Welcome to the Austin Ecological Services Field Office (Austin ESFO) website. Our office works to protect species that are federally listed as endangered or threatened as well as species that are candidates for Federal listing within a 74-county area that spans from central to west Texas. We also provide technical and financial assistance to non-Federal landowners seeking to promote stewardship of Federal trust resources, such as migratory birds, interjurisdictional fish, and wetlands.

RECENT NEWS

• (February 14, 2012) Critical Habitat Designated for Nine Invertebrates Found in Bexar County, Texas
• (January 30, 2012) Issuance of an Incidental Take Permit for Maintenance and Construction Activities for Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC
• (October 27, 2011) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Recovery of the Concho Water Snake
• (October 24, 2011) Notice of Availability: LCRA Draft Habitat Conservation Plan/Draft Environmental Assessment
• (October 6, 2011) Service Determines Five Central Texas Mussel Species Warrant Protection Under the Endangered Species Act
• (October 6, 2011) Service Announces the Availability of a Draft Conservation Plan and Draft Environmental Assessment; Dunes Sagebrush Lizard
• (October 4, 2011) Service Announces the Availability of the Final Recovery Plan and the Five-Year Status Review for Nine Bexar County Karst Invertebrates
• (September 27, 2011) Service Determines that Three Moth Species Do Not Warrant Protection Under the Endangered Species Act
• (August 9, 2011) Service Determines the Nueces River and Plateau Shiners Do Not Warrant Protection Under the Endangered Species Act
• (May 2011) Announcement of Scoping Meetings for the Southern Edwards Plateau Regional Habitat Conservation Plan (News Release, 60 kB PDF)
• (May 24, 2011) Spot-tailed Earless Lizard 90-day Finding
• (May 13, 2011) Hays County Regional Habitat Conservation Plan (RHCP)
• (February 22, 2011) Revised Critical Habitat Proposed for Nine Bexar County Karst-Dwelling Invertebrates
• (March 19, 2010) Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) Scoping Meetings Announcement
• (March 11, 2010) Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Program (EARIP) Scoping Meetings Announcement

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