Deschutes County accepting applications for new Wolf Depredation Compensation and Finance Assistance Committee - Deschutes County

Deschutes County is accepting applications from assemblage members who are funny successful serving connected its caller Wolf Depredation Compensation and Finance Assistance Committee. The committee is intended to absorption connected preventing and reducing struggle related to the beingness of wolves.

This year, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife declared an country of known wolf enactment successful Deschutes County.

This caller committee volition marque recommendations to the Board of Commissioners connected assistance applications to the State’s Wolf Depredation Compensation and Financial Assistance Grant Program. This assistance programme complements and supports Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Wolf Conservation and Management Plan by moving to proactively minimize wolf-livestock struggle and assistance livestock producers experiencing wolf-related livestock losses.

Applications for the County’s Wolf Depredation Compensation and Finance Assistance Committee are being accepted from assemblage members who ain oregon negociate livestock and from assemblage members who are supporters of wolf conservation oregon coexistence with wolves. Four caller positions are available.

Once established, the committee volition urge backing for prevention and non-lethal deterrence of wolf-livestock struggle and urge compensation for wolf-related livestock loss.

At a aboriginal date, the County volition enlistee for concern representatives who are funny successful serving connected this caller committee.

Interested candidates are encouraged to visit www.deschutes.org/jobs to larn much and to apply. A missive of involvement is required. Applications volition beryllium accepted until Friday, December 2, 2022.

Media Contact: Jen Patterson, Strategic Initiatives Manager, (541) 388-6654