Board

MSB Fish and Wildlife Commission

Meetings:

Meetings are generally held from September through May on the second Thursday of the month at the Borough building: 350 E. Dahlia Ave. Palmer. The public is invited to attend. Meeting agenda/packet/call-in details will be posted via the links above about one week prior to each meeting. The MSB Clerk’s Office website, provides an updated calendar of public meetings. Dates for upcoming Commission meetings in 2026 are as follows:

Special Meeting March 26 at 4:00pm, Conference Room 203, DSJ (Main Borough) Building

Regular Meeting April 9 at 4:00pm, Conference Room 203, DSJ (Main Borough) Building

Also, please note there may be a quorum of the Fish & Wildlife Commission at the Alaska Board of Fisheries Statewide Finfish and Supplemental Issues Meeting, which will be March 17-21, beginning 8:30 daily, at the Egan Civic and Convention Center - 555 W Fifth Ave, Anchorage AK 99501. Members of the public are welcome to attend these meetings.

Functions:

(A) The commission shall advise and make recommendations to the assembly, borough manager, and/or any state or federal agencies, departments, commissions, or boards possessing jurisdiction in the area of fish, wildlife, and habitat on the interests of the borough in the conservation and allocation of fish, wildlife, and habitat.

(B) The commission may also advise the assembly and the borough manager on any other matter as to actions or issues for the borough to address on any other areas concerning fish, wildlife, habitat, administration, application, enforcement, or appointment to include political efforts, additional lobbying efforts, or any other position or action the borough should take on fish, wildlife, or habitat issues.

(Ord. 15-122, § 2, 2015: Ord. 12-052, § 3 (part), 2012)

Membership:

The MSB Fish and Wildlife Commission member roster, along with their contact information, can be found on the sidebar to the right by clicking on the View Directory button.

The commission consists of eight representatives from the following segments of the community:

• Two representatives from the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly

• One sport fishing representative

• One hunting representative

• Four at-large positions

If you are interested in serving on the MSB Fish and Wildlife Commission you can find out more information here and download an application.

Fish Hub

Learn more about Mat-Su fisheries at our FISH HUB

Reports, Letters, Studies, Plans and Other Related Documents

For Fish & Wildlife Commission meeting materials and resolutions, please see the yellow buttons at the top of the page.