Brett Albanese
Brett Albanese
abide controls forest law obligated private service state work
The Forest Service is not obligated to abide by state rules, but we try to work with them. There's also nothing in the state law that controls what a private landowner can do.
bald comeback eagle federal georgia individual plan protected recovery species targeted unlike
(Nationally), species such as the bald eagle have made a comeback because of targeted efforts. But unlike the federal program, Georgia does not have an individual recovery plan for each protected species.
building database picture species throughout
I think there's going to be a lot of changes. We've been building a database and we now have a much better picture of species distribution throughout the state.
agencies funding groups information priorities
The information is used by conservation groups and other agencies to set priorities for funding and research.
last seen species
There are a lot of species that have not been seen in the last 10 or 15 years.