Media Contact Contact an Information Officer Related News Feeds California Outdoors Q&A OSPR News Marine Region News Subscribe Subscribe to CDFW News releases via email or text.* Sign Up(opens in new tab) *Accredited media representatives should contact an Information Officer to be placed on CDFW's media list. Follow Us Follow on Twitter @CaliforniaDFW(opens in new tab) Follow on Facebook(opens in new tab) Search News 2022-2024 News Releases Fish and Game Commission: Western Burrowing Owl Becomes CESA Candidate; Wildlife Prosecutor of the Year Named; Waterfowlers Hall of Fame Inductees Recognized October 15, 2024 The California Fish and Game Commission acted on a variety of issues affecting California’s natural resources at its Oct. 9-10 meeting. Continue reading... Categories: FGC, Fisheries, Fishing, Marine, Rare Species, Species, Wildlife Tagged: western burrowing owlWildlife Prosecutor of the YearWaterfowlers Hall of FameBear Lake buckwheatCalifornia Fish and Game CommissionWild Trout WatersFish and Wildlifeexperimental fishinggroundfish CDFW Kicks Off White Sturgeon Season Opener with 'Conserve The Sturg' Campaign September 26, 2024 The white sturgeon sport fishing season opens Oct. 1, 2024, for catch-and-release fishing ONLY. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Rare Species, Species, Sturgeon Tagged: California fishingconservationCalifornia fisheriesCalifornia white sturgeon CDFW Awards $41M to Critical Restoration Projects Statewide September 25, 2024 $41 million in grants were awarded for 20 restoration and protection projects throughout the state to benefit wetlands and meadows, Southern California steelhead and watersheds impacted by cannabis cultivation. Continue reading... Categories: Environment, Grants, Habitat Restoration, Salmon, Wildlife Tagged: nature-based solutionsCalifornia 30x30ConservationSalmonStrategyCaliforniaSalmon CDFW Seeks Public Comment Related to White Sturgeon August 23, 2024 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has initiated a status review for white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) and hereby solicits data and comments on the petitioned action to list this species as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Outreach, Rare Species, Scientific Study, Sturgeon, Wildlife Tagged: White sturgeonstewardshipfishingcatch and releaseCalifornia Delta Free Fishing Day is on the Way as Summer’s End Nears August 21, 2024 There’s one last chance this year to cast your line into a California river, lake or bay without a fishing license, and that’s Saturday, Aug. 31. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Fishing in the City, Licensing, R3 Tagged: FishingFishing licenseFree Fishing DayRecreationOutdoors 123Next