We are pleased to announce the release of the Public Review Draft of the Coastal Multi-Species Conservation and Recovery Plan and a series of open houses to present the Plan and obtain public comment. The input received in these open houses, as well as other comments submitted, will be used in developing a Proposed Plan for presentation to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission in March 2014. A full copy of the Public Review Draft can be found at: http://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/CRP/coastal_multispecies.asp We hope that you will be participating in one or more of the open houses, the schedule of which follows. We hope that Stakeholder Team members will advocate for and help answer questions about the Plan with their constituent groups. January 28 – North Bend/Coos Bay – North Bend Community Center, 2222 Broadway Street, North Bend 97459; January 29 – Reedsport – Reedsport Community Center 451 Winchester Ave., Reedsport 97467. All of the open houses are scheduled for 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Interested parties may attend for all or a portion of this timeframe. Refreshments will be provided.
