October 6, 2011 Minutes | Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission Special Meeting

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FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING

October 6, 2011
Olympia, Washington

ATTENDANCE:
Commission	Public (cont.)
Miranda Wecker, Chair	Harris Emmons, Northwest Chapter, Safari Club International
Gary Douvia, Vice Chair	Mark Pidgeon, Hunter Heritage Council
David Jennings	Chet O'Brien, Washington State Hound Council
Connie Mahnken	Shannon Kachel
Chuck Perry	Kyle Hurley
Rollie Schmitten	Ben Vasion
Brad Smith	Levi Cothren
	Jessican Thomas
Commission Staff:	Samantha Boyce
Erin Gariépy	Earl Prentice
Tami Lininger	Jan Prentic
	Stephanie Taylor
Department Staff	Melinda S. Hirsch, MD
Phil Anderson, Director	Richard Champlin
Joe Stohr, Deputy Director	Kristin Mitchel
Nate Pamplin	John Stahlmiller, Washington Farm Bureau
Harriet Allen	Wendy Bretz
Gerry Hayes	Eileen O'Neill
Gary Wiles	Kara Weinard
Paul Frame	Daniel Davidson
Rocky Beach	Duane Bernard, Safarie Club International
Tim Quinn	Gary Petty
Donny Martorello	Kenneth Smith, Safari Club Internationall / Oregon Hunters Assn.
Dave Ware	John Ernest Berry III
Elizabeth Rodrick	Peggy Borton, Olympic Forest Coalition
Michael O'Malley	Kaye Adkins
and other Department staff	Shawn McCully, Washington State Bow Hunters
	Jessica Walz, Gifford Pinchot Task Force
Public	Paul Riteling
Al Stover, Washington for Wildlife	John Richmond, Hoh River Residents Association
Larry Whitesitt	Kathie Meechan
Ginny Glerget	Gerry Ring Erickson
Tami Williams	Mary Maxwell-Young
Linda Saunders, Wolf Haven International	Ian Young
George Ziegltrum, Washington Forest Protection Association	Daniel Berg
Scott Abernathy	Kendra Dreas
Heather Hilf-Barr	Jim Hollister
Diane Gallegos, Wolf Haven International	Sonja Gross
Susan Bakke	Ben Kantner
Jack Field, Washington Cattlemen's Association	Tanya Maurer
Dave Duncan, Washington Cattlemen's Association	Andy Luk
Larry Olberding, Washington Cattlemen's Association	Nate Haugen
Jessie Overman, Box Bar Shorthorns	Graham Taylor, Sierra Club
Jerry Barns, Washington Cattlemen's Association	Jim Boncher
Jeff Keane, Washington Cattlemen's Association	Rakesh Malik
Rick Nelson, Washington Cattlemen's Association	Will Anderson, Green Vegans
Lee Davis, Kittitas Field & Stream	Rich Curtis
Daniel Curry, Life	Dale Bristow
Gregory Hodge	Shawndra Mitchell
B.J. Thorniley	Michael Tobin, North Yakima Conservation District
Gary Johnson	Suzi Morse
Hillary Cooley, US Fish and Wildlife Service	Tom Stonehocker
Colleen Tepvin, Grizzly Bear Outreach Project	Sahara Gonzales
Jeff Rhodes, Freedom Foundation	Randal Munske
Niki Sibley	Caroline Allen
Skie Bender	Kendrick Allen
Ellen Dorfman	R. Gerald Alvery
MaryAnn Murphy	Donna Alvery
Gary Helland	Mitch Friedman, Conservation Northwest
Harley Edwards	Jasmine Minbashian, Conservation Northwest
Bruce Beatty	Sarah Uhleman, Center for Biological Diversity
Kylee Johnston	Dave Weintz, Conservation Northwest
J. De Tro, Okanogan County	Joslynne Davidson
Sean Den Ade	Ying Hua Zhang, Conservation Northwest
Norman MacLeod, Gaelic Wolf Consulting	Scott McCredie, Conservation Northwest
Ed Orantt	Liza Weeks
Suzanne Hostetter	Cathy Farrar, Conservation Northwest
Mark Marsen	Jodi Broughton, Conservation Northwest
Jane Hutchinson, LEAF School Edmonds Community College	Matt McGibney, Defenders of Wildlife
Michael A. Stringfellow, LEAF School Edmonds Community College	Travis Coletti, Conservation Northwest
David Graves, National Parks Conservation Association	Spring Holm, Defenders of Wildlife
Lauren A. Eriksson	Bill Yake
Kit McGurn, Conservation Northwest	Christine Giannini, Defenders of Wildlife
Steve Bell	Vienna Saccornanno
Ruth Musgrove, Defenders of Wildlife	Jim Goldsmith
Story Warren	Marguerite Brown
Gerry Ring Erickson, Wolf Team	Joe Greenham, Seattle Sportsmen's Conservation Foundation
Sam Cueham	Cindy Irwin
Rebecca Wolfe, Sierra Club, Washington State Chapter	Wendy Danielson
Bob McCoy	Shelly Bristow
Dan Paul, Humane Society of the United States	Phillip Burns
Duane Cocking, Wolf Working Group	Chris Madsen, Northwest Indian fisheries Commission
Sam Wasser, University of Washington	Donna Snow
Denise Joines, Wilburforce Foundation	Ron Good
Jennifer Blomgren	Jennifer Hillman, Humane Society of the United States
David Burroughs

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2011

Chair Wecker called the meeting to order at 7:30 a.m. and went directly into executive session.

Open session resumed at 9:00 a.m.

Briefing and Discussion – Wolf Conservation and Management Plan:
Nate Pamplin, Harriet Allen and Rocky Beach briefed the Commission on theDepartment’s final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)/Recommended Wolf Conservation and Management Plan (Plan). The briefing included an overview of the content of the FEIS/Plan, a description of the planning process used to develop the EIS/Plan, and a summary of comments received from public and scientific peer reviews and the Wolf Working Group.

Open Public Input:
The following individuals provided testimony on the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/Recommended Wolf Conservation and Management Plan during this portion of the meeting:

Larry Whitisitt
Ginny Clerget
John Richmond
Dr. Joyce Huesemann
Heather Hilf-Barr
Jack Field
Dave Duncan
Larry Olberding
Jeff Keane
Rick Nelson
Jerry Barnes
Duane Cocking
Jessie Overman
Lee Davis
Wendy Danielson
Perry D Huston
Shelly Bristow
Kaye Adkins
Bobbie Thorniley
Donna Snow
Ron Good
Niki Sibley
Skie Bender
Mark Pidgeon
Ellen Dorfman
Harris Emmons
Chester C. O’Brien
Jim Detro
Norman Mac Leod
Suzanne Hostetter
Melinda Hirsch, M.D.
Richard Champlin
Daniel Davidson
Ruth Musgrave
Story Warren
Rebbecca J. Wolfe
Bob MC Coy
Dan Paul
Kara Weinand
Janet Strong
Ralph Turner
R. Munske
Daniel Berg
Lauren Eriksson
Linda Saunders
Jasmine Minbashian
Liza Weeks
Ben Kanter
Jodi Broughton
Tanya Maurer
Ying Hua Zang
Diane Gallegos
Daniel Curry
John Ernest Berry III
Richard Curtis
Samuel Wasser

Chair Wecker adjourned the meeting at 5:20.