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 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 Funds 10 Projects Across the Golden State to Boost Recreational Boating Access September 26, 2024 $7.5 million in grants were awarded for 10 projects that support public recreational boating access to state waterways. These projects are federally funded by the Sport Fish Restoration Grant Program, administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Continue reading... Categories: Fishing, Grants Tagged: Grantsboating accessSport Fish Restoration Grant Programboating access and aquatic education 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 Nonprofit Organizations Encouraged to Apply for Fundraising Hunting Tags September 13, 2024 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) invites nonprofit organizations to help wildlife by auctioning big game hunting license tags for the 2025-26 hunt season. Continue reading... Categories: Bears, Big Game, Deer, Habitat Restoration, Hunting, Scientific Study Tagged: Big Game HuntingFundraising TagsWildlife Conservation Good News for Mendocino County Cultivators: CDFW’s Cannabis Restoration Grant Program Awards $3.1 Million to Support Licensees September 11, 2024 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced Sept. 11, 2024, the selection of a project that will assist more than 200 Mendocino County cannabis cultivators meet requirements to transition from provisional to annual licensure. Continue reading... Categories: Cannabis, Environment Tagged: Mendocino CountyCannabisCultivatorsRural Resilience ProjectRestoration Grant Program Prev12...12131415161718...9899Next