• Draft February 7, 2008 Minutes (pdf)
• Draft February 8, 2008 Minutes (pdf)
• Draft February 14, 2008 Minutes (pdf)
• Draft March 2008 Minutes (pdf)

The Commission will be briefed on the Oregon Black-tailed Deer Management Plan.

Staff:   Pete Test, Deer and Elk Coordinator
Public Testimony
Action:  Informational Briefing

• Cover (pdf)
• Agenda Item Summary (pdf)
• Draft Oregon Black-tailed Deer Management Plan (pdf)

The Commission will appoint Commercial Fishery Permit Board and Developmental Fisheries members.

Staff:   DeAnna Erickson, License Services Manager
            Gway Kirchner, Interim Assistant Program Manager
Public Testimony
Action:  Action

• Cover (pdf)
• Agenda Item summary (pdf)
• Commercial Fishery Board Member Applications (pdf)
• Developmental Fishery Board Member Application Letter (pdf)
• Developmental Fishery Board Member Applications (pdf)
• Public Comment (pdf)

The Commission will be asked to approve a propagation request from the Umpqua Fishermen’s Association for 300,000 fall Chinook Salmon (modifies an existing program)

Staff:   Laura Jackson, Umpqua Fish District Biologist
            Rhine Messmer, Recreational Fisheries Program Manager
Public Testimony
Action:  Action

• Cover (pdf)
• Agenda Item summary (pdf)
• Fish Division Approval Letter and Conditions (pdf)
• Original UFA Propagation Application (pdf)
• Fish Division Comments (pdf)
• District Comments (pdf)
• Salmon and Trout Advisory Committee Letter of Support (pdf)

The Commission will adopt a proposed resolution recognizing Tribal stewardship of lands that they own and manage.  The Commission will also adopt administrative rules allowing ceremonial harvest of deer, elk and bear by Tribal members under specified conditions.

Staff:   Chris Wheaton, Northwest Region Manager
Public Testimony
Action: Rulemaking

• Cover (pdf)
• Agenda Item Summary (pdf)
• Hearing Notice, Statement of Need and Fiscal Impact (pdf)
• Proposed Grand Ronde reservation Lands Resolution (pdf)
• August 2, 2007 Proclamation between State and Tribe (pdf)
• Proposed Oregon Administrative Rules (pdf)
• February 20, 2008 Proclamation of Grand Ronde Tribal Council (pdf)
• Public Comment (pdf)

The Commission will adopt administrative rules related to Cervid propagation.

Staff: Bruce Eddy, Grand Ronde Watershed Manager
Public Testimony
Action:  Rulemaking

• Cover (pdf)
• Agenda Item Summary (pdf)
• Notice of Proposed Rule Making and Statement of Need and Fiscal Impact (pdf)
• Staff Summary (pdf)
• Staff's Proposed Revised Rule Package (pdf)
• Cervid Rule Advisory Group Materials (pdf)
• Public Comments received as of April 3, 2008 (pdf)

The Commission will adopt goals and objectives of the 2008 Klamath and Ladd Marsh Wildlife Areas Management Plans and amend goals and objectives in Oregon Administrative Rules.

Staff: Nancy Breuner, Habitat Biologist
Public Testimony
Action:  Rulemaking

• Cover (pdf)
• Agenda Item Summary (pdf)
• Hearing Notice, Statement of Need and Fiscal and Economic Impact Statement (pdf)
• Staff Summary (pdf)
• Summary of Draft Plan Revisions (pdf)
• Final Draft Klamath Wildlife Area Management Plan (pdf)
• Final Draft Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area Management Plan (pdf)
• Oregon Adminstrative Rules (pdf)
• Summary of Public Comments (pdf)
• Public Correspondence (pdf)

The Commission had intended to take public testimony and consider final rulemaking action on rules related to the take of wild birds, including nests and eggs.  Instead, the Commission will only hear an informational briefing from staff.  No public testimony or rulemaking action will be taken at this meeting.

Staff: Brad Bales, Migratory Game Bird Program Coordinator
No Public Testimony
Action:  Informational Briefing

• Cover (pdf)
• Agenda Item Summary (pdf)
• Staff Summary (pdf)

The Commission will adopt administrative rules establishing regulations for sport and commercial salmon seasons in the Pacific Ocean and Columbia River.

Staff: Ron Boyce, Ocean Salmon and Columbia River Program Manager
Public Testimony
Action:  Rulemaking

• Cover (pdf)
• Agenda Item Summary (pdf)
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Hearing (pdf)
• Statement of Need and Fiscal and Economic Impact Statement (pdf)
• Pacific Fishery Management Council April Agenda (pdf)
• Draft Administrative Rules (pdf)
• Public Comment (pdf)

The Commission will adopt rules relating to criminal history background checks in compliance with House Bill 2157 (2005 Legislative Assembly).

Staff: Roxie Burns, Human Resources Administrator
Public Testimony
Action:  Rulemaking

• Cover (pdf)
• Agenda Item Summary (pdf)
• Notice of Proposed Rule Making, Fiscal Impact Statement (pdf)
• Draft Oregon Administrative Rules (pdf)
• Public Correspondence (pdf)

May 8 & 9, 2008 – La Grande, OR

• May 8, 2008 Workshop and Field Tour Associated with Wind Power
• Blue Mountain Elk Update
• Landowner Preference Briefing
• Restoration and Enhancement Board Appointments
• Klamath Basin Fish Management Plan Amendment

June 6, 2008 – ODFW HQ, Salem

• 2008 Big Game Regulations
• Raffle/Auction Tags
• Access and Habitat Projects
• Angling Regulations Process Update
• Conservation Strategy Briefing
• Clackamas Bull Trout Briefing
• Klamath Basin Fish Management Plan Amendment Adoption
• Petition to Amend Commercial Harvest of Dungeness Crab in Alsea Bay
• Budget Presentation

July 17 & 18, 2008 – Sisters

• July 18, 2008 Field Tour
• Sturgeon Update
• Spring Chinook Season Wrap-up Report
• Wildlife Area Planning Update – EE Wilson, Sauvie Island and Columbia Basin Wildlife Areas
• 2008-2010 Oregon Furbearer Trapping and Hunting Regulations

August 8, 2008 – ODFW HQ, Salem

• 2008 – 2009 Game Bird Regulations
• Preliminary Sportfishing Regulations
• STEP Annual Report
  

September 11 & 12, 2008 – Oregon Hatchery Research Center

• September 11, 2008 Field Tour
• Sportfishing Regulations
• Pacific Fishery Management Council Final Options on Groundfish
• Access and Habitat Projects

October 8 &  9, 2008 – ODFW HQ, Salem

• Climate Change Workshop
• 2009 Big Game Regulations
• Final Draft 2008 EE Wilson and Sauvie Island Wildlife Area Management Plans

AGENDA

The Commission meeting will begin at 8:00 AM, and proceed chronologically through the agenda.  If you wish to receive written materials prepared for any of the agenda items, please contact the Director’s Office in Salem at 503.947.6044 to request a packet for those items, which interest you or see the agency’s website at https://www.dfw.state.or.us/agency/commission/minutes/.

A recess will be taken at 12:00 Noon, when the Commission will have lunch and may discuss matters of general interest.  The public is welcome to attend, and an announcement will be made of the location of the lunch. 

PUBLIC TESTIMONY

If you wish to give testimony on any item scheduled on this agenda, please sign up on the sheets provided the day of the meeting. You will be called to testify by the Commission Chair. The Commission places great value on information receive from the public, and wants to avoid arbitrary limits on the time or attention allocated to each witness. Therefore, persons desiring to testify or otherwise present information to the Commission are encouraged to:

1. Provide written summaries of information to the Commission twenty (20 sets);
2. Limit testimony to five (5) minutes, recognizing that substance, not length, determines the value of testimony or written information;
3. Endorse rather than repeat testimony of other witnesses; and
4. Groups or organizations wishing to testify should designate one spokesperson whenever possible.

PUBLIC FORUM

If you wish to give testimony on any item not scheduled elsewhere on the agenda, please contact the Director's Office, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 503-947-6044, at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. You will be called to testify by the Commission Chair immediately following the Commissioner Items portion of the agenda. Please provide 20 sets of written summaries or other materials to the Commission Assistant prior to your testimony. The Commission is unable to take action on items brought to thier attention in this forum.

Thank you for taking the time to present your views.

Materials delivered to the Director’s Office sufficiently in advance of the meeting can be copied and distributed to the Commission. If you bring written materials to the hearing, please provide twenty (20) copies. If you have questions regarding this Agenda, please contact the Director’s Office, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 3406 Cherry Avenue, NE, Salem, OR 97303, 503.947.6044.