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States, Commonwealths, the District of Columbia, and Territories by U.S Fish and Wildlife Service Region | RRT Members and Service Contact Information |
Region 1: American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington | Service RRT Member: Acting WSFR Chief State RRT Member(s): Virgil Moore (ID), Tony Wasley (NV) Mailing Address: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Contact Person: Karla Drewsen 503-231-2389 |
Region 2: Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas | Service RRT Member: Stephen Robertson State RRT Member(s): Larry Voyles (AZ) Mailing Address: Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program Contact Person: LeAnne Bonner 505-248-7459 |
Region 3:Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin | Service RRT Member: Dave Scott State RRT Member(s): Mark Reiter (IN), William Moritz (MI) Mailing Address: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Region 3 Contact Person: Jessica Piispanen 612-713-5142 jessica_piispanen@fws.gov |
Region 4: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and the U.S. Virgin Islands | Service RRT Member: Mike Piccirilli State RRT Member(s): Dan Forster (GA)
Mailing Address: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Contact Person: Diana Swan 404-679-7058 |
Region 5:Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia | Service RRT Member: John Organ State RRT Member(s): Patricia Riexinger (NY) Mailing Address: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Contact Person: Dee Blanton 413-253-8513 |
Region 6: Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming | Service RRT Member: Clint Riley State RRT Member(s): James Douglas Mailing Address: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Denver, CO 80225 Contact Person: Anna Schmidt 303-236-4375 |
Region 7: Alaska | Service RRT Member: Pete Probasco State RRT Member(s): Virgil Moore (ID), Tony Wasley (NV) Mailing Address: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 1011 East Tudor Road, MS 261
Contact Person: Trevor Fox 907-786-3400 |
Region 8: California and Nevada | Service RRT Member: , Eric Davis State RRT Member(s): Virgil Moore (ID), Tony Wasley (NV) Mailing Address: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contact Person: Bart Prose (916) 978-6152 |
Notes/References
- Please see Best Practices for State Wildlife Action Plans, Chapter 5, (http://teaming.com/sites/default/files/SWAP%20Best%20Practices%20Report%20Nov%202012.pdf) for further guidance on working with your RRT during the comprehensive review process (Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Teaming With Wildlife Committee, State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) Best Practices Working Group. 2012. Best Practices for State Wildlife Action Plans—Voluntary Guidance to States for Revision and Implementation. Washington, D.C.: Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 80 pages). Page 27 of the Best Practices document includes a handy checklist of required information.
- Please see Best Practices for State Wildlife Action Plans (http://teaming.com/sites/default/files/SWAP%20Best%20Practices%20Report%20Nov%202012.pdf), pg. 10, for recommended taxonomic standards. You may also wish to consider the taxonomy used by TRACS and/or the USGS Species Conservation Analysis Tool. Also see http://teaming.com/sites/default/files/SWAP%20Pollinator%20Report%20FINAL%204-2013.pdf for voluntary guidance on incorporating pollinators (The Heinz Center. 2013. Pollinators and the State Wildlife Action Plans: Voluntary Guidance for State Wildlife Agencies. Washington, D.C., 20 pp).
- Please see Hidden in Plain Sight (http://www.natureserve.org/biodiversity-science/publications/hidden-plain-sight-role-plants-state-wildlife-action-plans) for additional guidance on incorporating plants.
- Please see Best Practices for State Wildlife Action Plans (http://teaming.com/sites/default/files/SWAP%20Best%20Practices%20Report%20Nov%202012.pdf) for further guidance on coordinating with outside agencies.
- Please see Best Practices for State Wildlife Action Plans (http://teaming.com/sites/default/files/SWAP%20Best%20Practices%20Report%20Nov%202012.pdf) for further guidance on creating consistency across states.
- Please see http://teaming.com/tool/incorporating-international-conservation-swaps-updated-october-2013 for further guidance on incorporating international conservation.
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