Endangered Species Act: Build Smart

To provide the best possible quality of life and protect our diverse environment construction activity must be planned, designed, and executed with the highest possible regard for the environment. For construction and development, federal agencies have been assigned a special leadership role to demonstrate best construction practices. The federal agencies and state departments of transportation are working hard to provide regional programs and training for ESA that relate specifically to highway construction and maintenance. These two CDs are designed to acquaint highway construction inspection personnel with the ESA and to help them direct their contractor to Build Smart. The CDs provide information useful to both the experienced and inexperienced inspector. Disk 1 covers an introduction to the ESA, compliance to the ESA, and a review of the independent duties an agency has under the ESA. Disk 2 covers constructing to the ESA, two case histories, and additional resources for inspectors. Presentations include graphics, videos, and photographs throughout the CDs, which summarize key items discussed in the text. Navigation through the CDs is accomplished by using the navigation bar on the left hand side of the screen and the continue button that appears inside discussion topics.