The draft document, released in early July, outlines options for wolf reintroduction, including a preferred alternative suggesting establishment of non-essential, experimental populations in both Yellowstone and central Idaho.
Registration for each hearing begins at 12 noon local time, and comments will be taken from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Persons will be allowed up to 3 minutes to speak. Hearings will be held at the following locations:
August 31, 1993
o Coeur DAlene-Northern Idaho College, Bonner Room, 1000 West Garden, Coeur DAlene, Idaho
o Lewis and Clark State College, Selway River Room, 500 8th Avenue, Lewiston, Idaho
o Little Tree Inn, Teton Room, 888 North Holmes, Idaho Falls, Idaho
September 1, 1993
o Snow King Resort, Pavillion, 400 East Snow King Avenue, Jackson, Wyoming
o Holiday Inn, Petroleum Room, 900 East Sunset, Riverton, Wyoming
o Cody Convention Center, Main Auditorium, 1240 Beck Avenue, Cody, Wyoming
September 27, 1993
o Laramie County Community College, Centennial Room, 1400 East College, Cheyenne, Wyoming
o Boise State University, Jordon Ballroom, 1700 University Drive, Boise, Idaho
o Colonial Inn, Ballroom, 2301 Colonial Drive, Helena, Montana
September 28, 1993
o Regency Hotel, Palladium, 3900 Elati, Denver, Colorado
o University of Utah, Student Union, East Ballroom, Salt Lake City, Utah
o Seattle University, Auditorium, 914 East Jefferson, Seattle, Washington
September 30, 1993
o U.S. Department of Agriculture, Jefferson Auditorium, South Agriculture Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC
Individuals may also submit comments in writing until October 15, 1993.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service manages the 93-million-acre National Wildlife Refuge System which encompasses more than 530 national wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands and other special management areas. It also operates 66 national fish hatcheries, 64 fishery resource offices and 78 ecological services field stations. The agency enforces Federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign governments with their conservation efforts. It also oversees the Federal Aid program that distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing and hunting equipment to state fish and wildlife agencies. For further information about the programs and activities of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region, please visit our home page at: http://midwest.fws.gov
