WDFW WILDLIFE PROGRAM
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091
wildthing@dfw.wa.gov
Gray Wolf Update
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has prepared the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Wolf Conservation and Management Plan in accordance with the State Environmental Policy Act regulation. This FEIS is being circulated for review by all agencies with jurisdiction and interested parties who commented on the Draft EIS.
Comments received on the Draft EIS can be viewed at:
http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/gray_wolf/comments.html and the FEIS may be viewed from that link or the WDFW SEPA Web link:
http://wdfw.wa.gov/licensing/sepa/sepa_final_docs_2011.htmlThe Recommended Wolf Conservation and Management Plan will be provided to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission for consideration at their August 4, 2011 meeting in Olympia, Washington. The Agenda for that meeting is found on the following link:
http://wdfw.wa.gov/commission/meetings/2011/08/agenda_aug0411.html .
The Commission has scheduled three more special meetings to discuss the recommended Wolf Conservation and Management Plan and take public comment. Those meetings are tentatively scheduled for Aug. 29 in Ellensburg, and Oct. 6 and Nov. 3 in Olympia. Final action on the plan is expected to occur at the December 2011 Commission meeting.
We appreciate your interest in the WDFW Wolf Management Plan.
