - PDF - 2.60MB
Project Planning and Review
Due in part to low occurrances in the North/North-Central Florida area of operations, our office is using the South Florida ESO guidelines and information to provide techinical assistance and in our project review consultations. Project Planning and Review
Project Planning and Review
Project Planning and Review
January 2016 - Manatee Reclassification Proposed - All protections remain enforce and would not change
2007 ESA Five-year Status Review Manatee Protection Areas
Project Planning and Review
2011 Florida Manatee Project Key Programmatic Assessment
2007 ESA Five-year Status Review
Project Planning and Review
Wood Stork Florida Nesting Colonies Maps
Coastal Wood Stork Nesting Colonies
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