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If you require a review of your project with a federal nexus (funding or permitting) for impacts to federally listed species or critical habitat, please use  IPaC IPaC
Information for Planning and Consultation (IPaC) is a project planning tool that streamlines the USFWS environmental review process

Learn more about IPaC  (Information for Planning and Consultation).  For Section 7 Section 7
Section 7 Consultation The Endangered Species Act (ESA) directs all Federal agencies to work to conserve endangered and threatened species and to use their authorities to further the purposes of the Act. Section 7 of the Act, called "Interagency Cooperation," is the mechanism by which Federal agencies ensure the actions they take, including those they fund or authorize, do not jeopardize the existence of any listed species.

Learn more about Section 7 Consultations, please see the Midwest Region Section 7 Consultations Service page for step by step guidance.

For more information, please contact us by email (TwinCities@fws.gov for Minnesota projects and GreenBay@fws.gov for Wisconsin projects) to be directed to the appropriate contact.   Or contact our Field Supervisor for more other inquiries. 

Visits to our office(s) should be coordinated in advance directly through the staff member(s) you are currently working with. 

Email Address
TwinCities@fws.gov

Key Contacts

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Biologist
Ecological Services
Additional Role(s)
Cat Island Piping Plover lead
Expertise
Habitat restoration,
WI and Lake MI Watershed,
FCC, FEMA, NRCS
New Franken,WI
USFWS at Spirit Island
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Ecological Services
Additional Role(s)
Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR),
Spill Response
Expertise
Habitat restoration,
Great Lakes
Bloomington,MN
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Biologist, Area of Concern (AOC) Coordinator
Ecological Services,
Endangered Species
Additional Role(s)
FAA, BIA, IHS Point of Contact,
EPA Point of Contact,
FWS Refuge -WI Point of contact
Expertise
GIS and Remote Sensing,
Spatial Analysis,
Conservation Planning
Madison,WI
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Administrative Officer
Ecological Services
Expertise
Budget and Administration,
Joint Administrative Operations,
Travel and Time Attendance Databases
Bloomington,MN
Dawn Marsh, USFWS biologist surveying for RPBB
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Ecological Services,
Endangered Species
Additional Role(s)
FHWA/Transportation Liaison (Minnesota),
Mitigation,
Wind and Solar Projects Lead,
DOD - Ft. McCoy
Expertise
Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultations,
Recovery Planning and Implementation,
Species Status Assessments
Area
MN
WI
Bloomington,MN
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Biologist
Ecological Services,
Endangered Species
Additional Role(s)
USFS, NPS Point of Contact,
National recovery lead for Dakota Skipper
Expertise
Community outreach and engagement
Bloomington,MN
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Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Ecological Services,
Endangered Species
Additional Role(s)
National Species Lead for Rusty Patched Bumble Bee,
National Species Lead for Poweshiek Skipperling
Expertise
Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultations,
Recovery Planning and Implementation,
Recovery Permits
Bloomington,MN
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Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Ecological Services,
Endangered Species,
Conservation Planning Assistance
Additional Role(s)
FERC, NRC, FTA, FHWA/Transportation Liaison (Wisconsin)
Send a Message
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Fish and Wildlife Biologist, NRDAR Restoration Coordinator
Ecological Services
Additional Role(s)
Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDA) - Fox River,
Environmental Response and Restoration,
Spill Planning and Response
Expertise
Habitat Restoration,
NRDAR
Send a Message
New Franken,WI
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Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Ecological Services
Additional Role(s)
Point of contact for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration and National Wildlife Refuge consultations,
National Recovery lead for northern long-eared bat
Expertise
ESA S7 Consultations, Recovery of Threatened & Endangered Species,
Habitat Conservation Plans,
Habitat Conservation Plans,
Species Status Assessments,
Community outreach
Send a Message
Bloomington,MN
Nick Utrup, USFWS biologist is holding a Topeka shiner, a species of cyprinid freshwater fish.
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Ecological Services,
Endangered Species,
Conservation Planning Assistance
Additional Role(s)
National Recovery Lead for Higgins Eye, Winged Mapleleaf, and Spectaclecase,
Point of Contact for Refuges, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, BIA, FEMA, FERC, USFWS Fisheries
Expertise
ESA Section 7 Consultations ,
Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Planning,
Fish and Aquatic Ecology
Send a Message
Bloomington,MN

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