Speak up for wildlife at September Wildlife Commission Meetings.
September Wildlife Commission Meetings
September is here, and so are new chances to stand up for wildlife where it matters most: in the states.
This month, wildlife commissions from Vermont to Wisconsin to Oregon are weighing decisions that will shape the future of countless species. Once again, many proposals on the table put politics and special interests ahead of science, ethics, and ecological health.
Wildlife commission meetings may not make national headlines, but they’re where some of the most consequential choices for wildlife are made. Your voice—through testimony, written comments, or simply showing up—can hold these agencies accountable and remind decision-makers that the public demands a just, science-based approach to wildlife governance.
Below you’ll find the full list of September wildlife commission meetings by state and date. Our Resources Page and Advocacy Toolkit are always available to help you prepare. Together, we can show commissions across the country that the public is watching—and we won’t stay silent.
Arkansas
Meeting Date: September 3
Location: Little Rock
Details: Click here for agenda and details
Notes: Unclear how to speak at meetings or provide virtual testimony or written comments. 2025 meeting schedule is here. Archive of 2025 meetings is here. Watch the meeting on YouTube.
Arizona
Meeting Date: September 4
Location: Eagar Town Hall, 22 W 2nd St, Eagar, AZ 85925
Details: Click here for agenda and details
Notes: Meeting location opens at 7:45 a.m. Meeting begins at 8:00 a.m. Lunch Break at 12:00 p.m. The public may attend the meeting in person or view the meeting at www.azgfd.gov/commissioncam or may listen to the meeting by calling 404-397-1516, Access code: 280 046 234##. Members of the public may view the meeting from any Department Regional Office and the Department’s Headquarters via video teleconference. Members of the public attending in person wanting to speak on a specific agenda item may submit Speaker Cards (Blue Cards) if they wish to speak to the Commission and may only address the Commission by attending in person or from any regional office. Copies of any presentations, documents, etc. discussed during the meeting will be available by contacting sprice@azgfd.gov. No discussion or action will be taken by the Commission on topics raised in public comment. Any items requiring further discussion or action will be included on a future Commission meeting agenda.
South Dakota
Meeting Date: September 4-5
Location: Outdoor Campus West | Rapid City, SD
Details: Click here for agenda and details
Notes: September 4, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. MT | September 5, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. MT. To join via conference call, dial 1.669.900.9128 | Webinar ID: 912 6417 6710 | Passcode: 970458. Zoom meeting link. Livestream watch link. Meeting materials here. Inform Gail Buus at gail.buus@state.sd.us by 1 pm CST if you plan to speak during the meeting. Testifiers should provide their full names, whom they are representing, city of residence, and which proposed topic they will be addressing. Written comments can be submitted here. Here are guidelines for submission. To be included in the public record, comments must include full name and city of residence and meet the submission deadline of seventy-two hours before the meeting (not including the day of the meeting).
Action: South Dakota is formalizing a mountain lion hunt with loosened regulations despite an overwhelming amount of public comments in opposition.
Louisiana
Meeting Date: September 5
Location: LDWF Headquarters, Joe L. Herring Room, 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Details: Click here for meeting details
Notes: A live audio/video stream of this meeting will be available via Zoom. To view via webinar, register at: https://wlf-la.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6aqbjirbT5WkoQFh9jMj3A
Pennsylvania
Meeting Date:September 5
Location: PGC Headquarters – 2001 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Details: Click here for agenda and details
Notes: 10:00 am – Public Comment, 10:30 am – Staff Reports, 11:00 am – Formal Agenda. Public comment is accepted in person only on a first-to-register, first-to-speak basis. Watch live on YouTube.
Colorado Office Hours with Commissioner Jack Murphy
Meeting Date: September 6
Location:Barr Lake State Park Nature Center – Education Room, 13401 Picadilly Rd., Brighton, CO 80603
Details: Commissioner hours with Jack Murphy
Notes: 1-4 p.m. In person only. No registration required.
Oklahoma
Meeting Date: September 8
Location: Roman Nose State Park – Roman Nose Hall 3236 S. HWY 8A Watonga, OK 73772
Details: Click here for agenda and details.
Notes: Meeting starts at 10 a.m. Read more on their website. This meeting is scheduled to be streamed live and recorded at www.youtube.com/user/outdooroklahoma. This meeting with present the state’s 2025 State Wildlife Action Plan.
New Jersey
Meeting Date: September 9
Location: Assunpink Wildlife Management Area – Central Region Office, Large Conference Room,1 Eldridge Rd., Robbinsville Twp, NJ 08691
Details: Click here for details and agenda
Notes: The public is welcome to attend and participate in the public portion of each meeting. Meeting starts at 10 a.m. and will be held both in person and via GoToMeeting (audio only). Call in: +1 (312) 757-3121 | Access Code: 848-342-077. Per the website, public comments may be made in person or online and will be limited to 3 minutes per person. More information about the Commission is on its website, including a meeting guide and how to connect. For help, contact Kristen.Meistrell@dep.nj.gov.
Maine
Meeting Date: September 10
Location:353 Water Street, Room 400, Augusta, ME
Details: Click here for agenda
Notes: Meeting starts at 9:30 a.m. Those wishing to attend remotely (Microsoft Teams) please contact Becky.Orff@maine.gov for log in information.
Wyoming
Meeting Date: September 10-11
Location: Lander Community and Convention Center, 950 Buena Vista Drive
Details: Click here for agenda and details.
Notes: This meeting will be conducted in person and via Zoom. Please note there are different links for each day. If you wish to speak to the Commission and comment on an agenda item in person, please complete the comment form provided at the meeting. If you wish to speak to the Commission and comment on an agenda item via Zoom, please submit an Advanced Agenda Item Comment Form, which is attached to the agenda to toni.bell2@wyo.gov.
September 10: Open Session begins at approximately 1:00 p.m. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89520465254 Webinar ID: 895 2046 5254 September 11: Open Session begins at 8:00 a.m. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86297184636 Webinar ID: 862 9718 4636
California
Meeting Date: September 11
Location: California Natural Resources Headquarters Building 715 P Street, 2nd Floor Sacramento, CA 95814
Details: Click here for agenda and details
Notes: Meeting starts at 10 a.m. Commission meetings are live-streamed (also referred to as a live webcast) with full audio and video. If you simply want to observe the meeting, but do not wish to comment on any item, we encourage you to view the live webcast available at www.fgc.ca.gov. How to join (if you plan to provide comment). More on all meetings in 2025.
Iowa
Meeting Date: September 11
Location: Unknown, no agenda posted at time webpage was published
Details: Click here for details (note no agenda was available at time of webpage publishing.)
Notes: The meeting starts at 10 a.m. Teleconference: 442-242-3609 ; PIN: 883 789 392# Video Conference: meet.google.com/sco-mbns-qva. Comments regarding agenda items may be submitted for public record to Alicia.Plathe@dnr.iowa.gov or 6200 Park Ave Ste 200, Des Moines IA 50321 up to 24 hours prior to the business meeting.
Michigan
Meeting Date: September 11
Location: Lansing Community College Downtown Campus, Michigan Room 1st Floor 600 North Grand Avenue Lansing, Michigan 48933
Details: Click here for agenda and details.
Notes: Parking on 1st Floor in ramp. 9:30 a.m. meeting start. Persons registering to provide comments on a topic listed on the agenda on or before the Friday preceding the meeting will be allowed up to 5 minutes for their comments. Persons registering to comment on a topic not listed on the agenda, after the Friday preceding the meeting, or at the meeting will be allowed up to 3 minutes. If you are unable to attend the meeting but wish to submit written comments on agenda items, please write to Natural Resources Commission, P.O. Box 30028, Lansing, Michigan 48909, or email nrc@michigan.gov. Read more on the Commission website.
Oregon
Meeting Date: September 12
Location: Ontario, location TBD
Details: Click here for details; agenda not posted at time of webpage publishing
Notes: Commission meetings begin at 8 a.m. and proceed chronologically through the agenda. If you wish to receive written materials prepared for any of the agenda items, please contact the Director’s Office in Salem at (503) 947-6044 or email ODFW.Commission@odfw.oregon.gov to request a packet for those items that interest you. Members of the public can view a livestream of the meeting via the agency’s YouTube channel or on the Commission page. Members of the public may also view a livestream of this meeting at ODFW Headquarters, 4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE, Salem. Comment and testimony are limited to 3 minutes or less. Submit written comments and/or register to speak virtually. Those who would like to provide virtual testimony must register no less than 48 hours in advance to receive a testimony link to the meeting. To provide testimony on an agenda item in-person, registration will be available at the meeting. To provide in-person public comment, fill out a “Witness Registration” form available at the meeting. To provide testimony virtually or in-person during Public Forum you must contact the Director’s office no less than 48 hours (8 a.m. Wednesday June 11) in advance of the meeting for approval.
Hawai’i
Meeting Date: September 12
Location: 1151 Punchbowl St. Room 132 (Kalanimoku Building), Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Details: Meeting agendas are posted at least 6 days prior to the date of the meeting but an agenda for this month was not available when this webpage was posted. Keep checking back on this webpage.
Notes: Meeting starts at 9.a.m. Attend in person and arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the meeting start time in order to add your name to the sign-in sheet. To speak virtually, email blnr.testimony@hawaii.gov. Include your name and the agenda item on which you would like to testify. Once your request has been received, you will receive an email with the Zoom link. Requests may be also made during the meeting. Meetings will be livestreamed at: https://youtube.com/c/boardoflandandnaturalresourcesdlnr. To submit a comment, email blnr.testimony@hawaii.gov no later than 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting to ensure time for BLNR Member review.
New Hampshire
Meeting Date: September 16
Location:Fish and Game Headquarters, 11 Hazen Drive in Concord, NH
Details: Click here for agenda and details
Notes: Meetings are generally at 1 p.m. on the third Tuesday of every month. Meetings of the NH Fish and Game Commission are open to the public, unless otherwise noted.
Maryland
Meeting Date: September 17
Location: Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage Service, 580 Taylor Avenue, Tawes State Office Building, E-1, Annapolis MD 21401
Details: Click here for agenda and details. (Note no agenda was posted at time of webpage publishing.)
Notes: Google Meet available for virtual participation. Note: Unless notified otherwise, all meetings will be held via Google Meet. When meeting in person, they will be held in the C-4 Conference Room of the Department of Natural Resources—Tawes State Office Building beginning at 10:30 a.m. Available parking is located at the Navy Stadium Parking Lot. Send written comments to wac.dnr@maryland.gov.
Massachusetts
Meeting Date: September 17
Location: MassWildlife Field Headquarters, 1 Rabbit Hill Road, Westborough, Massachusetts
Details: Click here for agenda and details (per the website, the agenda will be posted here no later than 2 business days before the meeting.)
Notes: Meeting starts at 10 a.m. Attendees can go in person or join via Zoom, Passcode: 135357. Or join via telephone: (929) 205-6099, Webinar ID: 859 4934 2134, Passcode: 135357. Anyone wishing to be placed on the agenda to speak at the monthly business meeting must begin by notifying the Board in writing 2 weeks prior to the Board meeting; for more detailed information, contact Susan Sacco.
Vermont
Meeting Date: September 17
Location: National Life Dewey Conference Room, 1 National Life Drive, Montpelier, VT 05620
Details: Click here for agenda and details
Notes: Meeting starts at 5 p.m. Unclear how to comment or speak either virtually or in person. Full meeting schedule for 2025 is here.
Utah
Meeting Date: September 18
Location: Eccles Wildlife Education Center, 1157 South Waterfowl Way, Farmington, Utah
Details: Click here for agenda and details.
Notes: Unless otherwise noted, all Wildlife Board meetings are on Thursdays at the Eccles Wildlife Education Center, 1157 South Waterfowl Way, Farmington. Board meetings begin at 9 a.m, unless otherwise indicated. Feedback occurs at Regional Advisory Council (RAC) meetings. If you wish to comment during a RAC or Board meeting, you must attend the meeting in person — you may not submit comments online during the meeting. When you come to the meeting, pick up a comment card, fill it out and speak at the podium when your name is called. Find the full schedule here. Agendas and minutes are here. Watch live: https://youtube.com/live/PB0dsu8FmIo
Action: Comment on these presentations, if permitted: Mid-plan Review – Mountain Goat and Bighorn Sheep ACTION – Rusty Robinson, Once-in-a-Lifetime Species Coordinator 8. SER Big Game Management Plans ACTION – Dustin Mitchell, Southeastern Wildlife Manager
RAC Schedule
- Northern Aug. 27, 6 p.m.
- Southern Sept. 2, 6 p.m.
- Southeastern Sept. 3, 6 p.m.
- Northeastern Sept. 4, 6 p.m.
Kentucky
Meeting Date: September 19
Location: #1 Sportsman’s Lane, Frankfort KY and Livestreamed Online
Details: Click here for agenda and details. (Agenda not available at time of webpage publishing.)
Notes:The meeting will start at 8:30 a.m. (ET) in the Administration Building on the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources’ campus in Frankfort. It will be open to the public.The meeting also will be livestreamed and archived on the department’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/FishandWildlifeKY. A link to the livestream also will be posted on the department’s homepage at fw.ky.gov at the start of the meeting. Anyone wishing to address the Commission orally must sign in before the meeting and will have 3 minutes to speak during the public comment. Members of the public may submit emailed comments on Commission business items anytime to FW.PublicAffairs@ky.gov; these comments may include statements of support or opposition, or express concerns or questions. Emailed comments regarding a business item that are received before 5 p.m. at least two days before a scheduled meeting that includes opportunity for public comments may be read by staff during the public comment segment of the meeting. The Commission chair reserves the right to select representative comments to be shared orally or read from emails, subject to availability of time and potentially redundancy of comments.
Georgia
Meeting Date: September 23
Location:Courtyard Jekyll Island is 178 Beachview Drive, Jekyll Island, GA 31527
Details: Click here for details. (note the meeting agenda was not available at time of webpage publishing)
Notes: Meeting starts at 9 a.m. It is unclear how to sign up to speak, submit a comment, or if virtual participation is possible. Here is the full 2025 meeting schedule.
Wisconsin
Meeting Date: September 23-24
Location: TBD; not available at time of webpage publishing
Details: Click here for agenda and meeting details (note no agenda is available at time of website publishing).
Notes: The Natural Resources Board will meet in-person. Remote testimony from the public via Zoom may be accepted for this meeting. In person public appearances are also welcome. Members of the public can submit their request to testify remotely, in person, or their written comments by the posted deadline date for Board consideration, typically one week before the meeting date. Watch live on YouTube. Please contact Ashley Bystol, NRB Liaison, at 608-267-7420 or by email at DNRNRBLiaison@wisconsin.gov with NRB-related questions, to request information, submit written comments or to register to testify at a meeting.
Colorado Office Hours with Commissioner Jess Beaulieu
Meeting Date: September 24
Location: Virtual
Details: Commissioner hours with Richard Reading
Notes:10-11 a.m. No registration required. The Zoom link will be made available closer to the office hours date.
Washington
Meeting Date: September 25-27
Location: Hybrid, Bellingham
Details: Click here for agenda and schedule details (no agenda available at time of webpage publishing)
Notes: Registration for those wishing to provide virtual comments closes at 5 p.m. the day before the meeting begins. Registrants will be called upon and typically have 3 minutes to speak. If you are unable to participate, you can submit your comments on the Commission contact page. If you haven’t pre-registered and wish to attend and speak in person, complete a Public Testimony Form, available at the registration table. The form must be submitted at least 15 minutes prior to the beginning of the agenda item you wish to testify on.
Hawai’i
Meeting Date: September 26
Location: 1151 Punchbowl St. Room 132 (Kalanimoku Building), Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Details: Meeting agendas are posted at least 6 days prior to the date of the meeting but an agenda for this month was not available when this webpage was posted. Keep checking back on this webpage.
Notes: Meeting starts at 9.a.m. Attend in person and arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the meeting start time in order to add your name to the sign-in sheet. To speak virtually, email blnr.testimony@hawaii.gov. Include your name and the agenda item on which you would like to testify. Once your request has been received, you will receive an email with the Zoom link. Requests may be also made during the meeting. Meetings will be livestreamed at: https://youtube.com/c/boardoflandandnaturalresourcesdlnr. To submit a comment, email blnr.testimony@hawaii.gov no later than 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting to ensure time for BLNR Member review.
Nevada
Meeting Date: September 26-27
Location: Clark County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89155
Details: Click here for agenda (coming soon; not up at time of webpage publishing) and details
Notes: Any person who would like to comment to the Commission about a specific agenda item must make a written request to the Director at least four calendar days prior to the meeting. The time allotted for public comment and the number of speakers will be at the Commission’s discretion. Public comment will be taken on each action item following Commission discussion and before any action is taken; links coming once NDOW posts the meeting agenda. Persons attending virtually wishing to comment are invited to raise their virtual hands in the virtual meeting forum during the appropriate time; each person offering public comment during this period will be limited to not more than three minutes.
