SALEM,
Ore. - The
Oregon Fish and
Wildlife Commission
today announced
it will hold its
regular monthly
meeting Friday
at ODFW Headquarters,
3406 Cherry Ave.
NE, in Salem.
Friday's
meeting begins
at 8 a.m. Staff
will present the
highlights from
last week's Pacific
Fishery Management
Council meeting
in Seattle, WA
related to ocean
salmon seasons.
The Commission
is expected to
adopt rules concurrent
with federal guidelines,
establishing sport
and commercial
salmon seasons
for 2007 in the
Oregon waters of
the Pacific Ocean,
Columbia River
and some tributaries.
Also,
a decision will
be made by the
Commission on whether
the legal standards
have been met to
remove the American
and Arctic peregrine
falcon from the
state list of endangered
and threatened
species. Numbers
of peregrine falcons
continue to improve
in Oregon and in
2006, 107 of 120
areas monitored
were occupied.
Rocky cliffs that
are abundant throughout
Oregon provide
a natural nesting
habitat for peregrine
falcons. A national
monitoring plan
in cooperation
with the states,
federal agencies,
and volunteers
started in 2003
and will continue
through 2015. Sample
sites will be monitored
every three years
and some egg and
feather samples
will be collected
for contaminant
monitoring at a
regional scale.
Commissioners
will review staff
proposals and
could adopt rules
for two wildlife
management plans.
The Jewel Meadows
and Wenaha Wildlife
Area Management
Plans contain
comprehensive vision
and action plans
for the next 10
years. These plans
describe management
issues unique
to each wildlife
area and the actions
or strategies
used
to address these
issues.
The
commission is
the
policy-making
body
for fish and wildlife
issues in the
state.
The seven-member
panel meets monthly.
Agenda item exhibits
may be requested
by calling the
ODFW Director’s
Office at 800-720-6339
or 503-947-6044.
The
mission
of
the
Oregon
Department
of
Fish
and
Wildlife
is
to
protect
and
enhance
Oregon's
fish
and
wildlife
and
their
habitats
for
use
and
enjoyment
by
present
and
future
generations.
The
agency
consists
of
the
Oregon
Fish
and
Wildlife
Commission,
a
commission-appointed
director
and
a
statewide
staff
of
peregrine
falcon
from
the
state
list
of
endangered
and
threatened
species.
Numbers
of
peregrine
falcons
continue
to
improve
in
Oregon
and
in
2006,
107
of
120
areas
monitored
were
occupied.
Rocky
cliffs
that
are
abundant
throughout
Oregon
provide
a
natural
nesting
habitat
for
peregrine
falcons.
A
national
monitoring
plan
in
cooperation
with
the
states,
federal
agencies,
and
volunteers
started
in
2003
and
will
continue
through
2015.
Sample
sites
will
be
monitored
every
three
years
and
some
egg
and
feather
samples
will
be
collected
for
contaminant
monitoring
at
a
regional
scale.
Commissioners
will
review
staff
proposals
and
could
adopt
rules
for
two
wildlife
management
plans.
The
Jewel
Meadows
and
Wenaha
Wildlife
Area
Management
Plans
contain
comprehensive
vision
and
action
plans
for
the
next
10
years.
These
plans
describe
management
issues
unique
to
each
wildlife
area
and
the
actions
or
strategies
used
to
address
these
issues.
The
commission
is
the
policy-making
body
for
fish
and
wildlife
issues
in
the
state.
The
seven-member
panel
meets
monthly.
Agenda
item
exhibits
may
be
requested
by
calling
the
ODFW
Director’s
Office
at
800-720-6339
or
503-947-6044.
The
mission
of
the
Oregon
Department
of
Fish
and
Wildlife
is
to
protect
and
enhance
Oregon's
fish
and
wildlife
and
their
habitats
for
use
and
enjoyment
by
present
and
future
generations.
The
agency
consists
of
the
Oregon
Fish
and
Wildlife
Commission,
a
commission-appointed
director
and
a
statewide
staff
of
approximately
950
permanent
employees.
Headquartered
in
Salem,
ODFW
has
regional
offices
in
Clackamas,
Roseburg,
Bend,
and
La
Grande
with
ten
district
offices
located
throughout
the
state.
For
additional
information,
please
visit www.dfw.state.or.us.
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