Fish and Wildlife Commission
Hybrid Meeting Agenda
November 18, 2022
8:00 A.M.– 3:00 P.M.
Natural Resource Building - Room 172
1111 Washington Street SE Olympia, WA 98501
This meeting will also be hosted via Zoom; public comment will not be taken, but the public may provide comment before the meeting by visiting the Commission webpage and selecting the subject “November 18, 2022, Meeting” or at commission@dfw.wa.gov. Comments will be accepted through Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at 5 p.m.
To listen to the meeting, please access it here or by phone at the following phone numbers below.
1-253-215-8782 or 1-833-548-0276 (Toll-Free) and enter in Webinar ID: 851-5612-2295
Additional information on verbal and written comments can be found here.
8:00 -8:30 a.m.
1. Shoreline Armoring Rule Making (SSB 5273) - Decision
Staff will ask the Commission for a decision on the amendment to WAC 220-660-370 Bank Protection to align with Substitute Senate Bill 5273 (SSB 5273), passed by the legislature in 2021.
- Summary Sheet (PDF)
Staff Report: Theresa Nation, Environmental Planner, Habitat Program, and Margen Carlson, Director, Habitat Program
8:30-9:00 a.m.
2. Spring Bear Petition – Briefing, Decision
Staff will ask the Commission for a decision on a proposal to immediately begin rulemaking for the 2023 Spring Bear Hunting Season/2023 Spring Black Bear Special Permit Hunts.
- Petition (PDF)
- Summary Sheet (PDF)
Staff Report: Anis Aoude, Game Division Manager, Wildlife Program
9:00-9:30 a.m.
3. Black Bear Timber Damage Petition - Briefing, Decision
Staff will ask the Commission for a decision on a proposal to immediately begin/resume possible rulemaking/rulemaking amendments for Black Bear Timber Damage Depredation Permits.
- Petition (PDF)
- Summary Sheet (PDF)
Staff Report: Anis Aoude, Game Division Manager, Wildlife Program
10:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m.
4. Spring Bear Policy Discussion– Decision
The Commission will consider options and may take action establishing their policy for Spring Bear hunting, ranging from establishing a policy or voting to eliminate future spring bear hunts to establishing a policy or voting to allow spring bear hunts in accordance with criteria set in a new policy.
- Agenda (PDF)
- Handout (PDF)
Staff Report: David Trimbach, Conservation Social Scientist