CEMML researchers have expertise in supporting management of protected and listed species and ensuring compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.
Threatened and Endangered Species Services
- Planning and management support for species under various federal and state designations, including:
- Federal Threatened and Endangered species (Endangered Species Act)
- State Threatened and Endangered species
- State Species of Concern
- Species of Greatest Conservation Need
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Birds of Conservation Concern
- U.S. Forest Service Sensitive Species
- Bureau of Land Management Sensitive Species
- Ecosystem-based, adaptive management approach for the protection of threatened and endangered species.
- Section 7 consultation support and preparation of associated documents such as biological assessments.
Email Threatened and Endangered Species Services inquiries to [email protected].
Other CEMML Natural Resources Management Services
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Honoring military service and advancing U.S. Army Garrison Hawai‘i’s environmental mission
Last month, the U.S. celebrated Military Appreciation Month to recognize and honor the service and sacrifices of past and present military members, as well as their families. Since the mid-1980s, CEMML staff have been in embedded at military installations across the U.S and overseas, including over 100 in Hawai‘i. CEMML’s collaboration with the military community strengthens the military mission, augments resource conservation efforts across the Hawaiian Islands, and supports military members during and after their service.
Through CEMML, young biologist lives her wildlife management dreams in Florida
CEMML’s Desirae Minns spent her childhood catching critters and bugs with aspirations of a life spent wrangling gators. Her passion for the outdoors led to an associate’s degree in math and biological sciences and later a bachelor’s degree in biology. After graduating in 2024, Minns saw a posting for CEMML’s Early-Career Development Program in Florida. She saw it as the perfect opportunity to gain experience and launch her career as a biologist.
CEMML program manager receives award from National Military Fish and Wildlife Association
In April, CEMML’s Lena Schnell was presented with the Military Natural Resource Conservation Research Award for her work at Pōhakuloa Training Area on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. Over her 23 years with CEMML in support of PTA, Schnell has developed management programs for federally listed plant and wildlife species that support adaptive management and Endangered Species Act compliance.
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