It’s time to get active in January Wildlife Commission Meetings.
January Wildlife Commission Meetings
Welcome to 2025, wildlife advocates! As we start this new year, let’s kick it off with activism.
Wildlife commission meetings are critical opportunities to influence state policies and ensure that wildlife is managed in a way that reflects ecological principles and public values. Your voice matters. Whether you choose to attend in person, speak virtually, or submit comments, participating in these meetings is a meaningful way to stand up for wildlife.
Below is the list of every state with a wildlife commission meeting in January, listed from first to last by date. As you plan your comments and engagement, use the resources on our Resources Page and Advocacy Toolkit to prepare. Check below for meeting details by state and instructions for how to engage. Let’s make a difference!
Oklahoma
Meeting Date: January 6
Location: Oklahoma City
Details: Click here for agenda and details
Notes: It’s not clear how to comment or speak; we suggest emailing the department to ask. It’s also unclear if there is a virtual participation option.
Louisiana
Meeting Date: January 7
Location: LDWF Headquarters, Joe L. Herring Room, 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Details: Click here for agenda and details
Notes: The website does not have an agenda up yet and it is unclear how to speak or comment, as well as if virtual participation is allowed. From the website: “The Commission meets the first Thursday of every month. Unless otherwise noted, Commission meetings begin at 9:30 am. Commission meetings are open to the public. A live audio/video stream of each meeting is also available via Zoom for those who are not able to attend in person.”
Colorado
Meeting Date: January 8-9
Location: CPW Headquarters – Hunter Education Building, 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216
Details: Click here for agenda and details
Speaking Deadline: January 3 for virtual attendance. To speak in person (recommended), arrive early and grab a blue card to sign up to speak. Virtual speaking deadline was Friday, January 3 at noon.
If you are only able to provide written comments, please email all Commissioners at least 24-hours in advance of meeting start time at dnr_cpwcommission@state.co.us.
Notes: See our Colorado action alert page for more details, including talking points.
Alaska
Meeting Date: January 9
Location: Best Western Lake Lucille Inn, 1300 W Lake Lucille Drive, Wasilla, Alaska 99654
Details: Click here for agenda and details
Notes: Comments due January 3; use this form. Meeting notice and agenda here.
Iowa
Meeting Date: January 9
Location: Des Moines
Details: Click here for agenda and details.
Notes: The meeting starts at 9:30 a.m. Teleconference: 442-242-3609 PIN: 883 789 392#. Video conference: meet.google.com/sco-mbns-qva. If you are unable to attend the business meeting, comments regarding agenda items may be submitted for public record to Alicia Plathe at Alicia.Plathe@dnr.iowa.gov or 6200 Park Ave Ste 200, Des Moines IA 50321 up to 24 hours prior to the business meeting.
Utah
Meeting Date: January 9
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; the last one was in December. 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. Learn how to make a presentation to the RAC or Board.
Michigan
Meeting Date: January 9
Location: Lansing Community College – Downtown, 600 North Grand Avenue, Michigan Room, Lansing, MI 48933
Details: No agenda is available yet.
Notes: The meeting starts at 8:30 a.m. It is unclear how to comment or if it is possible to speak virtually. Public comment guidelines are available on the website.
South Dakota
Meeting Date: January 9-10
Location: Ramkota Convention Center, Pierre
Details: Click here for agenda and details
Notes: The meeting is January 9, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. and January 10, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Public comments are welcome during the meeting. To provide comments, join the meeting in person or via Zoom.To join via conference call, dial 1.669.900.9128 | Webinar ID: 912 6417 6710 | Passcode: 970458. Watch the Livestream here. To speak, register by 1 pm by emailing: Liz.Kierl@state.sd.us. Testifiers should provide their full names, whom they are representing, city of residence, and which proposed topic they will be addressing. You can also submit a public comment using this form. Here is a helpful page on how to effect change with the department and commission. Full meeting schedule for the year is here.
Tennessee
Meeting Date: January 9-10
Location: Dyersburg
Details: Click here for agenda and details (note no agenda is available at the time of webpage publishing)
Notes: No agenda listed and it is unclear how to watch remotely, or how to provide comments.
Hawai’i
Meeting Date: January 10
Location: 1151 Punchbowl St. Room 132 (Kalanimoku Building), Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Details: Click here for agenda and meeting details
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. Virtual attendance is available; register by January 9. 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 Mexico
Meeting Date: January 10
Location: New Mexico State Library, Piñon Room, 1209 Camino Carlos Rey, Santa Fe, NM 87509
Details: Click here for agenda and meeting details.
Notes: Meeting starts at 9 a.m. Comment in person by signing up to speak via a card. Register in advance to attend this meeting virtually via Zoom here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The commission may hear verbal public comments from virtual attendees at this meeting. If comments are taken, you will be asked to virtually raise your hand and then acknowledged to speak when it is your turn. A live webcast of this meeting will be available on the commission’s Webcast page and on our YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/NMGameandFish. Comments will not be taken on the live webcast or on YouTube.
Washington
Meeting Date: January 10
Location: Olympia
Details: Click here for agenda and meeting details
Notes: To listen to the meeting, please access it at the Zoom Link. In-person: Registration closes 15 minutes before Open Public Input and 15 minutes prior to any individual agenda items that have a public comment period. Virtual: You must sign up by 5 p.m. the day before each meeting begins, for this meeting 5 p.m. January 9. If you are unable to participate, you can submit your comments on the Commission contact page. Written comments can also be emailed to commission@dfw.wa.gov, or sent by postal mail to: Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission, Post Office Box 43200, Olympia, WA 98504-3. If you wish to provide written comment to the Commission at an upcoming meeting, it needs to be received by 8 a.m. on the Thursday before the Commission meeting so that Commissioners have time to review them before the meeting starts.
New Jersey
Meeting Date: January 14
Location: Assunpink Wildlife Management Area – Central Region Office, Large Conference Room 1 Eldridge Rd., Robbinsville Twp, NJ
Details: Click here for agenda and details
Notes: Meeting starts at 10 a.m. Agenda not online at time of webpage publishing. Comments are only in person “in order to guarantee the best opportunity for public participation.” Listen online via GoToMeetingor call in +1 (312) 757-3121 Access Code: 848-342-077
Arkansas
Meeting Date: January 15-16
Location: Little Rock
Details: Click here for agenda and details (note no agenda is online at time of webpage publishing).
Notes: Unclear how to speak at meetings or provide virtual testimony or written comments. 2025 meeting schedule is here.
California
Meeting Date: January 15
Location: Natural Resources Headquarters Building 715 P Street, Second Floor Sacramento, CA 95814
Details: Click here for agenda and details
Notes: Public comments must be submitted by January 14. To participate in the meeting remotely, you may join via Zoom or by telephone directly at https://wildlife-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/82507253166. If you join via Zoom on your computer or mobile phone app (Options 1, 2, and 4) use the “raise hand” feature to indicate that you would like to participate in the conversation. If you join via phone only (Option 3), press “*2” to virtually raise your hand to indicate you would like to participate in the conversation; if you press *2 again, you will lower your hand. When the committee chair calls on you, you may need to unmute yourself as well. You also have the option of turning on your video during committee meetings. Please see the meeting agenda for full instructions regarding speaking at the meeting.
Ohio
Meeting Date: January 15
Location: Wildlife District 1 Office, 1500 Dublin Rd., Columbus, OH
Details: Click here for agenda and details
Notes: Meeting starts at 6 p.m. Public comments are accepted during the meeting. Comments for open forums during Ohio Wildlife Council meetings must be about a current rule proposal. If you have a topic that is not a current rule proposal, please email the council with your comment or question (wildlife.council@dnr.ohio.gov), or speak to a council member before or after a meeting or email the Division of Wildlife at wildinfo@dnr.ohio.gov. Speakers must register by 5:00 p.m. the Monday before the meeting. The Public Comment Form will need to be completed and submitted to wildlife.council@dnr.ohio.gov. Along with the form, submit any handouts you plan to provide.
Massachusetts
Meeting Date: January 15
Location: MassWildlife Field Headquarters, 1 Rabbit Hill Road, Westborough, Massachusetts
Details: Click here for agenda and details (note agenda is not available at time of webpage publishing)
Notes: Unclear how to submit comments or speak at meetings, whether in person or virtually. Attendees can go in person or join via Zoom, passcode: 456456 or join via audio: (929) 205-6099. Webinar ID: 821 7021 4789, Passcode: 456456
Vermont
Meeting Date: January 15
Location: TBD
Details: Click here for agenda and details (note agenda is not available at time of webpage publishing)
Notes: Unclear how to comment or speak either virtually or in person. Full meeting schedule for 2025 is here.
South Carolina
Meeting Date: January 16
Location: 260 D Epting Lane, West Columbia, SC 29172
Details: Click here for agenda and details (note no agenda or detailed meeting information is available at time of webpage publishing)
Notes: Meeting starts at 10 a.m. Contact Sandy Rucker at 803-734-9102 or ruckers@dnr.sc.gov for more information or how to participate.
Wyoming
Meeting Date: January 16-17
Location: The Elk Room at the Wyoming Game and Fish Headquarters, 5400 Bishop Blvd., Cheyenne
Details: Click here for agenda and meeting details
Notes: This meeting will be conducted in person and via Zoom (Webinar ID: 836 5448 7680—for January 16th only). 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, by Monday January 13 to toni.bell2@wyo.gov. The session on January 16 begins at noon, and the session on the 17th at 8 a.m. Here is the January 17th Zoom link (Webinar ID: 864 7851 9309).
New Hampshire
Meeting Date: January 21
Location: Fish and Game Headquarters, 11 Hazen Drive in Concord, NH
Details: Click here for agenda and meeting details (note no agenda is available at time of website publishing).
Notes: Commission meetings are regularly scheduled at 1:00 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. Many items happen at subcommittees; find a list of those here.
Texas
Meeting Date: January 22-23
Location: Austin
Details: Click here for agenda and meeting details
Notes: Comment online through 5 p.m. January 22 using the links in the meeting agenda.
Virginia
Meeting Date: January 23
Location: 7870 Villa Park Dr, Suite 400, Henrico, VA 23228
Details: Click here for agenda and details (note no agenda or details besides location and time were available at time of webpage publishing)
Notes: Meeting starts at 9 a.m. Public comment on agenda items and non-agenda items are welcome at any regularly scheduled Board or Board Committee meeting. Please see the meeting schedule for dates and additional details,
Nebraska
Meeting Date: January 23-24
Location: Lincoln
Details: Click here for agenda and details (note agenda was note available at time of webpage publishing)
Notes: It is not clear from the website how to speak at a meeting, or how to submit comments beforehand. It is also unclear if the meeting will be livestreamed and if virtual participation is possible.
Nevada
Meeting Date: January 24-25
Location: Reno
Details: Click here for agenda and details (note agenda was note available at time of webpage publishing)
Notes:Per procedures on website, public comment will be taken on each action item following Commission discussion and before any action is taken. 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. Submit written comments on items prior to the meeting at wildlifecommission@ndow.org or attend in-person and make a comment during the meeting.
Idaho
Meeting Date: January 28-29 (or possibly just January 29)
Location: Idaho Fish and Game – Headquarters, 600 S. Walnut Street, Boise, ID 83712
Details: Click here for agenda and meeting details.
Notes: It is unclear if the meeting is both January 28-29 or just January 29; the website has conflicting information. Watch via Zoom; call-in number is 253-215-8782 and webinar ID is 912 8782 3590. Per the website, “The Fish and Game Commission usually holds a public hearing in conjunction with each regular meeting. Members of the public who want to address the commission on any topic having to do with Fish and Game business may do so at the public hearing. All testimony will be taken into consideration when the commission makes decisions on agenda items at the meetings.” It is unclear how to submit comments in advance or if virtual comments/speaking is allowed. Here is the full 2025 meeting schedule.
Kansas
Meeting Date: January 30
Location: K-State Alumni Center, Tadtman Boardroom, Manhattan, KS
Details: Click here for agenda and details. (note no agenda was available at time of webpage publishing)
Notes: Meeting starts at 12 p.m. It is unclear how to sign up to speak, submit a comment, or if virtual participation is possible.
Georgia
Meeting Date: January 31
Location: A. W. Jones Heritage Center, 610 Beachview Drive, St. Simons Island, GA 3152
Details: Click here for agenda and details. (note the agenda link shows December information; the January agenda was not available at time of webpage publishing)
Notes: 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.