Georgia Ecological Services Field Offices

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Group of manatees resting in the warm, clear, blue water of Three Sisters Springs

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Findings on Two West Indian Manatee Petitions

Oct 11, 2023

Two people hold a broad net in a river with green vegetation on the banks.

Our Partners

Shoal-Searching in the Conasauga

Oct 10, 2023

Migratory Species

Buen Viaje, Mariposa

Oct 3, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Service Finds Listing Not Warranted for Two Southeastern Species

Sep 19, 2023

Field with flowers growing amidst solar panels

Energy

Solar Energy in Georgia

Sep 13, 2023

Press Release

Endangered Species Act

Service Finds Listing Not Warranted for Three Southeastern Species

Aug 22, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Service Proposes Listing Three Eastern Freshwater Mussels Under the Endangered Species Act

Aug 21, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Questions and answers about Cumberland moccasinshell, Tennessee clubshell, and Tennessee pigtoe

Aug 21, 2023

GPB Collaboration

Aug 11, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Mussel Man

Aug 9, 2023

Endangered Species Act

An Endangered River Worth Saving

Jul 18, 2023

A closeup portrait of a female eastern indigo snake shows the iridescent black scales with a coral hue tinting her jaw and nose.

Endangered Species Act

Eastern Indigo Snake

Jul 6, 2023

Southern Elktoe from the Apalachicola River

Endangered Species Act

Proposed Listing and Critical Habitat of Southern Elktoe

Jun 20, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Frequently Asked Questions

Jun 20, 2023

Press Release

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Conducts Five-Year Status Reviews of 67 Southeastern Species

May 10, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Service finalizes recovery plan for threatened rufa red knot

Apr 20, 2023

State of the Bats

Apr 17, 2023

Federal Interagency Fish Passage Portal

Apr 14, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Rufa red knot revised proposed critical habitat FAQs

Apr 12, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Service announces revised proposed critical habitat for the rufa red knot

Apr 12, 2023

Freshwater mussel with a prominant spine at the top of its shell sits on a red net

Endangered Species Act

Altamaha Spinymussel

Apr 5, 2023

Top down view of a brown and black catfish like fish in a viewing box.

Frecklebelly Madtom Final Listing, 4(d) Rule and Critical Habitat - Frequently Asked Questions

Mar 1, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Service Protects Population of Frecklebelly Madtom Under Endangered Species Act

Mar 1, 2023

A close up photograph of twoWhite Fringeless Orchid

Endangered Species Act

Service Announces Availability of Final Recovery Plan for White Fringeless Orchid

Feb 17, 2023

Small bodied fish with a blunt snout, rounded fins, three saddles, and a blotched mottled pattern along the sides of its body.

Trispot Darter Conservation

Feb 17, 2023

A parent wood stork, on the right, cares for three young nestlings, two to three weeks old.

Endangered Species Act

Service Proposes Delisting the Wood Stork

Feb 14, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Wood Stork Proposed Delisting

Feb 14, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Effective date to reclassify northern long-eared bat as endangered extended

Jan 25, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Northern long-eared bat reclassified as endangered under the Endangered Species Act

Nov 29, 2022

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Completes Gopher Tortoise Review

Oct 11, 2022

Story

Endangered Species Act

Gopher Tortoise Notice of Findings FAQs

Oct 11, 2022

Endangered Species Act

The Stealthy Search for Skullcap

Jun 21, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Proposed Listing, Critical Habitat, and 4(d) Rule for Ocmulgee Skullcap - Frequently Asked Questions 

Jun 21, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Service Proposes to List Rare Plant Native to Georgia and South Carolina, Proposes Critical Habitat

Jun 21, 2022

A small plant with three broad leave and flower on a forest floor

Relict Trillium Relocation Monitoring

May 4, 2022

Highlights from the Georgia ES Field Office

May 4, 2022

small round leaf plant on granite rock with a penny for size scale

Habitat Restoration

Granite Rock Outcrop Pool Enhancement

Apr 5, 2022

Proposal to reclassify northern long-eared bat as endangered

Mar 22, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Service Finds Listing Not Warranted for the Plant Georgia Bully

Mar 11, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Service Reopens Comment Period on Proposed 4(d) Rule for the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker

Feb 2, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Reopening of Comment Period on Proposed Section 4(d) Rule

Feb 2, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle Proposed Listing as Threatened

Nov 26, 2021

Endangered Species Act

Service Proposes Listing the Alligator Snapping Turtle Under the Endangered Species Act

Nov 18, 2021

Endangered Species Act

Proposed listing of the alligator snapping turtle under the Endangered Species Act

Nov 8, 2021

Endangered Species Act

Eastern Indigo Snake Conservation

Oct 25, 2021

Endangered Species Act

Conservation Tools in Georgia

Sep 28, 2021

Habitat Restoration

Partners fix roads, and habitats, in southwest Georgia

Sep 1, 2021

Endangered Species Act

Proposed Delisting of Snail Darter Due to Recovery

Aug 31, 2021

Migratory Species

Knot an easy journey

Aug 3, 2021

Endangered Species Act

Suwannee Moccasinshell Critical Habitat

Jun 30, 2021

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Designates Critical Habitat for Freshwater Mussel in Georgia and Florida

Jun 30, 2021

Endangered Species Act

Reclassifying the Smooth Coneflower from Endangered to Threatened

Jun 23, 2021

Endangered Species Act

Service Proposes Downlisting Smooth Coneflower From Endangered to Threatened Under Endangered Species Act

Jun 23, 2021

Get Involved

Safe harbor for woodpeckers

Jan 29, 2018

A dense stand of dozens of tall, slender longleaf pine trees

Our Partners

Longleaf Pine for Georgians

Aug 22, 2017

Get Involved

Life in Proctor Creek

Aug 9, 2017

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Findings on Two West Indian Manatee Petitions

Oct 11, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Service Finds Listing Not Warranted for Two Southeastern Species

Sep 19, 2023

Press Release

Endangered Species Act

Service Finds Listing Not Warranted for Three Southeastern Species

Aug 22, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Service Proposes Listing Three Eastern Freshwater Mussels Under the Endangered Species Act

Aug 21, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Proposed Listing and Critical Habitat of Southern Elktoe

Jun 20, 2023

Press Release

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Conducts Five-Year Status Reviews of 67 Southeastern Species

May 10, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Service finalizes recovery plan for threatened rufa red knot

Apr 20, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Service announces revised proposed critical habitat for the rufa red knot

Apr 12, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Altamaha Spinymussel

Apr 5, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Service Protects Population of Frecklebelly Madtom Under Endangered Species Act

Mar 1, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Service Announces Availability of Final Recovery Plan for White Fringeless Orchid

Feb 17, 2023

Trispot Darter Conservation

Feb 17, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Service Proposes Delisting the Wood Stork

Feb 14, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Effective date to reclassify northern long-eared bat as endangered extended

Jan 25, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Northern long-eared bat reclassified as endangered under the Endangered Species Act

Nov 29, 2022

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Completes Gopher Tortoise Review

Oct 11, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Service Proposes to List Rare Plant Native to Georgia and South Carolina, Proposes Critical Habitat

Jun 21, 2022

Proposal to reclassify northern long-eared bat as endangered

Mar 22, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Service Finds Listing Not Warranted for the Plant Georgia Bully

Mar 11, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Service Reopens Comment Period on Proposed 4(d) Rule for the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker

Feb 2, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Service Proposes Listing the Alligator Snapping Turtle Under the Endangered Species Act

Nov 18, 2021

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Designates Critical Habitat for Freshwater Mussel in Georgia and Florida

Jun 30, 2021

Endangered Species Act

Service Proposes Downlisting Smooth Coneflower From Endangered to Threatened Under Endangered Species Act

Jun 23, 2021

Our Partners

Shoal-Searching in the Conasauga

Oct 10, 2023

Migratory Species

Buen Viaje, Mariposa

Oct 3, 2023

Energy

Solar Energy in Georgia

Sep 13, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Questions and answers about Cumberland moccasinshell, Tennessee clubshell, and Tennessee pigtoe

Aug 21, 2023

GPB Collaboration

Aug 11, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Mussel Man

Aug 9, 2023

Endangered Species Act

An Endangered River Worth Saving

Jul 18, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Eastern Indigo Snake

Jul 6, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Frequently Asked Questions

Jun 20, 2023

State of the Bats

Apr 17, 2023

Federal Interagency Fish Passage Portal

Apr 14, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Rufa red knot revised proposed critical habitat FAQs

Apr 12, 2023

Frecklebelly Madtom Final Listing, 4(d) Rule and Critical Habitat - Frequently Asked Questions

Mar 1, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Wood Stork Proposed Delisting

Feb 14, 2023

Story

Endangered Species Act

Gopher Tortoise Notice of Findings FAQs

Oct 11, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Proposed Listing, Critical Habitat, and 4(d) Rule for Ocmulgee Skullcap - Frequently Asked Questions 

Jun 21, 2022

Endangered Species Act

The Stealthy Search for Skullcap

Jun 21, 2022

Relict Trillium Relocation Monitoring

May 4, 2022

Highlights from the Georgia ES Field Office

May 4, 2022

Habitat Restoration

Granite Rock Outcrop Pool Enhancement

Apr 5, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Reopening of Comment Period on Proposed Section 4(d) Rule

Feb 2, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle Proposed Listing as Threatened

Nov 26, 2021

Endangered Species Act

Proposed listing of the alligator snapping turtle under the Endangered Species Act

Nov 8, 2021

Endangered Species Act

Eastern Indigo Snake Conservation

Oct 25, 2021

Endangered Species Act

Conservation Tools in Georgia

Sep 28, 2021

Habitat Restoration

Partners fix roads, and habitats, in southwest Georgia

Sep 1, 2021

Endangered Species Act

Proposed Delisting of Snail Darter Due to Recovery

Aug 31, 2021

Migratory Species

Knot an easy journey

Aug 3, 2021

Endangered Species Act

Suwannee Moccasinshell Critical Habitat

Jun 30, 2021

Endangered Species Act

Reclassifying the Smooth Coneflower from Endangered to Threatened

Jun 23, 2021

Get Involved

Safe harbor for woodpeckers

Jan 29, 2018

Our Partners

Longleaf Pine for Georgians

Aug 22, 2017

Get Involved

Life in Proctor Creek

Aug 9, 2017

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