Gary Peeples

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Deputy Field Office Supervisor and public affairs specialist
Asheville Ecological Services Field Office
Ecological Services
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160 Zillicoa St.
Asheville, NC 28801
United States

(828) 216-4970
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About Gary Peeples

In the summer of 1995, Gary Peeples had his first introduction to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, serving as an intern at Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. In 2001, he returned to the Service, this time in the Asheville Field Office, becoming the deputy supervisor in 2017. He has degrees in journalism and forestry from the University of Georgia. As the deputy supervisor, Gary plays a role in many aspects of the office including federal project review under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, and threatened and imperiled species classification and recovery under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act.

Areas of expertise
Threatened and endangered species recovery
Threatened and endangered species classification
Federal project environmental compliance

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Federal action review under the Endangered Species Act

This flow-chart diagrams the federal action review process set forth in section 7(a)2 of the Endangered Species Act and 50 CFR Part 402. The Endangered Species Act prohibits federal agencies from jeopardizing the continued existence of a species or destroying or adversely modifying designated...

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