We hope you can join this lecture — part of the monthly lecture series, You Don't Know What You Don't Know!

Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) requires federal agencies to ensure that actions they authorize, fund, or carry out do not jeopardize the existence of any species listed under the ESA, or destroy or adversely modify designated critical habitat of any listed species. Thus, section 7 requires consultation by the federal ”action agency” (the agency authorizing, funding, or carrying out the action) with the appropriate regulatory agency, either NOAA Fisheries for marine species, or the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for terrestrial and freshwater species.

Mark your calendar for the third Thursday of the month — and please feel free to share the series with others in the professional spill planning, response, and environmental science communities.