species of flora and fauna and become increasingly
valuable for their ecological value and ecosystem ser-
vices. The DOD has over 220 federally listed species
on their lands. In comparison to other large federal
land management agencies with much larger acreag-
es, including the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
U.S. Forest Service (USFS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Ser-
vice (USFWS), and the National Park Service (NPS),
the Department of Defense lands contain a much
larger population and proportion of threatened and
endangered species which are regulated under federal
environmental laws (Stein 2008). Figure 3 illustrates
this point, showing that of all the federal agencies
that manage land, the DOD has by a large margin, the
greatest biodiversity per acre as compared with any
other federal agency, including the BLM, USFWS, the
NPS, and the USFS (Benton et al. 2008).
15cies of flora and fauna and become increasingly valu-
able for their ecological value and ecosystem services.
The Department of Defense has over 220 federally list-
ed species on their lands. In comparison to other large
federal land management agencies with much larger
acreages, including the Bureau of Land Management,
U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and
the National Park Service, the Department of Defense
lands contain a much larger population and propor-
tion of threatened and endangered species which are
regulated under federal environmental laws (Stein
2008). Figure 3 illustrates this point, showing that of
all the federal agencies that manage land, the Depart-
ment of Defense (DoD) has by a large margin, the
greatest biodiversity per acre as compared with any
other federal agency, including the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), US. Fish & Wildlife Service (US-
FWS), the National Park Service (NPS), and the U.S.
Forest Service (USFS) (Benton et al. 2008).Figure 3. Threatened and Endangered Species on
Figure 3. Threatened and Endangered Species on U.S. federal U.S. federal lands.
lands.