Starting in October, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will hold 11 public meetings on the update to the State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP).

The scoping meetings will be held throughout the state and are intended to educate the public on the work being done to update the plan and to solicit input from the public and stakeholder groups. See below for dates and locations.

Every 10 years, the SWAP is updated to ensure that California’s vulnerable plant and animal species are being preserved and protected.

The SWAP examines the health of fish and wildlife populations and prescribes actions to conserve species and habitats before they become rare and more costly to protect.

The plan also promotes wildlife conservation while furthering responsible use and enjoyment by an ever-increasing human population.

The conservation strategies take into consideration the relationship between the biology and ecology of the natural environment, together with the social, economic, political and institutional systems that may affect the habitats being conserved.

The update, which is scheduled to be completed in late 2015, will allow CDFW to integrate new information developed since completion of the original plan in 2005.

The objectives for the update include:

• Creating a common vision for fish and wildlife conservation in California;
• Providing an accounting of conservation accomplishments since 2005;
• Stratifying analysis of threats and stresses by ecoregions, watersheds and marine study regions;
• Incorporating analysis of potential climate change impacts;
• Updating species at risk, vulnerable species and species of greatest conservation need lists; and
• Recommending conservation actions that are implementable, measurable and time bound.

The schedule of meeting is below.

Thursday, Oct. 3 (6-9 p.m.)
West Sacramento
West Sacramento Galleria
1110 West Capitol Avenue

Tuesday, Oct. 15 (7-10 p.m.)
Long Beach
Aquarium of the Pacific – Ocean Theater
100 Aquarium Way

Wednesday, Oct. 16 (6-9 p.m.)
San Diego
San Diego County Office of Education
6401 Linda Vista Road, Room 401

Thursday, Oct. 17 (6-9 p.m.)
Palm Desert
UC Riverside Palm Desert Center
75080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Room B-200

Thursday, Oct. 24 (6-9 p.m.)
Fresno
California Dept. of General Services – Large Assembly Room
2550 Mariposa Mall

Friday, Oct. 25 (1-4 p.m.)
San Luis Obispo
Ludwick Community Assembly Room
864 Santa Rosa St.

Monday, Oct. 28 (6-9 p.m.)
Bishop
Tri County Fairgrounds – Tallman Pavilion
Sierra Street and Fair Drive

Tuesday, Nov. 5 (6-9 p.m.)
San Leandro
San Leandro Library – Karp Room
300 Estudillo Ave.

Wednesday, Nov. 6 (6-9 p.m.)
Santa Rosa
Laguna Environmental Center – Heron Hall
900 Sanford Road (at the corner of Occidental Road)

Tuesday, Nov. 12 (6-9 p.m.)
Redding
TBD

Wednesday, Nov. 13 (6-9 p.m.)
Eureka
Wharfinger Building – Great Room
1 Marina Way

For more information, please visit the SWAP Web site at http://www.dfg.ca.gov/SWAP/ .

To provide input, please e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .