The Southeast Region ESA Section 7 Mapper
We created an online application, the Section 7 Mapper, to assist federal action agencies in identifying the ESA-listed species and critical habitat in their project action area.
Access the Southeast Region Section 7 Mapper
Use of this app does NOT replace the section 7 consultation process.
We are providing the Section 7 Mapper as a technical assistance tool and expect action agencies will use it as a first step in determining if a proposed federal action overlaps with listed species or critical habitat.
We have published several documents to support the mapper.
These include:
- A User Guide for the Section 7 Mapper (PDF, 33 pages).
- Metadata describing the Section 7 Consultation Area geodatabase, which informs the mapper (PDF, 50 pages) (last updated September 2023).
- Species Definitions Tables: Life Stages, Behaviors, and Presence (coming soon)
GIS users may directly download a stand-alone copy of the data (zipped geodatabase, 183MB) informing the mapper directly (last updated October 2023).
For Greater Atlantic Region (north of the North Carolina/Virginia border) consultations and analyses, please use the Greater Atlantic Region ESA Section 7 Mapper
For National consultations and analyses, please use the National Critical Habitat Geodatabase, Service, and Mapper.