Subscribe Sign up to receive updates by email or text. Subscribe Update Articles CDFW Beaver Restoration Program is Hiring! June 6, 2025 CDFW's Beaver Restoration Program seeks to hire two scientific aids to assist our Program staff with beaver trapping, captive care, and post-release monitoring of beavers and restoration project sites. The deadline for applications is 6/17/25. More information about the positions and duties, as well as how to apply, is found here: CalCareers. This is a great opportunity for aspiring wildlife biologists that are currently still attending or have recently graduated college. If that's you, we encourage you to apply! If not, & we appreciate your help spreading the word to those who may be interested. Categories: General Tagged: Related Articles CDFW Beaver Restoration Program to Host Project Proposal Application Workshop The Beaver Restoration Program invites you to a public meeting outlining the process for developing and submitting a Beaver Restoration Project Proposal. This meeting is intended for landowners and land managers who are interested in receiving translocated beavers on their property for the purposes of re-establishing local beaver populations and facilitating restoration of the ecosystem. CDFW Sees Ecosystem Engineers at Work in Beaver Restoration Pilot Projects CDFW announces the release of a status report on the translocated beavers and restoration sites, summarizing project successes, lessons learned and next steps for beaver restoration in California. CDFW Now Accepting Beaver Restoration Project Proposals CDFW's Beaver Restoration Program invites landowners and managers to submit beaver restoration project proposals for future translocation projects; guidance and proposal forms now posted online. CDFW Conducts First Beaver Conservation Translocation in Nearly 75 Years The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has launched the initial phase of its beaver translocation activities, recently conducting the first beaver conservation release in nearly 75 years. Working with the Maidu Summit Consortium, CDFW released a family of seven beavers into Plumas County, in a location that is known to the tribal community as Tásmam Koyóm. CDFW Announces the Availability of $2 Million to Support Non-Lethal Beaver Damage Management CDFW has announced the availability of up to $2 million in grant funding for non-lethal beaver damage management, in support of ecosystem restoration and protection under the Nature-Based Solutions Initiative and CDFW’s beaver restoration and human-wildlife conflict program objectives. Comments are closed.