Olympia commission meeting thread

[pianoman9701]

Lorna said in the video she wished they could get through a meeting without Spring Bear coming up.

Well she needs to hear about Spring Bear every meeting.

That's fair. We all wish we could get through a meeting without hearing her incessant, high-pitched whining, pretending to care about wildlife.

[dreamingbig]

Great work everyone!  This commission is full of snakes and we need to keep dragging them out of the weeds by the tail.


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[slavenoid]

So she admitted they knew there was enough bears. What now?

[pickardjw]

So she admitted they knew there was enough bears. What now?

More excuses about the social tolerance for bear hunting.

[blackdog]

The personal stories were excellent! We need to sustain this level of engagement and continue building partnerships. From what I am hearing the Tribes are not supportive of the Conservation Policy.

[salmosalar]

The personal stories were excellent! We need to sustain this level of engagement and continue building partnerships. From what I am hearing the Tribes are not supportive of the Conservation Policy.

The tribes should be the first group to form a coalition with. If they see a similar foe, or if they see a similar goal, they can be worked with. I have seen it before.

[dwils233]

The personal stories were excellent! We need to sustain this level of engagement and continue building partnerships. From what I am hearing the Tribes are not supportive of the Conservation Policy.

The tribes should be the first group to form a coalition with. If they see a similar foe, or if they see a similar goal, they can be worked with. I have seen it before.

The challenge there (and I mean it from a place of respect) is that they are sovereign nation co-managers and therefore have a completely different relationship with the commission and the state. A rough comparison is like the board of major coffee companies entering a coalition with a starbucks employee.

What we can do, and should do is build dialogues and relationships- probably personal first. And then be always open and available to support their voices and actions. I'll often defer to Tribes if they provide direction, but until then I think it helps , especially with this commission, to remind them to promote and respect co-management input

[Special T]

The tribes have sued the state enough times and won that if the tribes speak they will be forced to pay attention.

Good job everyone that went, and signed or distributed the  resolution.

[Ghost Hunter]

Great job and thanks to everyone attending, while I enjoy 2 months of out of state hunting.  I'll try to make the Puyallup event and show my support.

[ducks4days]

Lorna said in the video she wished they could get through a meeting without Spring Bear coming up.

Well she needs to hear about Spring Bear every meeting.

That's the great part, she actually can do that exact thing! They just need to bring the hunt back per the biologist recommendation, and people wont have a reason to bring it up!

[ducks4days]

The personal stories were excellent! We need to sustain this level of engagement and continue building partnerships. From what I am hearing the Tribes are not supportive of the Conservation Policy.

The tribes should be the first group to form a coalition with. If they see a similar foe, or if they see a similar goal, they can be worked with. I have seen it before.

They werent even notified of it until like 2 weeks ago. And only some of the tribes were notified.