What actions are exempt from consultation?
Unless it is evident that they could directly or indirectly affect an endangered or threatened species or a Natural Area, the following actions are exempt from consultation: • mowing within maintained highway rights-of-way • routine resurfacing and application of oil and gravel to existing roads • maintenance or repair of existing structures • actions under a Department-approved management plan undertaken to maintain or improve natural ecosystem conditions or to re-establish pre-settlement vegetation conditions (such as prescribed burns, spot application of herbicides or brush clearing) • maintenance of existing lawns, yards, and ornamental plantings • routine cultivation of agricultural lands • zoning change for land currently zoned, developed, and used in its entirety for commercial, industrial, or residential purposes
