4700 BLM Road
Anchorage, AK 99507
United States
About Libby Benolkin
Libby is an Ecological Services Program Biologist with a focus on threatened and endangered Species and Interagency Cooperation ( 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 of the Endangered Species Act), for projects that may affect USFWS Trust resources in the southern half of Alaska. Libby received her Master’s degree from the University of Alaska Fairbanks studying sockeye salmon. Libby’s background is fisheries science with a focus on variation in life history of salmon.