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New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office Plant Consultation Resources
The purpose of these documents is to provide recommendations for standardizing and streamlining Endangered Species Action (ESA) section 7 consultations for listed plant species and their designated critical habitats. These documents are not formal guidance on how to analyze and mitigate potential effects to plant species; rather, it is intended to be a resource for practitioners conducting section 7 consultations involving plants in New Mexico.
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The M/V Selendang Ayu aground and broken into two pieces in heavy waves.
Administrative Record for the M/V Selendang Ayu Oil Spill NRDAR
As required by federal regulations, the Natural Resource Trustees opened a publicly available Administrative Record for the M/V Selendang Ayu oil spill natural resource damage assessment and restoration case. The record is a library of the Trustees’ major decisions and contains key documents that the Trustees relied upon during decision-making for the case. The contents of the Record demonstrate how the Trustees complied with the federal regulations for natural resource damage assessments under the Oil Pollution Act (33 U.S.C. §§2701 et seq.).  References shown in parentheses below refer to the corresponding section of the federal natural resource damage assessment regulations for oil spills (15 CFR Part 990).
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aerial view of an airplane in flight
2024 Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Surveys - Field Reports
Our Migratory Bird Program pilot biologists and ground crews submit their first-hand observations from the field as they conduct the Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey. The survey is conducted by airplane, helicopter, and ground over a 2 million square mile area that covers the principal waterfowl breeding areas in North America, and includes parts of Alaska, Canada, and the northcentral and northeast U.S. This survey is also referred to as the Breeding Population Survey (BPOP) or the May Survey. This is the collection of field reports from 2024.
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