May 12, 2023 Meeting agenda - WDFW Fish and Wildlife Commission

Minutes and audio/video recordings

- 8:00 - 11:30 A.M.

PUBLIC INPUT: If you are interested in providing comment on this agenda, please email commission@dfw.wa.gov by 8 am on the Thursday before the start of the Commission meeting so that Commissioners have time to review them.

8:00 – 9:00 A.M. – A. OPMA/Records Training – Joe Panesko, Washington State Office of the Attorney General

9:00 – 9:15 A.M. – B. HPA Rulemaking for SSB 5381 – Decision

Staff will ask the Commission for a decision on expedited rulemaking to integrate elements of SSB 5381 into the Hydraulic Code Rules.

Staff Report: Theresa Nation, HPA Rule Making Coordinator; and Margen Carlson, Habitat Program Director

9:15 – 9:30 A.M. – C. Petition: Spring Bear 2024 Recreational Hunting – Briefing, Decision

The Commission will consider a petition to “begin Rule Making for the 2024 recreational Spring bear hunting season.”

Staff Report: Anis Aoude, Big Game Manager
 

9:30 – 10:00 A.M. – D. Land Transactions – Briefing, Public Comment and Decision

The Commission will consider approval of a land transaction recommended by the Department for the enhancement of public recreational opportunities.

Staff Report: Karen Edwards, Real Estate Manager 

10:00 – 10:30 A.M. – E. White Pelican Periodic Status Review – Briefing, Public Comment, and Decision

The Commission will consider a rule amendment proposal to reclassify the American white pelican within WAC 220-200-100 “Wildlife classified as protected shall not be hunted or fished” from threatened to sensitive.

Staff Report: Taylor Cotten, Conservation Assessment Section Manager

10:30 – 11:00 A.M. – F. Directors Report

  • Periodic Status Review Gray Wolf – Notice of Public Review Period (Removed as of 5/4/2023)
  • Legislative Report Out

11:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M. – G. Future Meeting Planning and General Discussion

The Commission will discuss the upcoming meeting agendas, review an updated year-at-a-glance, and discuss recent activities and items of interest.