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FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS (WO)
WASHINGTON, DC
FSM 2600 - WILDLIFE, FISH, AND SENSITIVE PLANT HABITAT MANAGEMENT
Amendment No.: 2600-2005-2
Effective Date: September 23, 2005
Duration: This amendment is effective until superseded or removed.
Approved:
FREDERICK NORBURY
Associate Deputy Chief, NFS
Date Approved: 08/29/2005
Posting Instructions: Amendments are numbered consecutively by title and calendar year.
Post by document; remove the entire document and replace it with this amendment. Retain this
transmittal as the first page(s) of this document. The last amendment to this title was
2600-2005-1 to 2670-2671.
New Document
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Superseded Document(s) by
Issuance Number and
Effective Date
!2670 Contents
(Amendment 2600-95-6, 06/23/1995)
4 Pages
Digest:
2670.12 - Changes caption from “Secretary of Agriculture’s Policy on Fish and Wildlife” to
“U.S. Department of Agriculture Directives”.
WO AMENDMENT 2600-2005-2
EFFECTIVE DATE: 09/23/2005
DURATION: This amendment is effective until superseded or removed.
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FSM 2600 - WILDLIFE, FISH, AND SENSITIVE PLANT HABITAT MANAGEMENT
Contents
2670.1
2670.11
2670.12
2670.2
2670.21
2670.22
2670.3
2670.31
2670.32
2670.4
2670.41
2670.42
2670.43
2670.44
2670.45
2670.46
2670.5
Authority
Endangered Species Act
U.S. Department of Agriculture Directives
Objectives
Threatened and Endangered Species
Sensitive Species
Policy
Threatened and Endangered Species
Sensitive Species
Responsibility
Chief
Deputy Chief for National Forest System
Director of Watershed, Fish, Wildlife, Air and Rare Plants, Washington Office
Regional Foresters
Forest Supervisors
District Rangers
Definitions
2671
2671.1
2671.2
2671.3
2671.4
2671.41
2671.42
2671.43
2671.44
2671.45
2671.45a
2671.45b
2671.45c
2671.45d
2671.45e
2671.45f
COOPERATION
Cooperation With State Agencies
Cooperation With the Public
Cooperation With Other Department of Agriculture Agencies
Cooperation With Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service
Interagency Agreement
Listings, Delistings and Critical Habitat Determinations
Experimental Populations
Determination of Effects on Listed or Proposed Species
Consultation and Conference
Informal Consultation
Conference
Formal Consultation
Further Discussion
Early Consultation
Consultation in Emergencies
2672
2672.1
2672.11
2672.12
2672.2
2672.21
PLANNING FOR MANAGEMENT AND RECOVERY
Sensitive Species Management
Identification of Sensitive Species
Conservation Agreements
Threatened and Endangered Species Management and Recovery
Recovery Requirements
WO AMENDMENT 2600-2005-2
EFFECTIVE DATE: 09/23/2005
DURATION: This amendment is effective until superseded or removed.
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2672.22
2672.23
2672.24
2672.24a
2672.24b
2672.24c
2672.24d
2672.3
2672.31
2672.32
2672.4
2672.41
2672.42
2672.43
Recovery Teams
Review of Recovery Plans
Forest Service Portion of Recovery Objectives and Strategies
Recovery Objectives for Federally Listed Species
Coordination With State Agencies
Process for Preparing Recovering Strategies
Standards for Recovery Strategies
Regional Guide and Forest Land and Resource Management Plans
Forest Plan Objectives for Federally Listed Species
Forest Plan Objectives for Sensitive Species
Biological Evaluations
Objectives of the Biological Evaluation
Standards for Biological Evaluations
Procedure for Conducting Biological Evaluations
2673
2673.1
2673.2
2673.3
2673.31
2673.32
2673.4
2673.41
2673.5
TAKINGS
Federally Listed Threatened and Endangered Species
Sensitive Species
Permits
Fish and Wildlife Service Permits
Forest Service Sensitive Plant Collection Permits
Forest Service Personnel and Agents
Exception to Required Permit
Translocation
2674
REINTRODUCTIONS
2675
REPORTS
2676
2676.1
2676.11
2676.12
2676.13
2676.14
2676.14a
2676.14b
2676.14c
2676.15
2676.15a
2676.15b
2676.15c
2676.15d
SPECIFIC DIRECTION ON INDIVIDUAL SPECIES
Grizzly Bear
Authority
Objectives
Policy
Responsibility
Regional Forester
Forest Supervisor
District Ranger
Planning
Habitat Analysis
Quantification of Objectives
Multiple-use Coordination
Cost Analysis
WO AMENDMENT 2600-2005-2
EFFECTIVE DATE: 09/23/2005
DURATION: This amendment is effective until superseded or removed.
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2676.15e
2676.15f
2676.16
2676.16a
2676.16b
2676.16c
2676.16d
2676.16e
2676.16f
2676.16g
2676.17
2676.17a
2676.17b
2676.17c
2676.17d
2676.17e
2676.2
2676.3
Program and Budget
Monitoring
Management and Other Resources
National Forest Visitors
Food and Other Attractants
Baiting for Black Bear Hunting
Livestock Grazing
Animal Damage Control
Mineral Exploration and Development
Timber Management
Direct Management Techniques
Prescribed Fire
Helicopters
Land Adjustments
Translocation
Supplemental Feeding
Spotted Owl [Reserved]
Northern Goshawk [Reserved]