Minutes and audio/video recordings
Meeting location
Natural Resources Building
1111 Washington Street SE
Olympia WA 98501 – Room 172
- Committee Meetings
8:00 - 10:00 A.M. – Big Tent Committee – Commissioners Baker, Lehmkuhl, Parker, Smith
To listen dial 253-215-8782 and enter ID# 873 1981 7685
Agenda topics:
- Draft Conservation Policy - incorporate and review edits
- Best Available Science Policy - update (PDF)
- General discussion – current events and next meeting planning
10:00 - 12:00 PM – Wildlife Committee – Commissioners Smith, Anderson, Rowland, Myers
To listen dial 253-215-8782 and enter ID# 818 5837 3018
Agenda topics:
- Bear and Cougar season setting rulemaking
- Game Management Plan process review and update
- Committee members and staff will begin discussions to schedule a presentation on current implementation of the Wolf-Livestock Protocol.
- General discussion – current events and next meeting agenda
1:00 - 3:00 PM – Fish Committee – Commissioners Anderson, Parker, Ragen, Linville
To listen dial 253-215-8782 and enter ID# 838 5575 5580
Agenda topics:
- C-3630 Columbia River Salmon Fishery Management
- C-3608 North of Falcon Policy
- Petition: 2023-24 Winter Steelhead Season on the Olympic Peninsula
- General discussion – current events and next meeting agenda
3:00 - 5:00 PM – Habitat Committee – Commissioners Linville, Lehmkuhl, Ragen, Myers
To listen dial 253-215-8782 and enter ID# 886 6893 9395
Agenda topics:
- Briefing on HPA rulemaking for dock flotation
- Washington Shrubsteppe Restoration and Resiliency Initiative (WSRRI) 30-year Conservation Strategy briefing
- Springwood Ranch acquisition approach
- General discussion - current events and next meeting planning
- Regular Meeting Hybrid/Olympia
If you are interested in providing comments online during a hybrid meeting, please register online.
Virtual Participation:
The following virtual registration deadlines are in effect:
- Registration for those wishing to provide virtual comments closes at 5pm the day before the meeting begins.
- Open Public Input is intended for comments on matters not found elsewhere on the agenda.
- Registrants will be called upon and typically have three minutes to speak.
- If you are unable to participate you can submit your comments on the Commission contact page.
In-Person Participation:
The following in-person deadlines are in effect:
- If you haven’t pre-registered, complete a Public Testimony form, available at the registration table.
- The form must be submitted 15 minutes prior to the beginning of the agenda item you wish to testify on.
To listen to the meeting please access it at the Zoom Link or TVW Link
Or by phone by dialing 1-253-205-0468 and entering Webinar ID# 896 1965 9014
8:00 - 8:30 – 1. Call to Order
Commissioner’s Discussion
Meeting Minutes Approval
Committee Reports
8:30 - 10:00 – 2. Open Public Input
The Commission is a direct link between the citizens of Washington and the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Comments on Department programs and topics of concern are welcome during this portion of the meeting. NOTE: During this portion of the meeting, the public is encouraged to comment on issues that do not already have public input time on the agenda.
10:00 - 10:15 – Break
10:15 - 10:45 – 3. Director's Report
The Director will brief the Commission on various items.
10:45 - 11:15 – 4. North of Falcon Policy C-3608- Decision
Staff will ask the Commission to adopt the revised North of Falcon policy C-3608. The policy guides staff in annual salmon fishery planning.
Staff Report: Kyle Adicks, Intergovernmental Salmon Manager
11:15 - 12:05 – 5. Columbia River Salmon Fishery Management Policy C-3630 - Briefing, Decision
Staff will brief the Commission and request Director delegation for non-concurrence and commercial logbook rule making.
Staff Report: Charlene Hurst, Columbia River Management Unit Lead and Ryan Lothrop, Columbia River Fishery Manager
12:05 - 1:00 – Lunch
1:05 - 1:35 – 6. Petition: Amend and Repeal 2023-2024 Winter Steelhead Season on the Olympic Peninsula - Briefing, Decision
Staff will brief the Commission and ask for a decision regarding a rule making petition to amend and repeal the 2023-2024 winter steelhead season on the Olympic Peninsula.
Staff Report: James Losee, Region 6 Fish Program Manager
1:35 - 2:05 – 7. Petition: Amend the Marine Area 13 Crab Fishery - Briefing, Decision
Staff will brief the Commission and ask for a decision on a petition to amend the Marine Area 13 crab fishery.
Staff Report: Aaron Dufault, Puget Sound Shellfish Manager and Katelyn Bosley, Crustacean Lead Research Scientist
2:05 - 2:35 – 8. Rulemaking - Fishing Season Deer Lake - Briefing, Public Hearing
Staff will brief the Commision on rulemaking subsequent to a petition for the amendment of WAC 220-312-050 proposing to open Deer Lak to a year-round fishing season.
Staff Report: Chris Donley, Region 1 Fish Program Manager
2:35 - 3:05 – 9. Mardon Skipper Periodic Status Review - Briefing, Public Comment, Decision
Staff will brief the Commission on the status of the Mardon Skipper
Staff Report: Taylor Cotten and Julie Combs
3:05 - 3:35 – 10. Spotted Owl Periodic Status Review - Briefing, Public Comment, Decision
Staff will brief the Commission on the status of the Spotted Owl.
Staff Report: Taylor Cotten and Emily Kohler
3:35 - 4:05 – 11. Petition: Limited Entry Spring Depredation/Management Black Bear Hunt - Briefing, Decision
Staff will brief the Commission and ask for a decision on a petition to begin rule making for a limited entry spring depredation/management black bear hunt based on the reliability and abundance estimates.
Staff Report: Anis Aoude, Game Division Manager
4:05 - 4:50 – Conservation Policy - Briefing, Decision
Commissioners will consider approval of the Conservation Policy
Staff Report: Margen Carlson, Conservation Director
4:50 – Recess
- Regular Meeting Olympia/Hybrid
If you are interested in providing comments online during a hybrid meeting, please register online.
Virtual Participation:
The following virtual registration deadlines are in effect:
- Registration for those wishing to provide comments closes at 5pm the day before the meeting begins.
- Open Public Input is intended for comments on matters not found elsewhere on the agenda.
- Registrants will be called upon and typically have three minutes to speak.
- If you are unable to participate you can submit your comments on the Commission contact page.
In-Person Participation:
The following in-person deadlines are in effect:
- If you haven’t pre-registered, complete a Public Testimony form, available at the registration table.
- The form must be submitted 15 minutes prior to the beginning of the agenda item you wish to testify on.
To listen to the meeting please access it at this Zoom Link
Or by phone by dialing 1-253-205-0468 and enter Webinar ID# 881 5267 5704
8:00 - 9:30 – 12. Open Public Input
The Commission is a direct link between the citizens of Washington and the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Comments on Department programs and topics of concern are welcome during this portion of the meeting. NOTE: During this portion of the meeting, the public is encouraged to comment on issues that do not already have public input time on the agenda.
9:30 - 9:45 – Break
9:45 - 10:15 – 13. Forest Health Project Approval Request - Briefing, Decision
Staff will seek approval from the Commission on forest management projects that involve harvesting timber volumes exceeding one million board feet.
Staff Report: Richard Tveten, Forest Management Team Lead, Lands Division
10:15 - 10:45 – 14. Meeting Debrief and Future Meeting Planning
The Commission will discuss items that arise immediately before, during, or after the meeting and consider future agenda planning.