The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife will be holding six public open houses in January 2014 to solicit public comment on their Draft Coastal Multi-Species Conservation & Management Plan.
The draft Coastal Multi-Species Conservation and Management Plan is now available for public review and comment. The draft Executive Summary (attached) and full plan are located on this web page (http://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/CRP/coastal_multispecies.asp) under Documents: Public Review Draft of CMP. The full Plan is 8.5 MB, thus I elected not to send it in the event that it might exceed the ability of some of your machines to open the document. I elected to also not send the angler survey results report as it is 4.5MB (that document can also be downloaded at the address above if you are interested in reviewing it).
I’m also attaching a copy of the Columbia Basin Bulletin of January 17, 2014 relating to the ODFW Draft Coastal Multi-Species Conservation & Management Plan upcoming open houses up and down the Oregon Coast.
The public may provide comments by attending a scheduled open house (dates, times, and locations noted directly below) or by submitting comments by February 10, 2014 to: [email protected].
Public Outreach Open Houses
Focus: Public Open House (present and take public comment on draft plan)
Date: January 16, 2014
Time: 6:00 to 9:00 PM
Location: Salem – ODFW Headquarters, 4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE, Salem, Oregon
Focus: Public Open House (present and take public comment on draft plan)
Date: January 21, 2014
Time: 6:00 to 9:00 PM
Location: Tillamook – Tillamook County Library Meeting Room, 1716 3rd St., Tillamook, Oregon
Focus: Public Open House (present and take public comment on draft plan)
Date: January 23, 2014
Time: 6:00 to 9:00 PM
Location: Newport – Best Western Plus Agate Beach Inn, 3019 N. Coast Hwy., Newport, Oregon
Focus: Public Open House (present and take public comment on draft plan)
Date: January 27, 2014
Time: 6:00 to 9:00 PM
Location: Roseburg – Douglas County Library Meeting Room, 1409 NE Diamond Lake Blvd., Roseburg, Oregon
Focus: Public Open House (present and take public comment on draft plan)
Date: January 28, 2014
Time: 6:00 to 9:00 PM
Location: North Bend/Coos Bay – North Bend Community Center, 2222 Broadway St., North Bend, Oregon
Focus: Public Open House (present and take public comment on draft plan)
Date: January 29, 2014
Time: 6:00 to 9:00 PM
Location: Reedsport – Reedsport Community Center, 451 Winchester Ave., Reedsport, Oregon
Note that there will be further public input opportunities when the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission reviews and potentially adopts the plan during several of their regular monthly meetings (tentative dates and times for these meetings are indicated at the bottom of this web page).
Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission (OFWC) Consideration/Action on Draft Coastal Multi-Species Conservation & Management Plan
Focus: Review Proposed Plan
Date: April 25, 2014 (tentative)
Time: 8:00 AM start (specific times for agenda items are not set)
Location: North Bend, Oregon (location to be determined)
BOC---Coos County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday, January 21, 2014
ODFW---Public Comment for Coastal Multi-Species Conservation & Management Plan
OWEB Grant Request by The Nature Conservancy 2013
Fishing Alert---The State is forcing a reduction in certain fish populations, Why?
ODFW---A bright outlook for ocean salmon seasons
ODFW---Ice fishing on Diamond Lake
ODFW---Parking permits now required at nine ODFW Wildlife Areas
ODFW---Buy hunting/fishing licenses now
ODFW---Gray whales are migrating along the Oregon Coast
Letter to Editor Eel Lake trade by Bob Main 12-07-2012
Oregon Fish & Wildlife Meeting Subject: EEL LAKE/COQUILLE VALLEY LAND EXCHANGE