WDFW Commission meeting

Friday, November 17, 2023 – 8:00 – 11:00 A.M.

PUBLIC INPUT: You must sign up by 5 P.M. the Thursday before the meeting begins.

If you are interested in providing written comments, please send them here: commission@dfw.wa.gov

If you plan to provide comments via Zoom or phone (on agenda items that allow public comment) please sign up using the Fish and Wildlife Commission public testimony registration form | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife 

To join via phone please select one of the following numbers and enter ID# 846 0473 5007 

1-253-215-8782 or 1-253-205-0468

8:00 – 8:30 A.M. – 1. Gray Squirrel Periodic Status Review

Staff will request approval from the Commission to reclassify the Western Gray Squirrel from a threatened to endangered species.

Staff Report: Taylor Cotten, Conservation Assessment Section Manager and Mary Linders, Wildlife Biologist, Wildlife Diversity Division

8:30 – 9:00 A.M. – 3. Mardon Skipper Periodic Status Review – Briefing, Public Hearing, Decision

Staff will provide the Commission with a briefing and request approval on status of the Mardon Skipper described in the final Periodic Status Review, and a classification recommendation.

Staff Report: Taylor Cotten, Conservation Assessment Section Manager and Mary Linders, Wildlife Biologist, Wildlife Diversity Division

                                  Public Hearing – This Item Only  

9:00 – 10:00 A.M. – 4. Future Meeting Planning and General Discussion

The Commission will discuss the upcoming meeting agendas, review an updated year-at-a-glance, and discuss recent activities and items of interest.

Agenda here: https://wdfw.wa.gov/about/commission/meetings/2023/17nov2023-agenda
Zoom link for the virtual meeting here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84604735007