Commission Workshop agenda: December 11, 2025
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| Workshop: Thursday, December 11, 2025- 1:00 PM ODFW HQ Commission Room Salem, OR 97302 | Meeting: Friday, December 12, 2025 - 8:00 AM ODFW HQ Commission Room Salem, OR 97302 |
Thursday, December 11, 2025
PREDATORS, PREY, AND LANDSCAPE SCALE CHANGES DRIVING POPULATIONS
Meeting Materials
- Dec 2025 Wksp Predators prey and lanscape scale changes 12-11-25 (pdf)
- Habitat and Human Disturbance - Clark (pdf)
- Predation - Concepts and Complexity - Ruprecht (pdf)
- Ecological Impacts of Large Carnivore Recover - Levi (pdf)
| 1:00-1:15 | Opening and Welcome |
1:15-1:40
| Landscape scale drivers of change-lighting round talks
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| 1:40-2:00 | Breakout discussions |
2:00-2:20
| Research: Habitat and Disturbance
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| 2:20-2:40 | Breakout discussions |
| 2:40-2:50 | Break |
2:50-3:20
| Predation: Concepts and Complexities
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| 3:20-3:40 | Breakout discussions |
3:40-4:00
| Ecological Impacts of Large Carnivore Recovery in North America
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| 4:00 | Wrap-up and commissioner reflection |
| ADJOURN |
Accessibility and Accommodations
OREGON FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION HYBRID HEARINGS AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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MEETING AGENDAS AND MATERIALS
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(503) 947-6044 or email ODFW.Commission@odfw.oregon.gov to request a packet.
Meetings are scheduled a year in advance, including one held annually in each Congressional District per ORS 496.108(5). Additional meetings are held at ODFW Headquarters in Salem. While some topics are scheduled annually (e.g., ocean salmon regulations in April), others may arise unexpectedly.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND PUBLIC FORUM
To provide verbal testimony, you must register at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. This applies to virtual testimony on agenda items, and virtual or in person Public Forum comments.
Ways to Register to Testify:
- In-Person Testimony: Fill out a "Witness Registration" form available at the meeting site.
- Virtual Testimony (Video or Audio): Register at least 48 hours in advance via the link provided in the meeting agenda.
- By Email: Send your name, topic, email, and phone number to ODFW.Commission@odfw.oregon.gov.
PUBLIC FORUM:
This portion of the agenda is designated for comments not related to topics already scheduled for the agenda. To participate in Public Forum (virtually or in-person), you must register by 8:00 a.m. two days (48 hours) before the meeting. Provide your name, topic, and contact information to the Director's Office for approval.
WRITTEN COMMENTS
Submit written comments in advance via the links provided in the meeting agenda.
You may also submit written comments for Public Forum or agenda items:
SEND TO:
ODFW.Commission@odfw.oregon.gov
or mail to:
ODFW Director's Office
4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE
Salem, Oregon 97302
Written materials received 72 hours in advance will be shared with Commissioners prior to the meeting. Later submissions will be included in the record and distributed to the Commission as time allows.