Recent News Releases CDFW Now Accepting Applications for Upland Game Bird Grants August 16, 2022 CDFW has opened the annual grant application period for projects that benefit upland game bird populations and the habitats upon which they depend. Continue reading... Categories: Grants, Habitat Restoration, Hunting, Lands, Upland Game Bird Stamp Tagged: uplandhuntinggrantsupland game birdpheasantdoveturkey Secure Food, Trash and Other Summer Attractants: Keep Tahoe Bears Wild! August 16, 2022 Summer can be a tough time to be a bear. Green grasses have dried up and berries haven’t quite ripened for eating yet, causing black bears to move around more in search of easy food. This means there is a lot to think about when living, visiting, or recreating in the Lake Tahoe Basin this time of year. Continue reading... Categories: Bears, Education, Human Wildlife Conflict Tagged: Lake TahoeBlack bears.SummerConflictGarbage San Diego Area Wildlife Officer is CDFW’s 2021 Wildlife Officer of the Year August 16, 2022 Warden Austin Smith has been named 2021 Wildlife Officer of the Year, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced. Continue reading... Categories: Law Enforcement, Public Safety Tagged: law enforcementwardenwildlife officerawardWildlife Officer of the YearSan Diego CDFW Expands Deer Hunting Opportunities at Cosumnes River Ecological Reserve in Sacramento County; Now Accepting Applications for September, October Hunt Dates August 16, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is now accepting applications for deer hunting opportunities at the Cosumnes River Ecological Reserve in Sacramento County for the 2022 A Zone and D-5 Zone general seasons. Continue reading... Categories: Big Game, Hunting Tagged: California Deer HuntingArchery HuntingSacramento CountyA ZoneD 3-5 Zones.Cosumnes River Ecological ReservePublic Land CDFW Seeks Information Related to Temblor Legless Lizard August 14, 2022 CDFW is seeking data and comments on a proposal to list the Temblor legless lizard under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). Continue reading... Categories: Rare Species, Species, Wildlife Health Tagged: Temblor legless lizardlizardCESAendangeredlistingpublic comment Cannabis Regulators to Hold Technical Assistance Workshop and Community Presentation in Humboldt County August 8, 2022 On Aug. 18, 2022, CDFW, California Department of Cannabis Control and State Water Resources Control Board are holding a cannabis technical assistance workshop and community presentation on the Redwood Creek Watershed. Continue reading... Categories: Cannabis Tagged: cannabispermittingcannabisregulationsredwoodcreekwatershed Recreational Pacific Halibut Fishery to Close August 7 August 4, 2022 CDFW has announced the recreational Pacific halibut fishery will close Sunday, Aug. 7 at 11:59 p.m. Based on the latest catch projections, CDFW expects the 2022 California recreational quota of 38,740 net pounds will be exceeded unless the fishery is closed. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Species Tagged: halibutPacific halibutPacific halibut fisheryfisheries CDFW and Mendocino County Team Up to Hold Cannabis Technical Assistance Workshop Series August 4, 2022 CDFW and Mendocino County have teamed up to hold a series of cannabis technical assistance workshops in August and September. Continue reading... Categories: Cannabis Tagged: cannabispermittingregulatedcannabis CDFW Soliciting Recommendations for Northern San Joaquin Valley Wildlife Areas August 3, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), will hold an online outreach meeting for licensed hunters to take comments and recommendations regarding hunting programs in the northern San Joaquin Valley. Continue reading... Categories: Lands Tagged: San Joaquin ValleyWildlife AreasMendotaLos BanosVoltapublic hunting programsType A wildlife areas CDFW and Partners Conduct Cannabis Enforcement Operation in Monterey County August 2, 2022 During the week of July 18, wildlife officers served a search warrant near the town of Bradley. The warrant was part of an investigation into illegal cannabis cultivation. Continue reading... Categories: Cannabis, Law Enforcement Tagged: illegalcannabiscannabisenforcement 1234567...2728Next
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