• Draft April 8, 2008 Minutes (pdf)

The Commission will review and approve Restoration and Enhancement projects recommended by the Restoration and Enhancement Board at their February 29, 2008 meeting.

Staff:   Laura Tesler, Restoration and Enhancement Program Coordinator
Public Testimony
Action:  Approval

• Cover (pdf)
• Summary of Projects Recommended for Approval (xls)
• Summary of Projects Recommended by the R&E Board (pdf)
• Summary Budget Information (pdf)
• Public Comments (pdf)

The Commission will be briefed on proposed amendments to introduce anadromous fish to the upper Klamath Basin.

Staff:   Roger Smith, District Fish Biologist for the Klamath Watershed District
Public Testimony
Action:  Informational Briefing

• Cover (pdf)
• Agenda Item summary (pdf)
• Reintroduction of Anadromous Fish in the Upper Klamath Basin Draft Plan (pdf)
• Public Comment (pdf)

The Commission will be briefed on potential changes to the landowner preference program.

Staff:   Craig Ely, Northeast Region Manager
Public Testimony
Action:  Informational Briefing

• Cover (pdf)
• Agenda Item summary (pdf)
• Staff Summary (pdf)
• ORS 496.146 (pdf)
• Public Correspondence (pdf)

The Commission will adopt Oregon Administrative Rules related to Cervid Propagation.

Staff:   Bruce Eddy, Grande Ronde Watershed Manager
No Public Testimony
Action:  Adoption       

• Cover (pdf)
• Division 045 (pdf)
• Division 049 (pdf)
• Memo Public Comments Received (pdf)
• Public Correspondence (pdf)

June 6, 2008 – ODFW HQ, Salem

• Energy and Water Development Workshop ½ day
• 2008 Big Game Regulations
• Raffle/Auction Tags
• Access and Habitat Projects
• Angling Regulations Process Update
• Clackamas Bull Trout Briefing
• Budget Presentation

July 17 & 18, 2008 – Sisters

• July 18, 2008 Field Tour
• Sturgeon Update
• Spring Chinook Season Wrap-up Report
• Klamath Basin Fish Management Plan Amendment Adoption
• 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
• Conservation Strategy Briefing
  

September 11 & 12, 2008 – Newburg

• 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

November 14, 2008 – ODFW HQ, Salem

December 11 & 12, 2008 – Portland Airport Location
December 11, 2008 Joint Meeting with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

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.