• Biological Consultant List
• Biological Consultant Agreement

Biological Policies and Procedures

• Biological Policies and Procedures (Draft)

Report Outlines and Forms

• MSHCP Section 6.1.2, Determination of Biologically Equivalent or
  Superior (DBESP) Report Guidelines
• MSHCP 30-day Pre-Construction Burrowing Owl Survey Report Format
• Attachment E3, Biological Report Summary Sheet
• Attachment E4, CEQA Checklist

• Western Riverside County MSHCP Survey Guidelines & Protocols - 7/2007

Amphibians

• USFWS - The Declining Amphibian Task Force Fieldwork Code of Practice

Arroyo Toad (Bufo californicus)

• USFWS SURVEY PROTOCOL FOR THE ARROYO TOAD, May 19, 1999

Burrowing Owl Protocols

• Burrowing Owl Survey Protocol Flowchart
• Burrowing Owl Survey Instructions for the Western Riverside MSHCP, March 2006

California Red-Legged Frog (Rana aurora draytonii)

• USFWS Revised Guidance on Site Assessments and Field Surveys
  for the California Red-legged Frog, August 2005
• USFWS Appendix B. Recommended Equipment Decontamination Procedures
• USFWS Appendix D. California Red-legged Frog Habitat Site Assessment Data Sheet
• USFWS Appendix E. California Red-legged Frog Survey Data Sheet

Coastal California Gnatcatcher

• USFWS Coastal California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica californica)
  Presence/Absence Survey Guidelines, February 28, 1997

Delhi Sands Flower-Loving Fly

• USFWS Interim General Survey Guidelines for the Delhi Sands Flower-Loving Fly, 12/1996

Desert Tortoise

• USFWS Field Survery Protocol for any Federal Action that may
  occur within the range of the Desert Tortoise, April 2009
• USFWS Desert Tortoise Monitor and Biologist Responsibilities and Qualifications
• USFWS Permit Statement Pertaining to High Temperatures for Handling Desert Tortoises

Least Bell's Vireo

• USFWS Least Bell's Vireo Survey Guidelines

Rare Plants

• CDFG - Guidelines for Assessing the Effects of Proposed Projects on Rare,
  Threatened, and Endangered Plants and Natural Communities
• USFWS - Guidelines for Conducting and Reporting Botanical Inventories for
  Federally Listed, Proposed and Candidate Plants

Southwestern Willow Flycatcher

• USGS A Natural History Summary and Survey Protocol for the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
• USFWS Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Survey and Detection Form (rev. 4/98)
• USFWS Southwestern Willow Flycatcher REVISED 2010

Vernal Pool Species

• USFWS Vernal Pool Data Sheet Dry Season Survey
• USFWS Interim Survey Guidelines to Permittees for Recovery Permits under Section 10(a)(1)(A)
  of the Endangered Species Act for the Listed Vernal Pool Branchiopods, April 19, 1996
• USFWS Vernal Pool Data Sheet Wet Season Survey