These resources are provided to help you evaluate your project’s potential impacts upon the Commonwealth’s wildlife resources, and to assist with development of project assessments or permit applications.
- Resource Protection Recommendations (PDF)
- Interagency Coordination Recommendations (PDF)
- Time of Year Restrictions (PDF)
- Virginia Bald Eagle Guide for Landowners (PDF)
- USFWS Cell Tower Guidance (PDF)
- Osprey Guidelines (PDF)
- Mussel Survey and Relocation Guidelines (PDF)
- Listed Species Survey Expiration Schedule (PDF)
- Canebrake Rattlesnake Information Sheet (PDF)
- Canebrake Rattlesnake Mitigation Guidance (PDF)
- Wood Turtle Observation Form (PDF)
- Wood Turtle Information Sheet (PDF)
- Virginia Freshwater Mussel Restoration Strategy; Upper Tennessee River Basin (PDF)
- Bog Turtle Information Sheet (PDF)
- Qualified Bog Turtle Surveyors (PDF)
- Approved Surveyors of Big Sandy Crayfish (PDF)
- Mabee’s Salamander Information Sheet (PDF)
- Fish Relocation Best Practices (PDF)
- Best Management Practices for Conservation of Little Brown Bats & Tri-colored Bats (PDF)
- Northern Long-Eared Bat Winter Habitat and Roost Trees
- Little Brown Bat and Tri-colored Bat Winter Habitat & Roosts
- Solar Energy Facility Guidance (PDF)
- PARC’s Inventory and Monitoring: Recommended Techniques for Reptiles and Amphibians, with application to the United States and Canada
- DCR Conservation Planner Guidance (PDF)
- Threatened, Endangered, and Special Concern Species (PDF)
- Surface Water Withdrawal Intake Design and Operation Standards (PDF)
- Survey Protocols for Mabee’s Salamanders and Eastern Tiger Salamanders (PDF)