This Standing Analysis provides an optional, streamlined alternative consultation process for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and their designated non-federal representatives such 
as the Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT) to address potential effects of future actions, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)(Act).

Author(s)
Kris Budd, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Biologist, stands above a bluff overlooking a pond
Kris Budd
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Ecological Services
Additional Role(s)
Missouri Dkey Sponsor
Expertise
Geographic Information Systems (GIS),
Determination Keys
Area
MO
Columbia,MO
Publication date
Facility
Elevated view of a shrub-dominated landscape with sparse trees and a canal in the foreground
The Missouri Ecological Services Field Office focuses on Endangered Species, Environmental Contaminants, Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration, and Conservation Planning Assistance in the state of Missouri. Our goal is to work with people to conserve and restore endangered species,...
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Public Domain
Program
A rocky shoreline of a river. The water is calm. Mist and green branches line the river.
The Ecological Services Program works to restore and protect healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants and the environments upon which they depend. Using the best available science, we work with federal, state, Tribal, local, and non-profit stakeholders, as well as private land owners, to...