Contact Us

Project planning assistance and review are free services provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. For guidance on how to request a project review, please visit our Project Review and Conservation Planning Tools pages.

For general questions and to request project reviews, please reach us at GAES_Assistance@FWS.gov

Download the map of our Georgia Ecological Services Field Office work areas and GDOT work areas

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Email Address
GAES_Assistance@FWS.gov

Key Contacts

Eric Bauer
Fish and Wildlife Biologist - Energy Projects, Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration
Ecological Services
Expertise
Stream restoration,
Aquatic ecology,
Fish,
Crayfish,
Aquatic insects,
Fish parasites,
Invasive species
+1706-535-2103
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Athens,GA
Chris Coppola with an eastern kingsnake
Fish and Wildlife Biologist - Transportation Projects, Reptiles
Ecological Services
Additional Role(s)
Section 7 Consultations,
Species Status Assessments
Expertise
Reptiles,
Transportation Projects
Townsend,GA
Biologist Meghan Hedeen
Fish and Wildlife Biologist - Transportation Projects, Pollinators, Plants
Ecological Services
Additional Role(s)
Monarch Butterfly CCAA,
America the Beautiful Working Lands Group
Expertise
Section 7 Consultation,
Pollinator Conservation
+1706-535-2107
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Athens,GA
Joseph Kirsch
Project Leader
Partners for Fish and Wildlife,
Fish and Aquatic Conservation
Expertise
Native fish and aquatic species assemblages,
Adaptive fishery management,
Fish monitoring and population assessments,
Aquatic and riparian restoration and enhancement,
Invasive fish and plant species control,
Partnerships,
Grants and cooperative agreements
White Sulphur Springs,WV
Mincy Moffett
Recovery and Listing Biologist - Plants
Ecological Services
Additional Role(s)
USFWS liason to Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance,
USFWS liason to Southeastern Plant Conservation Alliance,
Species Status Assessments,
Five Year Reviews,
Section-7(a)(1) Recovery Actions
+1706-208-7521
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Athens,GA
Pete Pattavina
Southeast Regional White-nose Syndrome Coordinator
Ecological Services
Expertise
Southeastern bat species,
Georgia threatened and endangered plants,
Disease response,
Grants,
Inter-agency agreements,
Endangered Species Act consultation,
Bat colony surveys,
North American Bat Monitoring Program,
In-lieu fee mitigation,
Photography
+1706-208-7511
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Athens,GA

Other General Contacts

Georgia Ecological Services Field Office - All Offices

The best way to reach us is at GAES_Assistance@FWS.gov

Main Office: (706) 613-9493
Deirdre Hebert, Administrative Assistant: (706) 535-2106
GAES_Assistance@FWS.gov

Location and Contact Information

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  • Georgia Ecological Services Field Office (main office) - Athens, GA
    355 East Hancock Avenue Room 320 Athens, GA 30601
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  • Georgia Ecological Services Field Office - Townsend, GA
    4890 Wildlife Drive NE Townsend, GA 31331
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  • Georgia Ecological Services Field Office - Ft. Moore, GA
    P.O. Box 52560 Fort Benning, GA 31995
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