An Alaska Department of Fish and Game planning team holds a meeting for revisions to the Kachemak Bay and Fox River Flats Critical Habitat Areas Management Plan. The meeting is 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Oct. 3 at the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve’s Conference Room, 2181 Kachemak Drive. According to a public notice, the meeting is an agency staff working meeting and will be open for members of the public to observe for the purpose of maintaining transparency in the plan revision process. However, there will not be opportunities for the public to participate in the discussion.

A public review draft of the revised plan will be available for comment at the end of the revision process. Contact 907-267-2122 or tammy.massie@alaska.gov prior to the day of the meeting with any questions.

The agenda for this meeting is to introduce planning team members, review the planning process, plan components and uses, discuss general public scoping results and specific further agency scoping; and future meeting scheduling and logistics.

For more information about Management Plans and Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Critical Habitat Areas, visit http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=habitatoversight.specialareas.