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Chris MaguireTerrestrial Biology Program CoordinatorOregon Department of Transportation
Local Government Environmental Training 2010Corvallis, Oregon
ESA Effects Determination ESA Effects Determination TrainingTraining
Purpose:
Establishes expectations for the consultant community and Local Governments to author effects determinations under Section 7 of the federal ESA
ESA Effects Determination ESA Effects Determination TrainingTraining
ESA Effects Determinations & Associated Documents:
NE >> No Effect Memo
NLAA >> Biological Assessment (BA)
LAA >> Biological Assessment
NE = No EffectNLAA = Not Likely to Adversely AffectLAA = Likely to Adversely Affect
ESA Effects Determination ESA Effects Determination TrainingTraining
Qualifications:
- 20 semester hrs of enviro courses or 3 yrs relevant experience
- Training & testing
- Refresher course every 2 yrs
2010 Training: Salem, May 26 & 27
ESA Effects Determination ESA Effects Determination TrainingTraining
Local Government Options:
- Use Local Gov staff qualified by ODOT
- Use ODOT qualified consultant
- Use qualified ODOT staff (if they are willing and available)
Federal ESA – Federal ESA – Wildlife/PlantsWildlife/Plants
Wildlife (and others): Fender’s blue butterfly Oregon silverspot butterfly Fairy shrimp Northern spotted owl Marbled murrelet Western snowy plover (Pacific coastal) Stellar sea lion (eastern population)
Plants: 15 species
Photo: Nick Testa, ODOT
Oregon ESA Oregon ESA
Fish – 10 species (all federal listed)
Reptiles – 4 species (all federal listed)
Birds – 7 species (6 federal listed)
Mammals – 12 species (8 federal listed)
Plants – 60 species (15 federal listed)
State listed only wildlife: bald eagle, western ground squirrel, kit fox, wolverine, gray whale
Oregon ESAOregon ESA
2 Regulatory Agencies
• OR Dept of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW)- fish and wildlife
• OR Dept of Agriculture (ODA)- plants
Oregon ESAOregon ESA
ODFW – fish & wildlife (Incidental take permit)
– plants (Take permit)
Federal ESA – fish & wildlife (Incidental take
permit)
– plants (No incidental take permit)
Oregon ESAOregon ESA
State ESA – fish & wildlifeCompliance: A federal ESA permit serves as a waiver of state ESA requirements(ORS 496.172(4))
State ESA – plantsCompliance: An action initiated by a person other than a state agency that has met federal ESA requirements for a species meets state ESA requirements (ORS 564.115(6))
Oregon ESA – Fish & WildlifeOregon ESA – Fish & Wildlife
• Public agencies must consult with ODFW for actions on public land (owned or leased) if an action has the potential to appreciably reduce the likelihood of the survival or recovery of a T&E animal
• If ODFW determines that such take will not adversely impact the long-term conservation of the species or its habitat, ODFW may issue an incidental take permit
Oregon ESA – PlantsOregon ESA – Plants
• A public agency must determine whether listed plants occur or are likely to occur on public lands targeted for action
Oregon ESA – PlantsOregon ESA – Plants
• A public agency must determine whether listed plants occur or are likely to occur on public lands targeted for action
• A public agency must determine, prior to the action, whether the proposed action has the potential to appreciably reduce the likelihood of the survival or recovery of any population of the listed species (on public land)
Oregon ESA – PlantsOregon ESA – Plants
• A public agency must determine whether listed plants occur or are likely to occur on public lands targeted for action
• A public agency should determine, prior to the action, whether the proposed action has the potential to appreciably reduce the likelihood of the survival or recovery of any population of the listed species
• Results of the effects analysis should be provided to ODA for review, project approval, and a take permit
MBTA – Migratory Bird MBTA – Migratory Bird Treaty ActTreaty Act• Illegal to take or possess any
migratory bird w/o an USFWS permit • Includes feathers, eggs, nests, or
products• Take = pursue, hunt, shoot, wound,
kill, trap, capture, or collect
MBTA MBTA
• It is legal to harass birds (if no harm occurs) and remove empty nests
• Strict liability law – anyone can be convicted regardless of intent or guilty knowledge
• All Oregon birds except feral pigeon, house sparrow, European starling, mute swan, and domesticated and raised birds (> 450 species)
MBTAMBTA
• Most vulnerable life stages: Eggs & young incapable of flight
• No incidental take permits• Slim possibility of a special purpose
permit
MBTA – ComplianceMBTA – Compliance
• Work in non-nesting season (roughly September through February)
• Use USDA APHIS Wildlife Services through ODOT IGA (requires and ODOT EA)
• AVOID (on structures & in vegetation)
• Follow ODOT MBTA Directive
APHIS Liaison: Diane Winterboer (541-258-2189; [email protected])
BGEPA BGEPA (Bald and Golden Eagle (Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act)Protection Act)
Mature bald eagleImmature bald eagle
Mature golden eagle
BGEPA BGEPA
• Illegal to take, possess, or transport any bald eagle, alive or dead, w/o a USFWS permit (includes feathers, eggs, & nests)
• Take = pursue, shoot, shoot at, poison, wound, kill, capture, trap, collect, molest, or disturb
• Incidental take permit is possible
BGEPA BGEPA
Disturb means to bother an eagle to a degree that causes, or is likely to cause:
1) injury to an eagle,
2) a decrease in its productivity, by substantially interfering with normal breeding, feeding, or sheltering behavior, or
3) nest abandonment, by substantially interfering with normal breeding, feeding, or sheltering behavior.
Harass/Disturb SummaryHarass/Disturb Summary
• Fed ESA – Cannot harass• OR ESA (fish/wildlife) – Not mentioned• MBTA – Can harass• BGEPA – Cannot disturb
MMPA – Marine Mammal MMPA – Marine Mammal Protection ActProtection Act
• Places a moratorium on the taking of marine mammals
• A take permit is possible• Permits are handled by the NOAA
National Marine Mammal Lab in Seattle