Staff Contact Information
News Items – Updates (Month, Year)
On August 8, 2007, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed bald eagles from the ESA. Despite the de-listing from ESA, the bald eagle is still afforded protection under the Bald and Golden Eagle Act (Eagle Act) and Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
The Eagle Act makes it illegal to take a bald eagle (kill, wound, pursue, shoot, capture, disturb, etc.). While no further analysis of impacts to bald eagles is required under ESA considerations, the Eagle Act applies to all projects and will require
project proponents to still consider the impacts of a proposed project on bald and golden eagles. The National Bald Eagle Management Guidelines are a tool to determine if a project
can comply with the Eagle Act (e.g., use of timing restrictions, etc.). If a project cannot comply with the guidelines, a permit is required from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for disturbance to bald eagles. Technical assistance for bald eagle
issues and permits is provided by the USFWS field offices (Spokane, Lacey, and Wenatchee). Local agencies will also be required to document impacts to eagles or lack thereof within their NEPA documentation per guidance on the
Environmental Services Office ESA Page (look for eagle-specific info which you can access from this page).
News Archives– 2007
Training Opportunities
There are a number of training classes available through H&LP’s T2 Center. Check the T2 website regularly for new training courses, but some of the on-going sessions available include:
H&LP’s Preparing Your ECS for NEPA Approval
WSDOT offers a two day seminar, Biological Assessment Preparation for Transportation Projects. The seminar is part of a process for qualifying consultants who write biological assessments (BAs) for WSDOT. Please note: while the Department
requires their on-call consultants to take this course and pass the exam, H&LP is not making the same requirement of local agencies and their consultants. It is highly recommended, however, for any consultants preparing FHWA funded local agency
project BAs to attend the training. Information on the seminar is available at http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Environment/Biology/BA/qualification.htm.
Project Tracking
Section 106 Tracking Sheet
BA Tracking Sheet
Miscellaneous Information
Links to other useful sites
FHWA Washington Division Office
National Marine Fisheries Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation
WSDOT’s Environmental Services Office
Staff Contact Information
Vacant, Environmental Policy Branch Manager
(360) 705-7344 or @wsdot.wa.gov
Trevin Taylor, Environmental Engineer – Olympic and Northwest Regions
(360) 705-6975 or taylort@wsdot.wa.gov
John Heinley, P.E., Environmental Engineer – Southwest, South Central, North Central, and Eastern Regions
(360) 705-7376 or heinlej@wsdot.wa.gov
Trent deBoer, Archaeologist – Statewide
(360) 705-7879 or deboert@wsdot.wa.gov
