Special Board of Natural Resources Meeting on Marbled Murrelets

This meeting will focus exclusively on the Marbled Murrelet Long-Term Conservation Strategy. Kyle Blum (Department of Natural Resources) and Bridget Moran (US Fish and Wildlife Service) will present to the Board the final strategy alternatives under consideration. Murrelet researcher, Dr. Zach Peery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, will also make a special presentation.

These presentations will be posted as PowerPoints on the BNR website prior to the meeting. We need murrelet supporters to attend this meeting to let the Board members know that a science-based Long-Term Conservation Strategy that prioritizes murrelet survival and recover should be the preferred alternative.

Please take the opportunity to review these online presentations to focus your comments. The public comment period occurs before the presentations, which means the public does not have the benefit of hearing the accompanying narrative that explains the material.

There is a 90-minute period for public comment, from 9 -10:30 a.m. If you would like to speak, please arrive at least 15 minutes early to sign in.

You can also submit your comments via e-mail bnr@nulldnr.wa.gov or letter at Board of Natural Resources, MS 47000, Olympia, WA 98504-7000.

NOTE: At this meeting the BNR members will decide to accept or reject the current conservation alternatives presented by the Department of Natural Resources. They will not be choosing the preferred alternative at this time. That decision, and the schedule for public input on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), is expected in November.

For more information, please visit the Murrelet Survival Project https://www.facebook.com/MurreletSurvival