Hoenes Named WDFW Region 2 Director
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has announced Brock Hoenes as its new North Central Region, Director.
WDFW, Angler Advocate, Tribe React To Corps’ PNP Boat Ramp Denial
WDFW and a sportfishing advocate are reacting with disappointment to this week’s news that the local head of the Army Corps of Engineers has denied their bid to build a new boat launch at Point No Point, while the leader of the tribe that staunchly opposed its construction says the feds have done their job.
Corps Denies WDFW Permit For New Point No Point Ramp
A federal official has denied WDFW a permit to build a small new boat ramp at the site of an old fishing resort at Puget Sound’s Point No Point, saying it would “result in an impermissible abrogation” of a local tribe’s treaty fishing rights.