[ODFW-News] Wildlife Damage Council to meet January 9

[ODFW News]

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife =09
Contact: 	Ann Snyder (503) 872-5264, Ext. 5363=09
Internet: www.dfw.state.or.us  Fax: (503) 872-5700

For Immediate Release	Friday, January 3, 2003

Wildlife Damage Council to meet January 9

PORTLAND - The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Oregon =
Department of Agriculture are hosting a Wildlife Damage Council meeting =
Thursday, Jan. 9, at the ODFW Camp Adair field office near Corvallis. The =
meeting will take place from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

The Council will be discussing ODFW's Landowner Preference Program and =
future Council actions. Public comment will be taken 1 - 1:30 p.m.

This is the fifth in a series of meetings that have been held around the =
state by the Council about wildlife damage to private lands, forests and =
agricultural crops; nuisance wildlife problems; livestock; and agency =
programs and funding for dealing with wildlife damage problems.

The Council was formed by the 2001 Oregon Legislature to improve communicat=
ions between state agencies, landowners and other interested parties. =
Members to the all-volunteer Council are appointed by the directors of the =
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Oregon Department of =
Agriculture.=20

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