U.S. Fish & Wildlife Issues Finding that Desert Tortoise May Warrant Federal Protection

Photograph by Johnida Dockens, ACS Biologist

The US Fish and Wildlife Service recently reviewed a petition which seeks to protect the Sonoran population of desert tortoise as a distinct population segment (DPS) under the Endangered Species Act. The Sonoran DPS of the desert tortoise occurs predominantly on rocky slopes and . . . → Read More: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Issues Finding that Desert Tortoise May Warrant Federal Protection

Environmental Services, ADOT Environmental On-Call, Jacobs

As a subcontractor on Jacobs’ multi-year on-call contract with ADOT, ACS is responsible for biological and hazardous materials clearances for highway construction and maintenance projects. These projects include road widening, bridge rehabilitation, highway repaving, mapping and evaluation of material source and stockpile locations. ACS has been assigned . . . → Read More: Environmental Services, ADOT Environmental On-Call, Jacobs