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| ECS3150 -
ADVANCED INTERAGENCY CONSULTATION FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES |
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Participants will discuss advanced aspects of interagency consultation
under Section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act with a focus on how to conduct complex consultations
through the use
of a structured, analytical framework. Lecture and discussions emphasize
application of
principles of population ecology, use of best available information,
and consistency and
adherence to statute, regulation, policy, and case law regarding
the Services’ implementation of
Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act.
College Credit: 2 semester hours
Who Should Attend: Advanced consultation practitioners
and decision makers from the
Service, NMFS, and action agencies. Completion of NCTC’s
Interagency Consultation for
Endangered Species course is highly recommended.
Length: 5 days/36
hours
Objectives: By the end of this session, the participant will be able to:
- Enhance consistency in the Services’ implementation
of the section 7 consultation
program;
- Discuss how to use a structured analytical process
to conduct interagency consultations, how to
apply existing scientific principles and tools, how to prepare
a well reasoned and scientifically
defensible analysis of effects, and how to maintain a supporting
administrative record;
- Discuss how to search for and evaluate the adequacy
of evidence, how to incorporate the best
available scientific and commercial information into biological
opinions, how to apply principles
of population ecology and biology, and how to deal with uncertainty;
- Discuss application of "may affect/no effect", "jeopardy/no
jeopardy" and "adverse
modification/no adverse modification" standards using principles
of conservation biology and
other sources of information;
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Discuss the relationship between Federal mandates for interagency
consultation with other
conservation actions mandated under the Endangered Species Act.
| Availability: |
Not Currently Scheduled |
| Contact: |
Donna Brewer |
| Branch: |
Conservation Science & Policy Branch |
| Phone: |
304/876-7451 |
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National Conservation Training Center
698 Conservation Way
Shepherdstown, West Virginia 25443
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