Chapter 8 Preparers 8.1 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Rick Amidon, Regional Wind Habitat Conservation Plan Coordinator, Bloomington, Minnesota Kim Mitchell, Ecological Services Outreach Coordinator, Region 3, Bloomington, Minnesota Georgia Parham, Public Involvement Lead, Bloomington, Indiana 8.2 U.S. Department of the Interior Kelly Bakayza, Attorney-Advisor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Steve Barcley, Attorney-Advisor, Washington D.C. 8.3 ICF International Leo Lentsch, Project Director Hova Woods, Project Manager Madeline Terry, Deputy Project Manager, Physical Resources Lead Elyse Mize, Project Coordinator, Public Health and Safety Dave Johnson, Biological Resources and Water Resources Lead April Zohn, Senior NEPA Specialist John Hansel, Senior NEPA Specialist Kimberly Stevens, Decision File Manager Paola Bernazzani, Biological Resources Specialist Alex Uriarte, Land Resources, Public Services and Utilities, Transportation, Socioeconomics and Environmental Justice Jennifer Piggott, Public Involvement David Coate, Noise David Ernst, Air Quality and Climate Change Jessica Feldman, Cultural Resources Jennifer Stock, Visual Resources Ralph Grismala, Geology and Soils Midwest Wind Energy Multi-Species HCP EIS Draft EIS April 2016 8-1 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Preparers Nicholas Baker, Vegetation, Floodplains, and Wetlands Brent Bouldin, Editor Karen DiPietro, Publications Specialist 8.4 Applied Ecological Services Kim Chapman, Biological Resources (Birds) Genesis Mickel, Biological Resources (Threatened & Endangered Species) Steve Zimmerman, Biological Resources (Fish) Jason Carlson (GIS) David Aslesen (GIS) 8.5 Environmental Solutions & Innovations, Inc. 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