Field data form and photo log (free)
- Site, date and crew
- GPS points and photo log
- Habitat and land cover notes
- Water features and crossings
- Wetland indicators observed
- Species observations
Small environmental and engineering consultants
Where is the site you're surveying?
Free field data form and photo log for an environmental site visit: points, photos, habitat and water notes, set up to export to GIS.
- Free to read
- No sign-up until the draft
- Hands off to the right door
ePlan fills in
- Aerial imagery
- Streams and lakes
- Mapped wetlands
- Listed species
- Land cover
How it works
Field data form and photo log, from one answer
- Enter the site and what you'll record.
- ePlan builds a field form with the site's streams, wetlands and listed species to check.
- Use the form free. Writing up the review? Start a NEPA environmental assessment (EA) draft.
What you get
Field data form and photo log and 1 more document
The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the NEPA environmental assessment door.
NEPA environmental assessment (EA)
- Purpose and need
- Proposed action and alternatives
- Affected environment
- Environmental effects
- Agencies and people consulted
From public data
What ePlan fills in, and from where
- Aerial imageryUSDA NAIP
- Streams and lakesUSGS National Hydrography Dataset
- Mapped wetlandsUSFWS National Wetlands Inventory
- Listed speciesUSFWS IPaC
- Land coverUSGS/MRLC National Land Cover Database
75 pages
is the federal page limit for a NEPA environmental assessment, not counting citations or appendices
Source: 42 U.S.C. 4336a(e)(2)
Ready for the paperwork?
Draft a NEPA environmental assessment and FONSI, or an EIS outline, that follows a reference document. Free to read; every unconfirmed fact is marked.
Questions
Field data form and photo log: what people ask
How long can a NEPA environmental assessment be?
No more than 75 pages, not counting citations or appendices. Field data that won't change the analysis belongs in an appendix or the project file.
How long does an agency have to finish an EA?
One year, counted from the earliest of the agency deciding an EA is required, notifying a right-of-way applicant that the application is complete, or issuing a notice of intent. The agency may extend it in consultation with the applicant.
Can a consultant prepare the EA?
Yes. Lead agencies must have procedures that let a project sponsor prepare an EA under the agency's supervision. The agency independently evaluates the document and takes responsibility for its contents.
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Field data form and photo log: check it free
Answer it and ePlan opens the NEPA environmental assessment door, which drafts the paperwork.