[OHIOBWG] 2013 Indiana Bat protocol released

[Schultes, Katrina -FS]

New IBat protocols are available for review.
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The Federal Register Notice of Availability (NOA) is anticipated out later this week but we got the documents up prior to that in hopes that some would have time to read before my NEBWG presentation.  All of the information about how to provide comments will be in the NOA.

While I don't consider 2 days notice before NEBWG insanely great timing, I hope that everyone can understand that some things are outside of a field office biologist's control.

I look forward to seeing many of you this week.  Safe travels.

Sincerely,
Robyn

On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 12:40 AM, John Chenger <jchenger at batmanagement.com<mailto:jchenger at batmanagement.com>> wrote:
Just in time for the NEBWG meeting: the 2013 Indiana Bat Survey Protocol appears to have been released online.

Get it here:

http://www.batprotocol.info

Batprotocol.info has a direct link to the bundle of documents that is the protocol: http://batprotocol.info/batprotocol.info/2013_Protocol_files/2013IBATFWSProtocol.zip

Or from the official horse's mouth: http://www.fws.gov/midwest/Endangered/mammals/inba/inbasummersurveyguidance.html though I found the FWS site to be unusably slow,  your milage will surely vary.

Of the 5 documents contained in the protocol, one is a "Draft 2013 Field Season Contingency Plan" because according to the FWS website "No software programs are currently approved for official Indiana Bat survey use".

This is insanely great timing for those attending the NEBWG meeting. According to the agenda, Robyn Niver will be leading a 2013 Indiana Bat Protocol discussion Thursday night at 7 PM, so those interested have an opportunity to get up to speed with the new protocol documents -before- the meeting and minimize covering old ground.

John Chenger
Bat Conservation and Management, Inc.
220 Old Stone House Road
Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17015
(717) 241-2228 (office and fax)
(814) 442-4246 (mobile)
www.batmanagement.com<http://www.batmanagement.com>


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Endangered Species Biologist
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New York Field Office
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Robyn A. Niver
Endangered Species Biologist
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
New York Field Office
3817 Luker Rd.
Cortland, NY  13045
(607) 753-9334 (voice)
(607) 753-9699 (fax)




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