Kris Budd

Kris Budd, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Biologist, stands above a bluff overlooking a pond
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Missouri Ecological Services Field Office
Ecological Services
Address

101 Park De Ville Drive Suite A
Columbia, MO 65203
United States

(573) 507-8924

About Kris Budd

My work as the energy lead involves developing relationships with companies and other Federal agencies to advise, provide technical expertise, and review Habitat Conservation Plans 10(a)(1)(B) permits, research 10(a)(1)(A) permits, bat mitigation solutions, and Section 7 Section 7
Section 7 Consultation The Endangered Species Act (ESA) directs all Federal agencies to work to conserve endangered and threatened species and to use their authorities to further the purposes of the Act. Section 7 of the Act, called "Interagency Cooperation," is the mechanism by which Federal agencies ensure the actions they take, including those they fund or authorize, do not jeopardize the existence of any listed species.

Learn more about Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act. I serve as the Missouri contact for IPaC IPaC
Information for Planning and Consultation (IPaC) is a project planning tool that streamlines the USFWS environmental review process

Learn more about IPaC : Information for Planning and Consultation (https://ipac.ecosphere.fws.gov/) including the development and maintenance of determination keys (dkeys). I am the national recovery lead for the smallest endangered species, the Tumbling Creek Cavesnail (https://www.fws.gov/species/tumbling-creek-cavesnail-antrobia-culveri). I also work directly in the recovery of Missouri's listed bats and cave/karst species and provide technical support throughout the Midwest Region on geospatial and data analyst needs for a wide array of taxonomic groups.

Education:

Ph.D. Biological Sciences. 2021. University of Missouri. Columbia, MO.

B.S. Biological Sciences. 2015. Southern Utah University. Cedar City, UT.

Email Kris for ESA Consultation if actions are associated with the following:

  • Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) Development: Renewable Energy
  • USDA Rural Utility Service (RUS)
  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC): Gas Pipelines, Transmission
  • National Telecommunication and Information Administration (NTIA)
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC): Cell Towers
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE): Little Rock District
  • Land & Water Conservation Fund: Missouri State Parks
     
Additional roles
Energy Coordination
Species expertise
Tumbling Creek Cavesnail (Antrobia culveri)
Tricolored Bat (Perimyotis subflavus)
Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
Ozark Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens)
Ozark Cavefish (Amblyopsis rosae)
Hine's Emerald (Somatochlora hineana)
Areas of expertise
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

From The Library

Range-wide Indiana Bat and Northern Long-eared Bat Survey Guidelines
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Range-wide Indiana Bat and Northern Long-eared Bat Survey Guidelines

The Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) was originally listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966 (32 FR 4001, March 11, 1967), and continues to be listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended. In 2015, the U.S. Fish and...

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