Rebekah Reid

With a background that includes Clean Water Act permitting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and managing environmental compliance as a biologist in private industry, Rebekah’s primary responsibilities include working with the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service and other federal agencies to fulfill requirements laid out in section 7 of the Endangered Species Act. 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 Act mandates that federal agencies can’t jeopardize the existence of a species of destroy or adversely modify habitat critical to the recovery of a threatened or endangered species. Rebekah’s focus is working with land management agencies to identify, then minimize or eliminate negative plant, fish, and wildlife impacts from projects they fund or authorize. She has also served as the office's botanist, and is well-versed in the area's imperiled flora and the species classification and recovery requirements under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act.