WDFW-DEIS Wolf Conservation and Management Plan for Washington

[Kain]

http://wdfw.wa.gov/wildlife/management/gray_wolf/mgmt_plan.html

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has published a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) titled: Wolf Conservation and Management Plan for Washington.  This is a non-project review proposal.

 

Agencies, affected tribes, and members of the public are invited to review and comment on this DEIS.  We must receive your comments within 95 days of the date of issuing this DEIS.  This means we must receive your comments no later than 5pm on January 8, 2010.  Please see Fact Sheet for details on availability and other methods of commenting.

Comments can be submitted electronically at: http://www.wdfw.wa.gov/hab/sepa/sepa.htm

 

Based on comments received from agencies and interested parties during public review of this draft document, WDFW will prepare and distribute a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS).  The FEIS will be released in 2010.

 

THIS IS INFORMATIONAL DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL DIRECTLY.

 

Meetings for Public Participation:

All of the following meetings will be from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Tue., Oct. 20

Clarkston

Walla Walla Community College lecture hall
1470 Bridge St.

Wed., Oct. 21

Richland

Pacific NW National Laboratory auditorium
904 Battelle Blvd.

Thu., Oct. 22

Yakima

Red Lion Hotel Yakima Center
607 E. Yakima Ave.

Mon., Oct. 26

Colville

N.E.WA Fairgrounds Ag-Trade Center
317 West Astor Ave.

Tue., Oct. 27

Spokane

Spokane Valley Center Place
2426 N. Discovery Place

Wed., Oct. 28

Vancouver

Water Resources Education Center
4600 SE Columbia Way

Thu., Oct. 29

Aberdeen

Rotary Log Pavilion
east of Aberdeen off Hwy. 12

Mon., Nov. 2

Seattle

REI store
222 Yale Ave. N.

Wed., Nov.4

Mount Vernon

Cottontree Inn Convention Center
2300 Market St.

Thu., Nov. 5

Sequim

Guy Cole Convention Center
Carrie Blake Park, 212 Blake Ave.

Mon., Nov. 9

Omak

Okanogan County Fairgrounds Agriplex
Hwy. 97 South

Tue., Nov. 10

Wenatchee

Chelan County PUD Auditorium
327 N. Wenatchee Ave.

 

 

Teresa Eturaspe

SEPA Responsible Official

360/ 902-2575

Habitat Program

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

600 Capitol Way North

Olympia, WA  98501-1091

[luvtohnt]

You beat me to it.I was just getting ready to post this.

Brandon

[sako223]

I don't truly know how attitudes are now, but in the past my experience with any issues or decisions involving the WDFW go something like this,
The dept decides a goal then makes as presentable a case supporting their goal in a bullet proof way.
Then they set up committees containing public often hand picked by them. Or have public meetings in regions to gather so called input.
Now that everyone feels involved with some say, the dept implements the plan with the original goal.

I sure hope this changes because it seems that when the funding changed at the dept so did the goals and attitudes. Working with the public can be a drag in any occupation but these guys applied for the position & pay. So I just wish they would keep the attitude against hunters toned down a bit. They sure promote wildlife viewing at the feeding stations though.

[Kain]

Well just look at the dates of the meeting and then go look at the hunting season.  Makes you understand who they really want to show up to the meetings.

[Birdguy]

  That is exactly what I thought  . They claim they want input but set it up so the folks who should be there can not make it . Most of us already have plans and other commitments based on months of anticipation and preparation. It is tough to miss a short season you have waited all year for.

[Ray]

Mon., Nov. 2

Seattle

REI store
222 Yale Ave. N.

Tree hugger central

[jackelope]

that is like the headquarters of tree hugger central.
 
they ought to have that meeting in colville.

[gunnarnewt]

This is why I see the dfw as a joke. If you all think back a few years ago to their "townhall meetings" on motorized decoys. They only want you to think they have a say.......YOU DON"T! Those meetings ran on the neighborhood of 85-90% in favor of the decoys, and all we got was a little card thanking us for our input, and a littl p.s. stating that next year the decoys would be illegal. They don't give a chit about us, or the game animals, plain and simple.

[wolfbait]

This is why I see the dfw as a joke. If you all think back a few years ago to their "townhall meetings" on motorized decoys. They only want you to think they have a say.......YOU DON"T! Those meetings ran on the neighborhood of 85-90% in favor of the decoys, and all we got was a little card thanking us for our input, and a littl p.s. stating that next year the decoys would be illegal. They don't give a chit about us, or the game animals, plain and simple.

People are going to wise up to what you just said in the next few years. The wolves are going to be killing all the game where ever they are released. The joke is on the pro-wolf people who live in places like the Methow Valley. They will get to see first hand what living with the wolves is really about. I think there will be some real sorry people, wondering where all those wolves went that were so shy, and only killed the sick and the weak.

[Elkaholic daWg]

Mon., Nov. 2

Seattle

REI store
222 Yale Ave. N.

Tree hugger central

 That was the FIRST thing I thought of when I got that alert.......
 And I will forward it to everyone I know (Who will be hunting at the time)