Wildlife Habitat Assessment Home
- Prior to Impact Assessment
- Considerations during Assessment
- TPWD Review
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Contact Information
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Wildlife Division
Wildlife Habitat Assessment Program
4200 Smith School Road
Austin, TX 78744
Wildlife Habitat Assessment Program:
Planning Tools and Best Management Practices (BMPs)
The WHAB Program recommends the implementation of Best Management Practices to minimize adverse impacts to wildlife resources. The following resources are provided for your reference in the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of your project.
- 2009 TPWD Recommendations for Electrical Transmission | PDF
- Guidelines Recommended by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) For Communications Tower Siting, Construction, Operation, and Decommissioning | PDF
- TPWD Suggested Guidelines for Preparation of Environmental Assessment Documents | PDF
- Best Management Practices for the Conservation of Texas Watersheds
- TPWD Clean/Drain/Dry Procedures and Zebra Mussel Decontamination Procedures for Contractors Working in Inland Public Waters | PDF
Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species
- Lesser Prairie Chicken Range-Wide Conservation Plan | PDF
- US Fish and Wildlife Service Critical Habitat Mapper and Karst Zone Mapper
- US Fish and Wildlife Service Information, Planning, and Conservation System (IPAC)
- TPWD County Lists of Protected Species and Species of Greatest Conservation Need FAQs | PDF
- TPWD Protection of State-listed Species | PDF
- TPWD Texas Tortoise Best Management Practices | PDF Tortoise Brochure - English | PDF
Tortoise Brochure - Spanish | PDF
Vegetation Clearing and Revegetation
- TPWD Guidelines for Construction and Clearing within Riparian Areas | PDF
- TPWD Guidelines for Revegetation of Disturbed Landscapes | PDF
Bat Conservation
- USFWS White-nose Syndrome Decontamination Protocols
- Executive Order for White-nose Syndrome | PDF
- A Conservation Strategy for Rafinesque's Big-Eared Bat and Southeastern Myotis | PDF
- Bats & Wind Energy | PDF
Wind Power Development
- Draft Recommendations for Wind Energy Development 2008 | PDF
- Site Sensitivity Tables for Wind Power Development | PDF
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Final Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines
Pollinators, Including Monarch Butterflies
- Literature Review: Pollinator Habitat Enhancement and Best Management Practices in Highway Rights-of-Way | PDF
- Monarch Habitat Development on Utility Rights of Way | PDF
- Pollinators and Roadsides: Managing Roadsides for Bees and Butterflies | PDF
- North American Pollinator Protection Campaign Right-of-Way Brochure | PDF