Public Comment Period for 6 Draft Guidelines

Good afternoon,

You are receiving this correspondence because of your interest in the Species Conservation Measures and Permitting Guidelines for species included in the Imperiled Species Management Plan.

The public comment period for these six guidelines for State Threatened species runs from today, August 20 to September 20, 2018.

The Draft Guidelines are now available in PDF format on the MyFWC.com page here: http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/imperiled/species-guidelines/

• Draft Crystal Darter Guidelines
• Draft Dark Wading Bird Guidelines 
• Draft Florida Bog Frog Guidelines
• Draft Georgia Blind Salamander Guidelines
• Draft Sherman's short-tailed shrew Guidelines
• Draft Southern Tessellated Darter Guidelines

How to comment on the draft guidelines:

Option 1)     Use the comment tool in Adobe Acrobat to add comments to relevant sections of the document. Save the document and send it as an attachment to Imperiled@MyFWC.com.

Option 2)     Using page numbers and sections for reference, list your comments in the body of an email to Imperiled@MyFWC.com.

Option 3)     Request to comment on a copy of the documents in an alternative format by emailing Imperiled@MyFWC.com.

 

We will offer 3 webinars to discuss the content of all 6 guidelines and solicit feedback. The webinars will all cover the same material but are offered at multiple times to accommodate a variety of schedules. The webinars may not run the full scheduled 2 hours if participants don’t have additional questions.

• Thursday, September 6 from 2 pm to 4 pm
• Wednesday, September 12 from 1 pm to 3 pm
• Wednesday, September 19 from 10 am to 12 pm

How to join the webinar:

Step 1)         View presentation through Adobe Connect: http://fwc.adobeconnect.com/taxa_coordination/

Choose ‘Enter as Guest’ and type in your name to enter the webinar

Step 2)         Join the call:               

Dial     888-670-3525

Code   703-646-4874

Thank you for your willingness to review these documents and provide feedback. We look forward to partnering with you towards the continued conservation of imperiled species in Florida. If you have problems downloading the guidelines or attending a webinar, please email Imperiled@myfwc.com or Claire.Sunquist@myfwc.com.