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Testimony of Jeffrey P. Koenings, Ph.D., Director, WDFW, to the United States Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Field Hearing, Seattle, Washington - May 27, 2008
When we embark on a discussion of global climate change impacts, let's first acknowledge that we are heading into uncharted territory. Unlike other areas of natural-resource science and management, we have no body of research to guide us, no historic models to foreshadow the shape of things to come, no proven formulas to follow.
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Keynote speaker at the Environmental Education Association of Washington Executive Summit Meeting by WDFW Director Jeff Koenings - November 7, 2007
Any natural resource professional recognizes that nature provides us an ever-changing world. Ecosystems transform themselves little by little everyday – meadows become forests, straight streams begin to meander, and lakes slowly fill to become meadows.
- The Economics of Sport Fishing and Hunting in Washington - presentation by WDFW Director Jeff Koenings to the Legislative Committee on Economic Development and International Relations - October 19, 2007
The following slide presentation, "The Economics of Sport Fishing and Hunting in Washington," was delivered to the Legislative Committee on Economic Development and International Relations on Oct. 19, 2007. The presentation provides an overview of sustainable wildlife programs and the economics of sport fishing and hunting.
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Memorial celebration of Rocky Spencer's life by WDFW Director Jeff Koenings - September 15, 2007
In my mind as director of the agency, Rocky was a walking, talking billboard of the following advice: Avoid unchallenging occupations - they waste your talents.
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Panel Speaker at the Shared Strategy and Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council Meeting comments by WDFW Director Jeff Koenings - August 30, 2007
Salmon managers must rely on objectively derived scientific knowledge to make management and/or policy decisions. Science doesn't make those decisions, but it does significantly inform those decisions.
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Keynote Speaker at the North Pacific International Chapter American Fisheries Society, comments by WDFW Director Jeff Koenings - June 6, 2007
Salmon managers must rely on objectively derived scientific knowledge to make management and/or policy decisions. Science doesn't make those decisions, but it does significantly inform those decisions.
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Testimony of Jeffrey P. Koenings, Ph.D., Director, WDFW, to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Issues - April 19, 2007
Fish and wildlife species face multiple threats, including habitat loss and fragmentation due to conversion for a multitude of other uses; diminishing water quality and quantity; and encroaching invasive species. These perils -- ominous as they are -- pale in comparison to the looming specter of global warming.
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Pygmy Rabbit Recovery - USFWS/WDFW Safe Harbor Agreement Signing Ceremony - remarks by WDFW Director Dr. Jeff Koenings - October 24, 2006
Those of us who have been in the natural resource government service for some time realize that all of the rules and regulations and laws and best available science in the world don't mean a thing if the citizens and private landowners who live and make a living on the land are not part of the deal.
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WDFW statement presented by Regional Director Guy Norman at a Sea Lion Press Conference Sponsored
By Congressmen Brian Baird and Doc Hastings - October 16, 2006
As we address impacts limiting salmon recovery in the Columbia basin - increasing predation by birds, fish, or marine mammals must be addressed as part of an overall recovery process.
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2006 Wild Salmon Hall of Fame - Elwha Chinook Award - introductory remarks by WDFW Director Dr. Jeff Koenings - September 23, 2006
Bill Ruckelshaus has helped steer this state toward conservation, toward sound stewardship, and towards a healthy environment.
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Working Together on the Path to Salmon Recovery, H-Integration and Adaptive Management - opening remarks by WDFW Director Dr. Jeff Koenings - June 20, 2006
We will need a commitment from all managers in a watershed to remain engaged and to understand how our budgets, policies, programs and decisions affect salmon recovery.
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Tieton Forest Collaborative Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony - comments by WDFW Director Jeff Koenings - May 17, 2006
A keystone feature of this agreement is a successful private public partnership. Partnerships help agencies in a variety of ways. Shared funding and diverse expertise are but a few easily recognized benefits, but in addition partnerships help in a more fundamental way.
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Salmon 2100: The Future of Wild Salmon - comments by WDFW Director Jeff Koenings - January 25, 2006
Comments presented by Director Koenings at a conference held in Portland, Oregon.
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Governor's news conference: Cleanup of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation - comments by WDFW Director Jeff Koenings - November 14, 2005
The Hanford area produces the largest population of wild salmon in the Columbia Basin. These wild fall chinook are one of only three healthy and non-ESA listed Columbia River chinook populations in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon.
- Opportunity and Stewardship - presentation by WDFW Director Jeff Koenings to the Washington Democratic Central Committee - November 12, 2005
The following slide presentation, "Opportunity and Stewardship," was delivered to the Washington Democratic Central Committee Meeting in Ocean Shores on Nov. 12, 2005. The presentation focused on the ways WDFW meets its dual mandates of providing resource stewardship and fishing and hunting opportunity. The talk also highlights the importance of fish and wildlife resources to Washington state's quality of life and economic vitality.
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Hatchery Reform: Managing For Success Conference - WDFW Director Dr. Jeff Koenings, Conference Co-Chair - October 28, 2005
Hatcheries are the present and future cornerstone of meaningful future fishing opportunity in Washington.
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Select Forum on Restoring Puget Sound: A Meeting with National Experts - Jeff Koenings, Ph.D. - September 14, 2005
We need to make Puget Sound once again "fit for a King" and I believe we need a "visible center" to make that happen.
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8th Mountain Lion Workshop - introductory remarks by WDFW Director Jeff Koenings - May 17, 2005
Cougar management is very difficult - scientifically because their population size is so difficult to assess, as one example - but more importantly because people - our neighbors - like to see them and know they are out there. Yet some don't feel safe for themselves, their children, pets, livestock, etc.
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WDFW Employee Awards - remarks by WDFW Director Jeff Koenings - May 6, 2005
WDFW employees and volunteers recognized for their hard work and dedication to the natural resources of Washington state.
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Habitat "All-hands" Workshop - comments by WDFW Director Jeff Koenings - April 26, 2005
Comments presented by Director Koenings at a workshop attended by WDFW Habitat Program staff.
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"Monitoring for the Future" - A Workshop on Implementing Statewide Status / Trend Monitoring - comments by WDFW Director Jeff Koenings, Ph.D. - April 13-14, 2005
The Governor's Forum on Monitoring Watershed Health and Salmon Recovery was created by executive order in 2004 to help develop a coordinated monitoring strategy that answers two basic questions:
- Are we making progress in protecting and restoring our watersheds?
- And are these efforts benefiting the salmon and other species that live in those watersheds?
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Columbia River Initiative Roll-Out - statement by Dr. Jeff Koenings, Director, WDFW - December 17, 2004
The issue has been too often viewed as fish vs. people, as if solutions were mutually exclusive. The Initiative says No, this is not the case and holds the promise that we can sustain a future for both people and fish in the Basin.
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The Lower Columbia Salmon Recovery Plan: Celebrating a Partnership of Success - remarks by Dr. Jeff Koenings, Director, WDFW - December 15, 2004
You have my pledge to do our part in assuring hatchery programs are operated to assist in recovery of wild salmon populations while at the same time providing the economic benefits from local fisheries at low risks to the wild fish we are protecting.
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Washington State - Tribal, 15th Annual Centennial Accord - comments by Dr. Jeff Koenings, Director, WDFW - December 9, 2004
The tribes and DFW have long recognized a range of human value systems here in Washington relative to the critical role of nature in their lives. Some come from the view that everything in nature has its own absolute right to exist. Others are of the view that nature exists only for use by people - of course many sides exist in between.
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Washington Association of Conservation Districts - talking points by Dr. Jeff Koenings, Director, WDFW - November 30, 2004
WDFW is committed to building upon the positive relationships we have with the conservation districts, their staff, and our other partners. Clearly, in the end, it is not only us that benefit, but our constituents and the fish and wildlife of Washington State.
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Natural Resources Leadership Academy Collaborative Learning Workshop - remarks by Dr. Jeff Koenings, Director, WDFW - October 20, 2004
Many of our natural resource problems are the result of "progress" i.e., policy choices made at the time in the best interest of the general public.
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News Conference: Environmental Education Association of Washington "Report Card" - remarks by Dr. Jeff Koenings, Director, WDFW - October 13, 2004
One of the most rewarding aspects of my tenure as director of the Department of Fish and Wildlife has been the "real world" initiatives we've forged with students and school districts.
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Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition Breakfast - remarks by Director Jeff Koenings - October 7, 2004
Although most of our habitat acquisitions are critical to protect threatened and endangered fish and wildlife, most of these acquisitions also provide incredible opportunities for wildlife related recreation, an economic engine that generates over $2 billion in consumer spending in Washington each year.
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Salmon Homecoming Alliance - remarks by Director Jeff Koenings - September 15, 2004
State, tribal and local organizations have completed hundreds of habitat-restoration projects throughout the state in the past 5 years alone. Many of those initiatives would have been inconceivable without "cooperation" between everyone involved - particularly the state and the treaty tribes.
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2nd National Conference on Coastal & Estuarine Habitat Restoration - How Co-Management Works from a Technical Perspective - remarks by Director Jeff Koenings - September 12, 2004
We have good reason to be thankful this year: Fourth good salmon run in a row; Anglers are just finishing up another good season on the coast, and large numbers of chinook and coho salmon are now moving into Puget Sound; 85% of listed wild stocks have gained strength and increased the numbers of fish in the spawning grounds - many significantly - since the mid-1990s.
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"The Future is in Your Hands" State Wildlife Strategies - One Year Out Conference - Closing remarks by Director Jeff Koenings - August 4, 2004
Director Koenings' remarks at the State Wildlife Strategies Conference. The National Advisory Acceptance Team was established by the USFWS to guide the development and review process for Comprehensive State Wildlife Strategies (CSWS). The CSWS are necessary for states and territories to receive future federal funding under the State Wildlife Grant appropriation after October 2005.
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Region 1 Office Groundbreaking Ceremony - comments by Director Jeff Koenings - July 27, 2004
The start of this construction project has been a long time in coming - over a decade since the department identified the need for more space.
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"Get and Keep Your Neighbors Involved" - Schlee Ranch dedication - speaking points for Director Jeff Koenings - May 14, 2004
The landscape before you has been our number one priority for the protection of both fish and wildlife for a long time. This addition to Asotin Creek Wildlife Area helps us address locally identified watershed management problems by connecting state and federal lands so we can manage the mid and upper reaches of this watershed more cohesively for endangered spring Chinook salmon, threatened steelhead and bull trout, Rocky Mountain elk, as well as other fish and wildlife species, some of which may be less charismatic than salmon and elk, but no less important.
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Hatchery Scientific Review Group Press Conference - remarks by Dr. Jeff Koenings - April 23, 2004
The bottom line message is clear: hatcheries have been, are, and will be a very important tool for fish management in Washington State.
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National Fish Habitat Initiative, Stakeholders Meeting/69th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference - March 19, 2004
Washington may be viewed as "poster child" for what happens when fish habitats are traded for other purposes. Those alterations have, in part, led to the federal listing of salmon and trout populations under the ESA that affect 70% of the geography of the state: an area that affects 90% of the population.
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Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group Advisory Board Quarterly Meeting - remarks by Dr. Jeff Koenings - March 6, 2004
In the last eight years alone, RFEG's have overseen the completion of nearly 400 fish passage projects, the release of more than 50 million fish, the restoration of 300 miles of river and streams, and the distribution of 340,000 nutrient rich salmon carcasses.
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American Association for the Advancement of Science - remarks by Dr. Jeff Koenings - February 15, 2004
There are a number of exciting, science-based initiatives now underway aimed at rebuilding functional ecosystems. A number of projects led by top scientists, and supported by top policymakers, including Governor Gary Locke and others, are taking place.
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Testimony to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) - February 11, 2004
Director Koenings testimony before FERC in Washington, D.C.
The testimony supports the proposals by Chelan and Douglas Public Utility districts to amend
their licenses to incorporate the Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) Agreements.
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Washington Forest Protection Association, Agriculture and Forestry Education Foundation program - February 04, 2004
The Department's roles and responsibilities include managing fish and wildlife populations and setting fishing and hunting seasons. We base our management decisions on a sound science-based framework.
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Chehalis Rotary - remarks by Jeff Koenings, WDFW Director - Nov. 26, 2003
In some rural areas, you can easily make the case that fishing, hunting, wildlife viewing and other types of outdoor recreation have significantly increased in economic importance in recent years as other industries, such as mining and logging, have decreased in importance.
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Special to The Seattle Times - Outdoor recreation plays big role in state's economy - by Jeff Koenings, WDFW Director - Nov. 19, 2003
As anyone who has stood in a checkout line at a sporting goods store can attest, outdoor recreation is big business in Washington state.
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Orca Whale Recovery - Press briefing with Senator Maria Cantwell and Bob Lohn, NOAA Fisheries - remarks by Dr. Jeff Koenings, WDFW Director - Oct. 26,2003
The WDFW is prepared to provide our scientific expertise, equipment and enforcement presence on the water to assist Luna in a fashion similar to that we provided to Springer.
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Tenth Annual Meeting of the Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association - Benefits of Sound Stewardship, presentation by Dr. Jeff Koenings, WDFW Director - Oct. 25,2003
The Benefits of Sound Stewardship not only extend to healthy fish and wildlife populations, but also to the economic value to this state as people pursue fishing and wildlife-related opportunities.
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Talking points on WDFW's role regarding wild salmon - Salmon Hall of Fame, Dr. Jeff Koenings, WDFW Director - Oct. 4,2003
Just as it took decades to bring many wild salmon populations to the brink, so too will it take decades of hard, organized work to restore wild salmon populations to their past robust state.
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Wildlife Viewing Workshop - Strategic Plan for Wildlife Viewing in Washington, Olympia, WA - Comments by WDFW Director Jeff Koenings - September 3, 2003
We are ready to take the plunge and actually buy into the fact that wildlife viewing is vitally important to the state of Washington, both biologically through promoting biodiversity and economically through people viewing that diversity.
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Game Management Workshop on Public Involvement, Ellensburg, WA - Talking points by WDFW Director Jeff Koenings - August 23, 2003
Director Koening's talking points for a workshop to begin discussions on how to improve the public's involvement in the management of game species. The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted a new 2003-09 Game Management Plan last December. One of the key strategies identified in the plan was to improve public involvement in the management of game species.
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Western Washington Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA), Port Angeles, WA - Welcoming Speech by Jeff Koenings, Ph.D., WDFW Director - July 21, 2003
Following is the welcoming speech given by WDFW Director Jeff Koenings to the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies in Port Angeles, Washington on July 21, 2003.
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Lead Entity Strategies Workshop, Seatac, WA - Remarks by Dr. Jeff Koenings, WDFW Director - May 16, 2003
I strongly believe that sound hatchery management practices are an important component of ESA recovery. Juvenile salmon appropriately produced from our hatcheries can immediately seed new habitats-jump starting the recovery process. I believe NOAA's new hatchery policy will be consistent with this approach.
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Wildlife Society Meeting, Port Townsend, WA -"What makes a good field biologist?"
- Remarks by Dr. Jeff Koenings, WDFW Director - April 16, 2003
Lasting solutions to complicated natural resource issues require collaborative processes, and it is the job of the field biologist to facilitate these processes and hopefully bring them to a meaningful conclusion.
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Natural Resources Leadership Academy -"Meeting the Collaborative Leadership Challenges of the 21st Century"
- Speech by WDFW Director Jeff Koenings - February 25, 2003
If natural resource managers have learned one thing from the spotted owl and
other highly contentious issues that have come our way in recent years, it is
that to be successful, we must be willing to sit down with our constituents,
as equals, and collaboratively resolve our differences.
- Sound
Stewardship of Fish and Wildlife [PDF
Format - 8.52MB]
Following is a presentation by WDFW Director Jeff Koenings to
the Washington State Senate Parks, Fish and Wildlife Committee
on January 21, 2003. The presentation focuses on the many economic
benefits of fish and wildlife-associated recreation.
- Washington
Association of Conservation Districts - Theme: Expanding the
Partnership - Comments by Dr. Jeff Koenings - December 3, 2002
WDFW has a good relationship with conservation districts as
we have been working together as partners for a long time. It
has been through the districts that WDFW has been able to share
our knowledge and science with landowners and producers.
- Upper
Columbia Salmon Recovery Board "Salmon Summit" - Remarks by
Dr. Jeff Koenings - November 21 2002
We've come a long way in a few short years in putting in place
the people and infrastructure to make salmon recovery a reality.
- Director's
Column, Crossing Paths Newsletter - Fall 2002
Wildlife watching in Washington is enjoyed by 2,105,000 Washington
citizens, according to the recently-released results of the
2001 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recreation survey.
- Annual
meeting: Washington Native Plant Society and the Pilchuck Audubon
Society - Talking points prepared by Dr. Jeff Koenings - October
17, 2002
Progress Report on the Forest and Fish Accord. The Forest and
Fish legislation was one of several statewide policy initiatives
developed during the late 1990s to address pressing natural
resource issues – particularly wild salmon recovery.
- Columbia
Springs Environmental Education Center /Vancouver Trout Hatchery
- Talking points prepared by Dr. Jeff Koenings - October 10,
2002
Not much else is more vital to the future health of our environment
and the wildlife it supports than educating our young citizens
about the importance of protecting and restoring our state's
renewable natural resources.
- Skagit
Watershed Council / Skagit Recovery Goals Meeting - Talking
points prepared by Dr. Jeff Koenings - August 14, 2002
It is my intent that WDFW lead the way in the restoration of
critical salmon habitat in the Skagit estuary. WDFW as a public
landowner will partner with private landowners in the effort-landowner
to landowner!
- Landsburg
Fish Project / City of Seattle - Remarks prepared by Dr. Jeff
Koenings - June 26, 2002
The Landsburg fish passage project will open up some 17 miles
of spawning habitat for three specific species–namely coho,
chinook and steelhead populations. This addition almost doubles
the existing spawning habitat.
- Department
of Natural Resources - Federal Assurances Retreat - Remarks
prepared by Dr. Jeff Koenings - June 21, 2002
The bottom line is that the Forest and Fish agreement provides
a critical step forward to protecting and recovering the state's
fish and wildlife resources.
- Yakima
Salmon Recovery Board Workshop - Remarks prepared by Dr. Jeff
Koenings - June 14, 2002
The Department is organizing around "regional planning" and
our intent is to implement salmon recovery through those regional
plans.
- 2002
Pacific Coast Herring Workshop - Introductory Remarks prepared
by Dr. Jeff Koenings - June 11, 2002
As the multiple roles of individual species become increasingly
recognized in our thinking, our management vision needs to expand
beyond the traditional simple species view.
- Western
Wildlife Law Enforcement Association annual meeting. Introductory
Remarks prepared by Dr. Jeff Koenings - June 3, 2002
Today, to be truly effective, enforcement programs must focus
on new, expanded strategies emphasizing partnerships, environmental
protection, public education, conflict resolution, voluntary
compliance and cooperation; and yes, grass roots empowerment.
- "The
Endangered Species Act in Washington State - Where do we go
from here?" - Workshop. Comments prepared by Dr. Jeff Koenings
- Apr. 5, 2002
The department continues to aggressively streamline the HPA
process to ensure proper protection for fish and their habitat,
while meeting statutory requirements at a time of tremendous
population growth in the state.
- Lead
Entity Strategies Workshop - Remarks prepared by Dr. Jeff Koenings
- Apr. 3, 2002
In the span of only a few short years, lead entities have literally
come from nowhere to become an integral and indispensable part
of our state's salmon recovery strategy.
- Washington
Wildlife and Recreation Coalition - Remarks prepared by Dr.
Jeff Koenings - Feb. 27, 2002
Acquisition of critical fish and wildlife habitat is one of
the most effective tools we have for establishing a "safety
net" of critical habitats.
- Hatchery
Reform Project News Conference - Remarks by Dr. Jeff Koenings
- Feb. 19, 2002
For more than a century now, the Department of Fish and Wildlife
has operated hatcheries in our state. These hatcheries have
played–and continue to play–an indispensable role in providing
sustainable fisheries.
- False
Data Submitted to the Interagency Lynx Survey - Jan 16, 2002
Director Koenings' remarks and presentation to a joint Senate
and House Natural Resources committees meeting held Wednesday,
January 16, 2002 in Olympia to discuss the interagency lynx
survey and submittal of unauthorized study samples.
- Nooksack
Recovery Team Salmon Summit 2001 - Remarks by Dr. Jeff Koenings
- Oct. 12, 2001
We are not entering a Brave New World with regard to salmon
recovery, but simply tweaking the one we are already working
in.
- Drought:
It ain't over ‘til it's over, Director's Column in The Trout
and Salmon Leader - Fall 2001
For most anglers, 2001 will be remembered as a banner year for
salmon fishing, but this is also the worst drought year since
1977, and that could have some serious implications for future
salmon runs.
- Genetic
management plans important for hatchery operations in ESA era
, Director's Column in The Trout and Salmon Leader - Spring
2001
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife this spring reached
an important milestone in its efforts to ensure its hatchery
operations are compatible with wild salmon recovery initiatives.
- Improvements
on way for North of Falcon, Director's Column in The Trout and
Salmon Leader - January 2001
The state and tribes have initiated a series of steps that should
improve the process not only for tribal and state fisheries
managers, but for fishers and all other citizens who have an
interest in the way our state's fisheries are managed.
- Shared
Strategy: Port Ludlow 2
A presentation delivered to the Puget Sound Salmon Recovery
Forum on January 18, 2001
- Speech
to Northwest Wildlife Council - January 20, 2001
Washington State has experienced explosive population growth
in recent decades and five new Seattles are expected within
20 years. This growth, both existing and projected, will quite
literally place our fish and wildlife populations in peril.
- Conservation
of Marine Resources in Puget Sound: Development of Cooperative
Management Efforts
On November 15, 2000, Director Koenings was invited to speak
at a Tribal Marine Protected Area Forum, co-sponsored by the
Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Policy and Shellfish Committees.
The forum was held at the Tulalip Tribal Center in Marysville,
WA. The Department of Fish and Wildlife is beginning discussions
with Tribal Governments regarding our co-management responsibilities
for marine fishes (non-salmonid fishes) in Washington waters.
The Director took the opportunity to address the gathered Tribal
representatives on the topic of marine fish conservation, the
need for joint development of conservation plans and the role
of marine protected areas (MPAs) in furthering those plans.
- Cowlitz
settlement ceremony - October 23, 2000
This past August, a dozen state and federal resource agencies,
conservation groups, The Yakama Tribe and the City of Tacoma
negotiated a comprehensive mitigation plan which focuses on
the restoration of wild fish on the Cowlitz River watershed,
while ensuring continuing opportunities for sustainable fisheries.
The intent of the settlement agreement was to fulfill requirements
by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission relicensing of the
Cowlitz River Hydroelectric Project operated by the City of
Tacoma Public Works Department. The licensing ceremony was held
Monday, Oct. 23, at Union Station in Tacoma.
- Commencement
Bay dedication ceremony - October 11, 2000
The Commencement Bay dedication was held at the Hylebos Waterway
in Tacoma to recognize the Commencement Bay Natural Resource
Trustees for their completion of five significant resoration
projects in Commencement Bay, with funds, properties and services
obtained from those responsible for contaminating Commencement
Bay over the past century. The Trustees include NOAA, the Puyallup
Tribe, the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe and the State of Washington,
represented by the Department of Ecology, the Department of
Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Natural Resources, all
working with the City of Tacoma and the Port of Tacoma. More
than $20 million in funds, property values and in-kind services
have been generated to date to restore the intertidal areas
and tideflats of the Puyallup River delta near the bay.
- State,
tribes working to develop new selective commercial fishing tools,
Director's Column in The Trout and Salmon Leader - September
2000
Recently, two types of commercial selective gear - the tangle
net and the floating trap net - were chosen by Washington Department
of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and tribal fishery managers for
testing. Both are aimed at providing non-target stocks a better
chance at being returned to the water unharmed.
- Commencement
Address: University of Washington, College of Forest Resources
June 9, 2000
As you celebrate your arrival in the ranks of professional scientists
and resource managers, it is a day of celebration for me, too
- Anglers
battle public misconceptions, Director's Column in The Trout
and Salmon Leader - July 2000
Restoring our wild salmon stocks is arguably the most complex
and controversial public policy issue the Pacific Northwest
has ever faced. Despite this intense public debate, however,
many people still have major misconceptions about fishers, the
fishing industry and what it will actually take to save our
wild salmon.
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Testimony
to U.S. House of Representatives on proposed legislation dealing
with salmon habitat restoration funding - May 18, 2000
Director Koenings testimony before the House Subcommittee on
Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans in Washington, D.C.
The testimony addresses the agency's position on proposed legislation
dealing with salmon habitat restoration funding, how salmon
recovery is proceeding in Washington state and what challenges
remain.
- Speech
to Northwest Sportfishing Association - May 12, 2000
In this era of ESA listings – with the federal government monitoring
not only our fisheries but also our hatcheries and other operations
– we have to set up each fishing opportunity with the precision
of a triple play.
- Cougar-control
measures protect public
by Director Jeffrey Koenings, Guest Columnist - Seattle Times
May 8, 2000
During a typical month, we at the Washington Department of Fish
and Wildlife receive between 50 and 80 complaints from citizens
concerned about cougar activity near their homes or property.
Most complaints stem from simple sightings, but some are much
more serious.
- Senate
Field Hearing on Washington Salmon Recovery
Remarks by Dr. Jeff Koenings for testimony at April 20, 2000
Senate Field Hearing on Washington Salmon Recovery.
Washington state's hatcheries, designed and operated to provide
for the recovery of wild stocks and for sustainable harvest
by citizens, should remain viable.
- Washington
Environmental Council interview
Recently, the Washington Environmental Council interviewed Director
Koenings. The interview was included in the Winter 2000 edition
of Voices, a WEC newsletter.
- CONSERVATION
- State must make rivers viable for salmon
Special to the Longview Daily News, March 19, 2000
As part of its conservation mission, WDFW promotes the preservation
of natural ecosystems of rivers. Natural ecosystems provide
wild salmon the freshwater homes they need. They provide spawning
gravel; cold, clean water when the ocean-going fish need it;
hiding places; food and other life needs.
- The
Role of Regional Fisheries Enhancement Groups in Salmon Recovery
Remarks to the Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association, March
9, 2000
Since becoming the Department's director 15 months ago, I have
maintained that if we're going to recover troubled wild salmon
stocks, the job isn't going to get done in Olympia, or Washington,
D.C. As its said in the real estate business — it's location,
location, location. In salmon recovery the key word is local,
local, local.
- Agriculture
and the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Remarks to the Farm Bureau, February 1, 2000
- Sound
science and reasoned thinking key to restoring wild salmon stocks
Article from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, November 11, 1999.
By rejecting I-696 at the polls, state voters demonstrated not
only compassion for Washington's fishing families but also an
understanding of the real conservation issues involved in recovering
our state's troubled wild salmon stocks.
- Speech
for Northwest Burn Center/Salmon Derby Fund Raiser, July 25,
1999
This event brings together two things I have enjoyed throughout
my life - running, jogging, walking as well as fishing. People
ask the connection between the two - to me it obvious - both
are good for the heart...
- Speech
Before the Olympia Chamber of Commerce
Speech delivered to the Olympia Chamber of Commerce on July
22, 1999 on the beneficial economic impacts of fish and wildlife
populations in Washington state.
- Salmon
Politics
Speech made to teachers in Bellingham, WA on July 16, 1999
- WDFW
Accomplishments - July 1998 through June 1999
Outline of the remarks delivered by Director Koenings at the
Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies conference
in Durango, Colorado, July 10-14, 1999.
- Memorandum
of Understanding between the Confederated Umatilla Tribes and
the WDFW
Speech by Director Koenings at the WDFW/Confederated Umatilla
Tribes MOU signing, June 25, 1999
- Director
Advisory Committee Decisions and Personnel Changes
Several months ago we initiated a wide-ranging review of long,
unresolved Departmental issues. With the formation of Director
Advisory Committees, staff members from across the state began
an in-depth look at many aspects of the Department, including
reporting structures, roles and responsibilities, business practices,
and communications processes and training procedures. The committees
ultimately were charged with making recommendations to me on
how to improve or clarify these and other operations so employees
could focus on the functions critical to their success
and the Department's success.
- Remarks
on Haskell Slough
Speech made on June 2, 1999 in Monroe during a ceremony celebrating
the success of the Haskell Slough habitat restoration project.
The project, a collaborative effort among private land owners,
state and federal agencies and non-profit groups, restores critical
salmon habitat along the Skykomoish River.
- Address
to Enforcement Officers
May 14, 1999
- Fishing
restrictions help, but salmon solution lies closer to home
Op-Ed, Tacoma News Tribune, April 4, 1999
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