Bartlett Lake Paddle

This event is organized by the ‘Paddle Arizona’ group which has 332 members and is based in Phoenix, AZ. They have hosted 53 past events and have 8 other upcoming events scheduled.

Paddle Arizona describes themselves as, “a kayak group will be exploring many of the waterways throughout Arizona, for the joy of floating, and the appreciation of venturing out to some relatively pristine and magnificent natural habitats. We will be mainly doing flat water floats, which will be safe for those who have never paddled. There will be opportunities to do some swift water, class 1 and class 2 paddles as well for those with training and experience.”

The group is doing a Day Float here at Bartlett on April 16 at 9am. You can follow their meetup.com profile to stay up to date on additional information.

AZGFD Comission to Meet Feb. 15 in Phoenix

The Arizona Game and Fish Commission will hold a telephonic meeting beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011, at the Game and Fish Department headquarters at 5000 W. Carefree Highway in Phoenix (1.5 miles west of I-17). Members of the commission will attend either in person or by telephone conference call. The public is invited to attend.

The meeting will be webcast at www.azgfd.gov/commissioncam. Those wishing to submit “blue slips” to present oral comment during the meeting must do so in person at the Phoenix meeting (the public will not be able to submit blue slips and present comment from the regional Game and Fish offices).

The agenda includes briefings to the commission on the status of state and federal legislation, including SB 1392 (Mexican gray wolf; interstate compact) and SB 1395 (endangered species act; interstate compact), and HB 2623 (landowner prohibition of hunting; posting). The commission may vote to take a position or provide direction to the department for coordination, action, or proposed changes to legislation.

For a complete meeting agenda, visit www.azgfd.gov/commission.