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Biological Evaluations

ADOT EPG Biology Support Regions
This map delineates the geographical regions in the state that are under the responsibility of the biologists within the ADOT Environmental Planning Group.

Biology Support Regions (file size: 817KB)

Consultant Biological Procedures
These procedures will assist consultant practitioners on preparing Biological Evaluations. They include specific protocols within the ADOT Environmental Planning Group, various land resource agencies, and Tribal Nations.

Consultant Biological Procedures (file size: 113KB)

Outline for Biological Evaluations
This outline will assist practitioners in preparing Biological Evaluations. Included is the format for the cover page, headers for each topic, and instructions on completing each header.

Outline for Biological Evaluations (file size: 58KB)

Biological Review Form
This form will assist practitioners in preparing Biological Reviews for projects that do not require a Biological Evaluation or Biological Assessment and Evaluation. Included are instructions and checklist.

Biological Review Form (file size: 45KB)

Tonto National Forest Biological Form
This form is to be used for geotechnical clearances for biology on the Tonto National Forest. It may also be used for small projects not requiring a Biological Evaluation, as determined by the ADOT Biologist and the Tonto National Forest.

Small Project Biological Evaluation Form (file size: 72KB)

Geotechnical Investigation Biological Clearance Form
This form is a biological compliance checklist for ADOT geotechnical activities. The biologist consultant submits the completed form to the EPG regional biologist for review, and followed by incorporation into the overall geotechnical compliance document.

Geotechnical Investigation Biological Clearance Form  (file size: 1.2MB)

Sample Letters to Agencies
These sample letters are handy examples when doing agency reviewing, requesting agency concurrence, or initiating consultation.

Agency Review Example with the U.S. Forest Service  (file size: 58KB)
Agency Review Example with the U.S. BLM  (file size: 89KB)
Agency Review Example with the Navajo Fish and Wildlife  (file size: 49KB)
FHWA to Fish & Wildlife Service Informal Consultation Request  (file size: 82KB)
FHWA to Fish & Wildlife Formal Consultation Request  (file size: 135KB)

Qualifications for Biologists
These qualification requirements are for on-call consultants, or project consultants working on biological resource
components of ADOT projects in development, maintenance or construction.

Qualifications for Biologists  (file size: 17KB)

Biology Process Flowchart
This comprehensive flowchart illustrates the various steps that are involved in addressing biological impacts within the environmental process for ADOT's highway improvement projects.

Biology Process Flowchart (file size: 319KB)

Guidelines for Handling Sonoran Desert Tortoises
The Arizona Game and Fish Department developed these guidelines to reduce potential impacts to desert tortoises, and to promote the continued existence of tortoises throughout the state. These guidelines apply to short-term and/or small-scale projects, depending on the number of affected tortoises and specific type of project.

Guidelines for Handling Sonoran Desert Tortoises (file size: 7KB)