[ODFW-News] Oregon Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy Stakeholder Advisory Committee hosts Salem meeting

[Odfw News]

For Immediate Release Thursday, April 07, 2005

Oregon Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy Stakeholder Advisory
Committee hosts Salem meeting
 
SALEM - The Oregon Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy
Stakeholder Advisory Committee today announced an April 12 meeting at
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife headquarters in Salem.
 
Comprehensive wildlife strategies ensure Oregon's eligibility for U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service State Wildlife Grant (SWG) funds. Oregon
received $1,398,427 in SWG funds in FY 2002 and $1,048,820 in FY 2003.
 
The 28-member advisory committee was created to help ODFW prepare a
non-regulatory, statewide approach to species and habitat conservation
in Oregon. Committee members represent agriculture, forestry and
rangeland management; conservation organizations; fishing and hunting
interests; tourism interests; local governments; landowners; and groups
and organizations that work with landowners on conservation and
restoration efforts. 
 
The primary focus of this meeting, scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., is
to discuss the statewide chapter in the strategy, and discuss statewide
conservation opportunity areas and related maps.
 
To meet USFWS requirements, the strategy must:
* Identify species of greatest conservation need and their habitats
* Describe the limiting factors facing these species and habitats
* Determine priority research and survey efforts needed to identify
factors to assist in restoration efforts
* Describe needed conservation actions
* Propose monitoring plans
* Document that meaningful opportunities for public participation have
been provided during development and implementation of the plan.
 
Federal requirements also call for the strategy to be submitted to USFWS
by October 2005. There also are additional interim timeframes for stages
of the strategy development. 
 
Advisory committee meetings are open to the public, and reasonable
accommodations are provided as needed for individuals requesting
assistive hearing devices, sign language interpreters or large-print
materials. Individuals needing these types of accommodations may call
the ODFW Director's Office at 800-720-6339 or 503-947-6044 at least 24
hours in advance of the meeting.
 
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