[ODFW-News] Commission to meet in Burns

[ODFW News]

For Immediate Release Friday, May 5, 2006
 
Commission to meet in Burns
 
SALEM - The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold its regular
monthly meeting May 11-12 in Burns.
 
On Thursday, the Commission will tour the region, with stops planned at
Malheur Lake, Krumbo Reservoir, points around Frenchglen, and the Page
Springs campground. The tour departs at 8 a.m. from the Best Western
Rory and Ryan Inns in Hines, and is scheduled to conclude at 3 p.m. The
public is welcome to follow the Commission for the tour. 
 
Friday's meeting begins at 8 a.m. at Burns High School, 1100 Oregon
Avenue. Wildlife division staff will brief the Commission on migratory
bird management in Oregon, and the state's role in managing migratory
birds in the Pacific Flyway. Staff also will provide an update on
implementation of state's sage grouse conservation assessment and
strategy. 
 
The Commission is expected to take action on two contested cases -- one
involving wildlife violators and one involving a wildlife
rehabilitator's permit. Commissioners also could act on a petition to
remove peregrine falcons from the state list of Threatened and
Endangered Species. 
 
ODFW Marine Resources Program staff will provide a report on the 2005
limited entry black and blue rockfish logbook, and nearshore fishery
logbook program.

The Commission is the policy making body for fish and wildlife issues in
the state. The seven-member panel meets monthly. Agenda item exhibits
may be requested by calling the ODFW Director's Office at 800-720-6339
or 503-947-6044. Agenda items also can be found on ODFW's Web site at
www.dfw.state.or.us/agency/commission/minutes/.

Public testimony is invited. Sign-up sheets will be available in the
hallway outside the meeting room the day of the meeting for persons who
want to testify on scheduled agenda items. Persons seeking to testify on
issues not on the formal agenda may do so by making arrangements with
the ODFW Director's Office, at least 24 hours in advance, by calling
800-720-6339 or 503-947-6044. 

Reasonable accommodations will be 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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