Today I called the Mill Creek office of Washington Dept. of Fish and
Wildlife to get clarification on when it is necessary to have a C.L. I was
told that you require a license only if you do not have a hunting, fishing
or trapping license and are over 16 years old. If you possess one of these
other licenses, you do not have to get a Conservation License. However,
say you are leading a trip for beginning birders to look for sparrows at
the Skagit Game Range (or whatever it's called), then each participant over
16 must have either a fishing, hunting, trapping, or conservation license
to go onto state land. Since I occasionally fish, I'll settle for a
fishing license, though I guess I should buy a federal duck stamp to go
along with my Forest Service Trailhead Parking Permit.

Greg
Greg Toffic
Curator of Birds
Woodland Park Zoo
5500 Phinney Avenue N.
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 684-4836 (Ph)
(206)233-7278 (FAX)