Non Stocking Update

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Hello Readers: This is latest info on the non-stocking issue. Notice that there are no public sessions scheduled for the Kern River Valley area. Closest session to us is Bakersfield. Please attend a session nearest to you and make your voice heard. Go to public notice section of www.dfg.ca.gov for more information.

California Department of Fish and Game

For Immediate Release

Contact: Jim Starr, Staff Environmental Scientist,
(916) 327-0713 Kirsten Macintyre, DFG Communications,
(916) 322-8988

DFG Invites Comment on Draft EIR/EIS on Hatchery and
Stocking Program

The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is seeking public
comment on a draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental
Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) regarding its Hatchery and
Stocking Program. The draft report will be released
Friday, Sept. 25 and comments will be accepted for 45 days.

The draft EIR/EIS evaluates and discloses the potential
effects of the Hatchery and Stocking Program on aquatic
resources and the environment.

A recent court order required DFG to produce this environmental
analysis under the California Environmental Quality Act.
It was jointly prepared by DFG and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, which provides funding for the inland trout and Mad
River steelhead portions of the program,

Members of the public can provide comments in person at any
of the following locations and times:

Wednesday, Oct. 21: Sacramento
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Elkís Lodge, Riverside Hall
6446 Riverside Blvd.

Monday, Oct. 26: Redding
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Shasta Builders Exchange Training Facility, Shasta Room
2985 Innsbruck Dr.

Wednesday, Oct. 28: Bakersfield
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Doubletree Hotel, California Grill Room
3100 Camino Del Rio Court

Thursday, Oct. 29: Carson
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Carson Community Center, Main Hall
3 Civic Plaza Drive
Written comments may also be submitted, either by e-mail at
dfghatcheryeir@dfg.ca.gov or by regular mail sent to:

Jim Starr
California Department of Fish and Game
830 S Street
Sacramento, CA 95811

All comments must be postmarked by November 10, 2009.

For more information about these meetings, the Hatchery and
Stocking Program or to view the EIR/EIS and supporting documents,
please see the public notices section of the dfg.ca.gov
website links above.