Location Chg - Wolf Mgmt Plan - WDFW Commission Meeting in Olympia October 6th

[huntrights]

Just a reminder:

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 WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
NEWS RELEASE
600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091

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September 23, 2011
Contact: Rocky Beach, (360) 902-2510
Tami Lininger, (360) 902-2267
Susan Galloway, (360) 902-2267



Fish and Wildlife Commission
to discuss wolf management plan

CORRECTION: The public meeting scheduled Oct. 6 on the recommended wolf plan
will start at 9 a.m. as stated below, rather than 10 a.m. as previously reported. 


OLYMPIA – The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will discuss the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW) recommended Wolf Conservation and Management Plan during a special meeting Oct. 6 in Olympia.

The special meeting will be followed by a two-day meeting Oct 7-8, when the commission will receive briefings on issues including the status of north coast steelhead stocks and population goals for deer, elk and other ungulates.

The special meeting, the second of three scheduled on the recommended Wolf Conservation and Management Plan and final Environmental Impact Statement, will begin Oct. 6 at 9 a.m. in Room 172 on the first floor of the Natural Resources Building, 1111 Washington St. S.E. The commission will meet at the same location Oct. 7-8, beginning at 8:30 a.m. both days.

The commission, which sets policy for WDFW, will accept public comments at designated times during both meetings. Agendas for those meetings are available on the commission’s website at http://wdfw.wa.gov/commission/meetings.html.

During the special meeting Oct. 6, the commission will resume its discussion on the recommended Wolf Conservation and Management Plan, focusing on wolves’ interaction with livestock and ungulates.

The recommended plan, designed to guide state management as wolves re-establish a sustainable breeding population in the state, was developed after a scientific peer review and extensive public review that drew nearly 65,000 responses.

The plan, posted online at http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/gray_wolf/, includes recovery objectives that would allow the state to eventually remove wolves from protection lists. The commission has scheduled the third of three special meetings on WDFW’s recommended plan Nov. 3 in Olympia.

The commission is expected to take action on the plan in December.

News release link:
http://wdfw.wa.gov/news/release.php?id=sep2311a

October 6th meeting agenda link:
http://wdfw.wa.gov/commission/meetings/2011/10/agenda_oct0611.html



   
 
 
 

[huntrights]

This is coming up fast folks; I hope some of you have taken note of the date and place.

I will try to make this meeting.  In the mean time, I have sent several communications to the Commissioners.

[huntrights]

There has been a change of location for the special WDFW Commission meeting to discuss the Wolf Management Plan.  The meeting will be in the General Administration Building, not the Natural Resources Building.  See the attachments.

WASHINGTON FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING

The Commission has called a special meeting to continue receiving briefings on and discuss various aspects of the Department’s final Environmental Impact Statement/Recommended Wolf Conservation and Management Plan. The Commission will accept in-person public testimony near the end of the day. The agenda and latest information is available for viewing on the Internet at the following webpage:
http://wdfw.wa.gov/commission/meetings.html

October 6, 2011
AGENDA

NOTE: LOCATION CHANGE FOR SPECIAL MEETING
General Administration
First Floor, Auditorium
210 - 11th Avenue S W, Olympia Washington 98504-1000

WOLF CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN REVIEW -- WORK SESSION

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6
Times are approximate and subject to change
7:30 AM
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i), the Commission will meet in executive session to discuss with legal counsel representing the agency litigation or potential litigation to which the agency is, or is likely to become, a party.
No action will be taken in executive session, and the public is not permitted to attend the executive session.
60 mins.

9:00 AM
WORK SESSION - WOLF CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN:
Department staff will brief the Commission on the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)/Recommended Wolf Conservation and Management Plan (Plan) process to date, including activities of the Wolf Working Group, comments received from the public and through scientific peer reviews and the State Environmental Protection Act (SEPA) process. The Commission may consider approval of a final Wolf Conservation and Management Plan later this year.
Staff Report: Nate Pamplin, Assistant Director, Wildlife Program
Rocky Beach, Wildlife Diversity Division Manager, Wildlife Program
Harriet Allen, Endangered Species Section Mgr, Wildlife Program
3 hours

12 NOON
LUNCH BREAK
60 mins.

1:00 PM
WOLF CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN:
The Commission will continue its discussions with Department staff on the FEIS/Plan, followed by an opportunity for public input.
PUBLIC INPUT (This Item Only)
3 hours

4:00 PM
ADJOURN
Next Meeting: October 7-8, 2011, at Olympia

[bobcat]

They must be expecting a lot more people than usual. The NRB location probably wasn't big enough. I'm sure most of the people expected will be the wolf lovers.