| 2009-2015
Game Management Plan Development
What's going
on now?
Overview:
Starting in June
2007, the Department began updating the 2003-2009 Game Management
Plan. This revised plan will guide the Department's management
of
hunted wildlife for 2009-2015. The focus of the plan is on
the scientific management of game populations, harvest management,
and other significant factors affecting game populations.
Washington's
citizens played a strong role in revising this plan and a variety
of public involvement
opportunities have been and will be used to solicit ideas.
Step 1 - Scoping:
We made
an extensive effort to involve the public during every step of
this
process. As a start, we conducted a public scoping survey.
The survey was designed to help identify major issues the plan should
address. Thank you for taking the time to respond and providing
your
input!
Step 2 - Public
Opinion Surveys:
The results of
two recent public opinion surveys are now available. The surveys will
help the Department find out public opinion on hunting and wildlife
management in Washington. These two surveys were conducted by Responsive
Management, an internationally known public opinion and attitude survey
research firm specializing in natural resource and outdoor recreation
issues.
Step
3 - SEPA Review:
Public Comment Period April 28 - May 30, 2008
The Department
published a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
(DSEIS).
Changes were
proposed to the 2003-09 Game Management Plan Final Environmental
Impact
Statement
to update the plan for 2009-15. Strategies that have been accomplished
or are no longer a priority were deleted.
New issues, objectives,
and strategies are proposed based on public and staff comments gathered
over the past several months. New issues with corresponding objectives
and strategies have been added. Many of the original issues have been
updated or modified based on new information and research, changing
priorities, or emphasis.
Step
4 - Final Plan Approved:
September 5, 2008
The Fish and
Wildlife Commission approved the Final Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement for the 2009-2015 Game Management
Plan at its September 5-6 meeting. Both the Final Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement and the 2009-2015 Game Management
Plan reports are
now available.
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2009-2015
Game Management Plan
Update Timeline
Define
Preliminary Issues:
-
Refine issues: June - August, 2007
Public
Scoping:
-
Questionnaire: September 10 - October 1, 2007
- Public Opinion Survey: December 2007
Draft
Environmental Impact Statement:
- Drafting: September - January
- Review: February - April 2008
- Public Review: May 2008
Final
Environmental Impact Statement
(2009-2015 Game Management Plan):
-
Finalize: June - July 2008
- Review: July - August 2008
- Present
to Commission for Review: Aug 2008
- Present to
Commission for Approval: Sep 2008
Final
2009-2015 Game Management Plan:
- Available: September 2008
2003-2009
Game Management Plan:
Final Documents:
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