Contact Us
For general questions and to request project reviews, please reach us at GAES_Assistance@FWS.gov
Resources:
Before you call:
The purview of our office is limited to imperiled plant and animal conservation and review of federal projects for plant, fish, and wildlife impacts. For your questions to be answered as quickly as possible, please read through the list below to reach out to the most appropriate organization.
- Looking for information on hunting, fishing, or boating, including licenses or registration? Contact the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division, https://georgiawildlife.com/licenses-permits-passes , or call 1-800-366-2661
- Have an issue with an injured or orphaned animal? Visit https://georgiawildlife.com/sick-injured-or-orphaned-wildlife
- Have an issue with problematic wildlife? Contact the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division, https://georgiawildlife.com/preventing-wildlife-conflicts or call 1-800-366-2661
- Concerned about a construction project in your community and its impact on an endangered species? Learn what the Endangered Species Act does and doesn't do in these situations.
Email Address
Key Contacts
Peter Maholland
Field Supervisor
Ecological Services
Expertise
Fire ecology,
Stream restoration
Athens,GA
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Cathy Marion, Ph.D.
Deputy Field Supervisor
Ecological Services
Area
GA
Jacob Barrett
Private Lands Wildlife Biologist - NRCS Affiliate
Partners for Fish and Wildlife
Expertise
Prescribed fire, longleaf establishment, groundcover restoration
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Jim Bates
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Biologist and State Coordinator (South Georgia)
Ecological Services
Fort Moore,GA
Eric Bauer, Ph.D.
Fish and Wildlife Biologist - Energy Projects, Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration
Ecological Services
Expertise
Stream restoration,
Aquatic ecology,
Fish,
Crayfish,
Aquatic insects,
Fish parasites,
Invasive species
Athens,GA
Chris Coppola
Fish and Wildlife Biologist - Transportation Projects, Reptiles
Ecological Services
Additional Role(s)
Section 7 Consultations,
Species Status Assessments
Expertise
Reptiles,
Transportation Projects
Townsend,GA
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John Doresky
Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Recovery Coordinator
Ecological Services
Fort Moore,GA
Michele Elmore, Ph.D.
Recovery and Listing Biologist - Plants, Reptiles
Ecological Services
Fort Moore,GA
Scott Glassmeyer
Fish and Wildlife Biologist - Aquatics
Ecological Services
Athens,GA
Morgan R. Harris
Fish and Wildlife Biologist - NRCS Affiliate
Partners for Fish and Wildlife
Expertise
Stream restoration, aquatic habitat restoration, NRCS programs and conservation practices for water quality improvement
Meg Hedeen
Fish and Wildlife Biologist - Transportation Projects, Pollinators, Plants
Ecological Services
Additional Role(s)
Monarch Butterfly CCAA,
America the Beautiful Working Lands Group
Expertise
Section 7 Consultation,
Pollinator Conservation
Athens,GA
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Emily Mausteller
Fish & Wildlife Biologist
Coastal Program,
Ecological Services
Area
GA
J. Mincy Moffett, Jr., Ph.D.
Recovery and Listing Biologist - Plants
Ecological Services
Additional Role(s)
USFWS liason to Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance,
USFWS liason to Southeastern Plant Conservation Alliance,
Species Status Assessments,
Five Year Reviews,
Section-7(a)(1) Recovery Actions
Athens,GA
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Laci Pattavina
Fish and Wildlife Biologist - Transportation Projects, Bats
Ecological Services
Expertise
Mammal conservation,
Bats in transportation structures,
Prescribed fire
Athens,GA
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Eric Prowell
Fish and Wildlife Biologist - Transportation Projects, Aquatics
Ecological Services
Athens,GA
Bill Wikoff
Supervisory Biologist - Townsend office
Ecological Services
Townsend,GA
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Martha Zapata
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Ecological Services
Athens,GA
Haven Barnhill
Refuges - Deputy Regional Forester
National Wildlife Refuge System
Athens,GA
Alice Lawrence
Realty Specialist
Lands and Realty,
National Wildlife Refuge System
Athens,GA
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Gayle Martin
Ecologist
Ecological Services
Additional Role(s)
GIS Specialist
Expertise
+1850-867-6222
Athens,GA
Pete Pattavina
Southeast Regional White-nose Syndrome Coordinator
Ecological Services
Expertise
Southeastern bat species,
Georgia threatened and endangered plants,
Disease response,
Grants,
Inter-agency agreements,
Endangered Species Act consultation,
Bat colony surveys,
North American Bat Monitoring Program,
In-lieu fee mitigation,
Photography
Athens,GA
Erin Rivenbark
Biologist and Decision Analyst
Listing and Classification
Athens,GA
Other General Contacts
Georgia Ecological Services Field Office - All Offices