Due to covid 19 restrictions in place by the Governor's emergency order, our monthly board meeting will be hosted in a socially distanced manner and will not be open to the public. Meeting notes available upon request.

Due to covid 19 restrictions in place by the Governor's emergency order, our monthly board meeting will be hosted in a socially distanced manner and will not be open to the public. Meeting notes available upon request.

Upcoming Board Elections   With the Governor’s stay home order limiting the number of people allowed in our building and canceling “social gatherings” we have been unable to host our monthly membership meetings. However, every December the Inland Northwest Wildlife Council hosts elections for board members and this process is vital to the functioning of our volunteer efforts as well as the business side of the council. Our bylaws mandate that the voting be done in person at the December meeting. We are making every effort to remain in compliance with both our bylaws and the Governor’s orders, so the elections will be slightly different this year.   Candidate profiles will arrive in the December newsletter Videos of the candidates will be sent out for viewing prior to voting (YouTube, Facebook, E-mail, also viewable at the office). On the day of the election we will be limited to the number of people in the building at one time. So voting will be open from 6:30-7:30. We will have voting stations spaced out around the hall one household per table at a time. Once you have voted please turn in your vote and exit from the East door (routes will be marked as required by the current order). Voting will close at 7:30 and the ballots will be tallied at that time. New board members will be sworn in that evening and the voting results will be sent out to the membership through email, newsletter and Facebook. If you would like a call with the results please preregister that request with the office.   We appreciate your patience as we try to navigate the current mandates. During this time, our main concern is protecting the health and safety of our members while honoring the bylaws and traditions of the council. We look forward to seeing you in December, even if it is for just a short visit.

Due to covid 19 restrictions in place by the Governor's emergency order, our monthly board meeting will be hosted in a socially distanced manner and will not be open to the public. Meeting notes available upon request.

Share your input with WDFW on the suggested hunting rule changes for the 2021-2023 seasons. The link will be posted here as soon as it goes live on February 11, 2021. Click HERE to learn more about the proposals before the public comment period opens.

Public comment will be available at this meeting. Please consider participating to have your voice heard on the current topics before the WDFW Commission. The March WDFW Commission meeting will be approving the hunting regulations for the next 3 years. Click HERE to view the meeting agenda and to register for public testimony.

Swanson Lakes wildfire recovery, volunteers will be helping to plant shrubs and plants to help recover the areas impacted by the wildfires. Please contact the office to be added to our volunteer roster (inwcexec@gmail.com). We will be meeting each morning at 10 am at the WDFW office on the Swanson Lakes Wildlife Area (Google Map Pin HERE).  INWC volunteers will be working directly with WDFW private lands biologist, Todd Baarstad. He has asked that volunteers bring the following:                 -work gloves                 -lunch                 -personal gear                 -masks                 -hand sanitizer                 -shovels (the council will bring several shovels, but if you are able to bring your own as well that will help)   Before heading out to the project you will need to create a CERVIS account with WDFW (available HERE). On the day of the project volunteers will need to fill out a COVID attestation HERE.  Lastly, please read the attached COVID guidelines for volunteers, there is a page on the volunteer checklist that will need to be signed and turned it. I will be bringing copies of the form to the project site so that you do not need to print the form, please read all the documentation prior to the project and we will have each volunteer sign the forms at check in.   Funding for this project came from the INWC’s wildfire recovery fundraiser. Together we raised over $16,000 for this effort. Thank you for your generous support!!