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WDFW outlines revision of WashingtonState Wildlife Action Plan, sets Oct. 1, 2025 delivery to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Summary
WDFW officials detailed plans to reorganize the State Wildlife Action Plan by ecoregions, expand species and habitat coverage, and improve public engagement; the agency confirmed the draft will be delivered to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Oct. 1, 2025.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said it will deliver its revised State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Oct. 1, 2025, and is reorganizing the plan to be easier to use by people and local partners.
"We are due to deliver this plan to US Fish and Wildlife Service on October 1, 2025," said Wendy Connolly, the state wildlife action plan coordinator. Connolly told attendees the federal review focuses on compliance with eight required elements and does not judge a state's conservation priorities.
WDFW plans to organize the 2025 revision by nine ecoregions and to…
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