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Consultant Biological Procedures
  • Consultant Biological Procedures
    These procedures will assist consultant practitioners on preparing Biological Evaluations. They include specific protocols within EPG, various land resource agencies, and Tribal Nations.
Biological Evaluation Format Guidance
  • Biological Evaluation Format Guidance
    This guidance will assist practitioners in preparing Biological Evaluations. Included is the format for the cover page, headers for each topic, and instructions on completing each header.
Biological Review Format Guidance
  • Biological Review Format Guidance
    This guidance will assist practitioners in preparing Biological Reviews for projects that do not require a Biological Evaluation or Biological Assessment and Evaluation.
Urban Project Biological Evaluation
  • Urban Project Biological Evaluation
    This form is to be used for local government projects that are located within highly urbanized areas, and where a Biological Evaluation or Biological Review is not required, as determined by the ADOT Biologist.
Small Project Biological Evaluation Form (Tonto National Forest)
  • Small Project Biological Evaluation Form (Tonto National Forest)
    This form is to be used for geotechnical clearances for biology on the Tonto National Forest. It may also be used for small projects not requiring a Biological Evaluation, as determined by the ADOT Biologist and the Tonto National Forest.
Geotechnical Investigation Biological Clearance Form
  • Geotechnical Investigation Biological Clearance Form
    This form is a biological compliance checklist for ADOT geotechnical activities. The biologist consultant submits the completed form to the EPG biologist for review, and followed by incorporation into the overall geotechnical compliance document.
Sample Letters to Agencies
  • Sample Letters to Agencies
    These sample letters are handy examples when requesting agency concurrence from the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) or initiating Section 7 consultation from the USFWS.

Training Materials for the Pima Pineapple Cactus
Guidelines for Handling Sonoran Desert Tortoises
  • Guidelines for Handling Sonoran Desert Tortoises
    The Arizona Game and Fish Department developed these guidelines to reduce potential impacts to desert tortoises, and to promote the continued existence of tortoises throughout the state. These guidelines apply to short-term and/or small-scale projects, depending on the number of affected tortoises and specific type of project.
Qualifications for Biologists
  • Qualifications for Biologists
    These qualification requirements are for on-call consultants, or project consultants working on biological resource components of ADOT projects in development, maintenance or construction.

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    Documents are posted as they become available in PDF format, which requires Adobe Reader to view.
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