[ODFW-News] Council member sought for Access and Habitat program

[Odfw News]

For Immediate Release, Friday, May 20, 2005

 

Council member sought for Access and Habitat program

 

BEND - Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife officials today announced
an opening for one hunter representative on the Access and Habitat
Deschutes/Klamath Regional Advisory Council.

 

The Access and Habitat Program was created by the 1993 Oregon
Legislature to form partnerships with private landowners to improve
wildlife habitat and increase hunting access on private lands through
grants for projects which accomplish these goals. 

 

The program is funded by a $2 surcharge on hunting license fees and a
raffle and auction of 20 elk and deer tags. It receives approximately
$1.6 million biennially.

 

The Access and Habitat Regional Advisory Council is composed of seven
citizen volunteers - three landowner representatives, three hunter
representatives and one public-at-large representative - who review and
recommend wildlife habitat improvement and hunter access projects for
funding to the State Access and Habitat Board. Council members, who are
appointed to four-year terms by the Access and Habitat Board, meet three
or four times each year over a conference phone line to review project
funding applications, hear public testimony and act as liaisons between
the program and the public.

 

Interested individuals with experience in hunting are encouraged to
apply. Applications are due June 24.

 

To request an application and instructions for applying, contact Access
and Habitat Regional Program coordinator Larry Pecenka (541) 388-6444
ext.29 or download an application at:
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/AH/RAC_membership.pdf

 

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