[ODFW-News] Fish Restoration and Enhancement Board to meet Friday

[ODFW News]

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife 	
Contact: 	Anne Pressentin Young (503) 947-6020	
Internet: www.dfw.state.or.us  Fax: (503) 947-6009
	

For Immediate Release	Wednesday, January 28, 2004

Fish Restoration and Enhancement Board to meet Friday

SALEM -The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's Fish Restoration
and Enhancement Board will meet Friday, Jan. 30, to review grant
applications and current projects. 

The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. at the ODFW headquarters building,
3406 Cherry Avenue N.E., Salem. 

The agenda includes a review of the latest grant applications, overview
of the R&E Program budget, updates on current hatchery upgrades and
repairs, and other business.  An opportunity for public comment also
will be provided.

The Fish Restoration and Enhancement Program was created by the Oregon
Legislature in 1989 and is funded by a surcharge on sport and commercial
fishing licenses and commercial poundage fees.  The program is overseen
by a seven-member citizen board that reviews proposals and recommends
funding for fish restoration and enhancement projects throughout the
state.

For more information on the Fish Restoration and Enhancement Program,
visit the web at
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/ODFWhtml/InfoCntrFish/RnEProgram/R%26EHistory.html
, or contact Program Coordinator Dan Van Dyke at 503-947-6232.

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