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The intended purpose of the act is to provide a
means by which ecosystems upon which endangered and threatened species
depend may be conserved and to provide a program for the conservation of those
species.
Chicago Illinois Field Office Activities
The Endangered Species Act includes several key components, including: listing
and recovery (section 4), cooperation with states (section 6), consultation
between federal agencies (section 7), enforcement (section 9), and incidental
take (section 10).
We work with other federal agencies, state and
local agencies in the development of projects to minimize and avoid impacts to
listed species or designated critical habitat occurring in our area. We are the
lead Service office coordinating the recovery activities for
the following species:
Hine's emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora
hineana)
Eastern prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera leucophaea)
Mead's Milkweed (Asclepias meadii)
For more information on these and other federally endangered species in
the Chicago area, visit our "Chicago Species" page.
For more information on federally threatened or
endangered species in the Chicago area, contact our endangered
species coordinator. For more information on endangered species
nationwide, visit the Service's Endangered
Species Program.
We assist agencies and the public by alerting
them to the potential presence federally listed threatened or endangered
species. The Chicago Illinois Field Office annually responds to hundreds of
requests for information on the presence of threatened or endangered
species. We do this by looking for records of a species near or on a proposed
project site, and by assessing whether suitable habitat may be on a project site.
We also assess indirect effects by considering the total scope of
a proposed project. For more information on endangered species
consultation, please see our pre-construction
consultation and cell-tower page.
Note that we do not have jurisdiction over
state-listed species. For information on species listed as threatened or
endangered by the state of Illinois, please visit the Endangered
Species Protection Board and Natural
Heritage pages on the Illinois Department
of Natural Resources' web site.
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