Speak up for wildlife at June Wildlife Commission Meetings.

June Wildlife Commission Meetings

Delaware

Meeting Date: June 3

Location:Little Creek Hunter Education Training Center, 3018 Bayside Drive, Dover, DE

Details: Click here for agenda and details

Notes: Meeting starts at 7 p.m. This will be a hybrid meeting with an in-person option at the Little Creek Hunter Education Center and a virtual option via Teams. To join virtually via Teams, click here and enter this Meeting ID: 238 526 838 982 6 and Passcode: ph3QR6vF. To join by phone (audio-only) dial 1-302-504-8986 and enter code 938331860#. For more information, contact Joe Rogerson at Joseph.Rogerson@delaware.govor 302-739-9912.

 

 

Louisiana

Meeting Date: June 3

Location: LDWF Headquarters, Joe L. Herring Room, 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Details: Click here for meeting details

Notes: Start time 9 a.m. Register for the Zoom webinar to comment online/virtually or to watch live. Commission meetings are open to the public. To comment, you can attend the meeting in person at the location listed above, submit written comments  before the meeting by emailing Comments@wlf.la.gov. Your email must include the agenda item # in the subject of your email. The body of your message should include your name and address before your comment. During the Zoom meeting you may submit comments by using the Q&A feature at the bottom of the Zoom application. During the designated comment period, click Q&A  at the bottom of your Zoom window, type your name, physical address, and question/comment, and then press enter.

 

North Carolina

Meeting Date: June 4-5

Location: Commission Room, 5th Floor, 1751 Varsity Drive, Raleigh, NC

Details: Click here for agenda and details. | Agenda package

Notes: June 4 WRC Committee Meetings:
9:00 am – 10:15 am Habitat Nongame & Endangered Species | Agenda
10:15 am – 11:15 am Small Game & Wild Turkey | Agenda
11:15 am – 12:00 pm Finance, Audit & Compliance | Agenda
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Education & Communication | Agenda
2:30 pm – 3:45 pm Committee of the Whole | Agenda
Note – If a committee meeting ends early, the next Committee meeting may begin 5 minutes after the previous committee ends.

The board will meet at 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 5. Members of the public may join in person or via Zoom by registering in advance: https://ncwildlife-org.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_xjCQTSxSTKSmnoBdmDsYlw.

 

 

South Dakota

Meeting Date: June 5-6

Location: Dakota Event Center, Aberdeen, SD

Details: Click here for agenda and details

Notes: June 5, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. CT | June 6, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. CT. Livestream watch link. Zoom Meeting Link | To join via conference call, dial 1.669.900.9128 | Webinar ID: 912 6417 6710 | Passcode: 970458 | To provide comments, join the meeting in person, via zoom, or via conference call per the info above. Please 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).

Webinar Info: We will be using Zoom Webinar® for this meeting. As a participant, you will not have audio or video capabilities by default. During the open forum and public hearing, if you’d like to testify, please ‘Raise Your Hand’ using the button at the bottom of the screen, or by pressing *9 on your phone. To lower your hand via phone, press *9 again. When it’s your turn to speak, the meeting host will unmute you, allowing you to have audio but no video. If your phone is muted when called upon, press *6 to unmute. • *9 to ‘Raise Your Hand’ or ‘Lower Your Hand.’ • *6 to Unmute or Mute

 

Oklahoma 

Meeting Date: June 9

Location: Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation 1801 N. Lincoln Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73105

Details: No agenda available as of 6/2

Notes: Read more on their website.

 

Colorado Office Hours

Meeting Date: June 10

Location: Morgridge Commons, 815 Cooper Ave, 2nd Floor, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601

Details: Commissioner hours with Eden Vardy 

Notes: 4:40-6:20 p.m. In person only.

 

 

New Jersey

Meeting Date: June 10

Location: Assunpink Wildlife Management Area – Central Region Office, Large Conference Room,1 Eldridge Rd., Robbinsville Twp, NJ 08691

Details: Click here for 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.

 

 

California

Meeting Date: June 11-12

Location: East End Complex Auditorium,1500 Capitol Avenue 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. 

Action: Oppose the northern California counties declaring wolf emergencies (now 6) and bring science-based comments in support of wolves. You may need to debunk the recent misleading UC Davis study from a husband-wife team in the College of Agriculture that isn’t offering a peer-reviewed paper but is circulating misinformation on the frequency of wolf predation and its effects on cattle.

 

 

Colorado

Meeting Date: June 11-12

Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Durango, 501 Camino del Rio, Durango, CO 81301

Details: Click here for agenda and details

Notes: 8:30 a.m. Wed, May 7 through 3 p.m. Thu, May 8. The cutoff to speak online is Friday,June 6 at noon but you can still show up in person to comment or email the commission (though these won’t be counted in the official public record if received after noon on 6/6).

 

 

Michigan

Meeting Date: June 12

Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Bay City – Riverfront, One Wenonah Park Place, Bay City, MI 48708

Details: Click here for agenda and details.

Notes: 8:30 a.m. Coffee with Commissioners. 9:30 a.m. meeting. 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.

 

Utah

Meeting Date: June 12

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. 

 

Nebraska

Meeting Date: June 12-13

Location:Chimney Rock Room at Country Inn and Suites, 665 Chase Blvd. Sidney, NE

Details: Click here for meeting agenda and details. Agenda for informational session. 

Notes: Informational session starts at 1 p.m. June 12. Meeting starts at 8 a.m. June 13. All interested persons may attend and testify orally or by written submission at the public hearing. Interested persons or organizations may submit written comments prior to the hearing, which will be entered into the hearing record if they: 1) include a request to be included as part of the hearing record; 2) include the name and address of the person or organization submitting the comments; and 3) are received by 1 p.m. CT April 16, 2025 by Sheri Henderson at the Lincoln office, 2200 North 33rd Street, Lincoln, NE 68503-0370.  It is unclear if the meeting will be livestreamed and if virtual participation is possible.

Action: The general agenda has mountain lion hunting on the items for discussion.

 

Arizona 

Meeting Date: June 13

Location: Payson Town Hall, 303 N Beeline Highway, Payson AZ 85541

Details: Click here for agenda and details

Notes: 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.

 

Hawai’i

Meeting Date: June 13

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 Mexico

 

Oregon

Meeting Date: June 13

Location: Pendelton City Hall; The Vert Auditorium, 480 SW Dorion Ave, Pendleton, OR 97801

Details: Click here for agenda and details

Notes: April 17 Winchester Bay Tour; April 18 Winchester Bay Public Meeting. Meeting starts at 8 a.m. 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 by 8 a.m., Wednesday, June 11. 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.

 

Nevada

Meeting Date: June 13-14

Location: Nannini Administration Building, 540 Court Street, Ste 102, Elko NV 89801

Details: Click here for agenda 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. If you wish to make public comment, please use this link for Friday, June 13, 2025: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83628323424?pwd=XapyVfHU1sIK9rFqgSvCSLecZKHbct.1 Passcode: 905406 If you wish to make public comment, please use this link for Saturday, June 14, 2025: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81168781893?pwd=GYWtGqJarcHdlLx4fV6eH8ZbwOveGO.1 Passcode: 550078 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.

Action: 26A. Commission General Regulations – Workshop/Public FOR POSSIBLE ACTION Comment Allowed  Commission General Regulation 525 – Coyote Hunting Contest Regulations – Chief Game Warden Kristy Knight The Commission will hold a workshop to consider amending Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) 503 to provide for season and licensing requirements for participants of coyote hunting contests.

Oppose the codification of wildlife killing contests; the commission is trying to skirt banning these by trying to regulate them instead by requiring participants to hold a hunting license. Let the commission know this does not fix the problem. 

 

 

New Hampshire

 

 

 

 

 

Maryland

Meeting Date: June 18

Location: Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage Service, 580 Taylor Avenue, Tawes State Office Building, E-1, Annapolis MD 21401

Details: No agenda was available at time of webpage publishing; meeting schedule is listed at the end of the January agenda. Keep checking their website for updates. 

Notes: Google Meet. 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: June 18

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 at least 2 days before the meeting

Notes: Meeting starts at 10 a.m. Attendees can go in person or join via Zoom, passcode 060655. Or join via audio: (929) 205-6099. Webinar ID: 813 6562 8609. Passcode: 060655. 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: June 18

Location: National Life Dewey Conference Room, 1 National Life Drive, Montpelier, VT 05620

Details: Click here for agenda and details (note no agenda available as of 6/2)

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.

 

 

Montana

Meeting Date: June 19

Location: Montana WILD Auditorium and virtually via Zoom

Details: Click here for agenda and details.

Notes: Meeting starts at 8:30 a.m. Public comments were accepted on the June agenda topics through May 27 with final action to be taken at the June 19 meeting. The comment period is now closed. Public comment can still be offered during the meeting both in-person and via Zoom. Registration for Zoom comment will open on June 4 (check back to this page for details) and will close on June 18. In-person comments can be made at the meeting venue or at any FWP Regional Office throughout the state.

Action: An amendment to the 2025 Mountain Lion Quotas was proposed by Commissioner Susan Kirby Brooke, Region 3. Public comment on this amendment ONLY will run through June 12. If you would like to comment on Commissioner Brooke’s amendment, please find the separate survey for this amendment below under “2025-2026 Mountain Lion Quotas.”

 

 

 

 

Wisconsin

Meeting Date: June 24-25

Location: Rm. G09, State Natural Resources Bldg. (GEF 2), 101 S. Webster St., Madison WI 53703. Enter the building at the 101 S. Webster St. entrance and take the hallway to the right to the reception desk.

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.

 

 

Kansas

Meeting Date: April 24

Location: Dole-Specter Conference Center, 1430 South Fossil Street, Russel, KS

Details: Click here for agenda and details. 

Notes: Meeting starts at 12 p.m. You can watch and comment via Zoom; register here. Once registered, you will emailed a link to “Join the Meeting.” You will be muted upon entering the meeting. To comment or ask a question, use the “Raise Hand” feature or type your question in the chat function. To call in, dial: 1-877-853-5257. When a meeting ID is requested, enter: 850 1361 0088#. When a participant ID is requested, enter: #. Watch the live video/audio stream at https://ksoutdoors.com/commission-meeting. 

 

 

Washington

Meeting Date: June 26-28

Location: Hybrid, Olympia

Details: Click here for agenda and schedule details (no agenda available as of 6/3)

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: June 27

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.