Meetings & Events

Meetings

Landowners and Land Users Advisory Board Public Meeting

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 from 6:00-7:30pm at the MDIFW Headquarters or Virtually on Teams

Join us for the Landowners and Land Users Advisory Board Public Meeting. The meeting will include staff from MDIFW as well as members of the Landowners and Land Users Advisory Board and is an opportunity for landowners and land users to provide input on issues related to public access on private land.

The meeting will be held at Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife's main office located at 353 Water Street in Augusta. If you are unable to attend the meeting in-person, you can join virtually on Miscrosoft Teams at 6pm on December 16.

Learn more about Maine's Landowner Relations program by visiting mefishwildlife.com/outdoorpartners

Maine Game Warden Career Information Sessions

We're looking for new team members who are dedicated to conserving Maine's fish, wildlife and other natural resources and protecting the people who enjoy them.

Join us for an information session to meet current wardens and learn about the rewarding career, qualifications, and hiring process. Opportunities are available statewide, with a greater number of opportunities available in Aroostook, Northern Piscataquis, and Northern Penobscot Counties. Participants are encouraged to ask any questions they may have for our game wardens.

Sign up for a career information session today:

  • Sidney - Wednesday, January 7, 2026 6-8pm at the Sidney Headquarters
  • Bangor - Thursday, January 15, 2026 from 6-8pm at the Bangor Headquarters
  • Gray - Friday, January 16, 2026 from 6-8pm at the Gray Headquarters

Learn more about becoming at Maine Game Warden at mainegamewarden.com/gethired

Workshops and Programs

Learn to hunt, shoot, trap, fish, and other outdoor skills workshops and programs, as well as recreational safety and education courses, are posted in the Education section of our website.

Find Upcoming Workshops and Programs

Advisory Council Meetings

The Advisory Council meets with the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, and MDIFW staff regularly to provide information and advice concerning the administration of the Department. The Council meets each December and May, as well as throughout the year. All regular and special meetings of the advisory council are open to the public.

Find Upcoming Advisory Council Meetings

Rulemaking Proposals

All rulemaking proposals are open to public comment and include a public hearing.

Find Rulemaking Proposals Open to Public Comment

Working Groups

MDIFW formed Working Groups focused on public access to privately owned lands, Swan Island in Richmond, and the classification of and access of public records in 2025. The public was invited to attend all working group meetings which ended in November. Each working group will submit a final report back to the Legislature early winter 2026.

Public Access to Privately Owned Lands Working Group

Legislative Resolve 82, "Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to Examine Issues Related to Public Access to Privately Owned Lands." The working group will submit a final report to the Legislature with recommendations and any potential legislation by February 15, 2026.

Co-Chairs: Jo D. Saffeir, Deputy Commissioner at the Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry and Nathan Webb, Wildlife Division Director at MDIFW

Swan Island Working Group

Legislative Resolve H.P. 636- L.D. 976, "To Establish a Working Group to Facilitate Public Access and Resilience Planning for Swan Island." The working group will submit a final report with recommendations to the Legislature in January 2026.

The group is made up of representatives from MDIFW, Maine Department of Economic and Community Development, Governors Office of Policy Innovation and the Future, Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry, Town of Richmond, and the Friends of Swan Island.

Public Records Working Group

Legislative Resolve H.P. 66 - L.D. 101, "to Convene a Working Group to Examine the Classification of and Access to Public Records Maintained by Certain State Agencies." The working group will submit a report that includes the working group's findings and recommendations, including suggested legislation, to the legislature by January 14, 2026.

The group is made up of representatives from MDIFW, the Rights to Know Advisory Committee, the Secretary of State, Department of Marine Resources, and Department of Public Safety.