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December 11, 2025

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
ODFW headquarters in Salem

Thursday, December 11, 2025

PREDATORS, PREY, AND LANDSCAPE SCALE CHANGES DRIVING POPULATIONS

Meeting Materials

1:00-1:15Opening and Welcome

1:15-1:40

 

Landscape scale drivers of change-lighting round talks

  • Predator Populations (Derek Broman - Game Program Manager)
  • Federal Forest Management (Sarah Reif - Habitat Division Administrator)
  • Climate Change (Darren Clark – East Region Wildlife Research Project Leader)
  • Human Recreation (Brian Wolfer - Wildlife Division Deputy Administrator)
1:40-2:00Breakout discussions

2:00-2:20

 

Research: Habitat and Disturbance

  • Darren Clark – East Region Wildlife Research Project Leader
2:20-2:40Breakout discussions
2:40-2:50Break

2:50-3:20

 

Predation: Concepts and Complexities

  • Joel Ruprecht - Research Associate in the OSU Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences
3:20-3:40Breakout discussions

3:40-4:00

 

Ecological Impacts of Large Carnivore Recovery in North America

  • Taal Levi – Professor in the OSU Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences
4:00Wrap-up and commissioner reflection
ADJOURN 

Accessibility and Accommodations

ODFW provides reasonable accommodation upon request, including assistive listening devices, sign language interpreters, and materials in large print or audiotape. To request accommodation, please contact the Director’s Office at (503) 947-6044 (voice) or (503) 947-6042 (fax) at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

OREGON FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION HYBRID HEARINGS AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission conducts hybrid public meetings, allowing for testimony either in person or virtually. Meetings begin at 8:00 a.m. and proceed chronologically through the published agenda.

Meetings are livestreamed on the Commission's YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/IEODFW. Any changes to the meeting format—including shifts to virtual-only in case of emergency—will be announced on the Commission's website at https://myodfw.com/commission-meeting-schedule-agendas-and-minutes.

MEETING AGENDAS AND MATERIALS

Agendas and instructions for how to register to testify are posted for each meeting on the Commission website. If you wish to receive materials related to specific agenda items, please contact the Director's Office at
(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.