Idaho Fish and Game Commission
Special Meeting - March 23-24, 2009

Fish and Game Headquarters, 600 South Walnut, Boise, ID

Note: Times on the agenda are approximate and subject to change.


MARCH 23
7:00 pm Public Hearing — Fish and Game Headquarters, 600 South Walnut, Boise, Idaho


MARCH 24
8:00 am 1. Opening Comments — Wayne Wright, Commission Chairman
8:05 am 2. Agenda Changes — Wayne Wright, Commission Chairman
8:10 am 3. Review of Public Comment — Wayne Wright, Commission Chairman
8:20 am 4. Director's Report — Cal Groen, Director
8:40 am 5. Commission Reports — Commissioners
9:35 am 6. Consent Calendar (Action)
  1. Minutes
  2. Financial Report
  3. Budget Modifications (4) Fisheries
9:40 am 7. Wolf Update — Jim Unsworth, Deputy Director
10:10 AM — BREAK
10:30 am 8. Season Setting: Big Game Species (Action) — Brad Compton, Wildlife Assistant Bureau Chief
11:20 am 9. Legislative Update — Sharon Kiefer, Assistant Director-Policy
11:40 am 10. Fee Increase Status Report — Cal Groen, Director
11:50 am 11. Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation Report — Gayle Valentine, Executive Director
12:00 — LUNCH
1:15 pm 12. Grizzly Bear Recovery Update — Christopher Servheen, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1:45 pm 13. Draft Pelican Management Plan (Action) — Rex Sallabanks, Conservation Sciences Manager
2:15 pm 14. Salmon Season - Spring Chinook (Action) — Peter Hassemer, Anadromous Fish Manager
2:30 pm 15. Update on Outfitting Upland Game and Waterfowl — Virgil Moore, Deputy Director
3:00 PM — BREAK
3:15 pm 16. Hunter Education Awards — Don Sturtevant, Hunter Education Technician
3:25 pm 17. Benson Land Acquisition (Action) — Gregg Servheen, Wildlife Program Coordinator
3:35 pm 18. Executive Session I.C. 67-2345 (1) (b) (c) (f)
ADJOURN


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