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 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 1.53 Million Inland Salmon Released to Enhance Recreational Fishing August 16, 2024 As part of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Hatchery Program’s mission to support fish conservation, angling opportunities and California’s economy, CDFW stocked 1.53 million inland Chinook and Kokanee salmon fingerlings into reservoirs in 17 counties this spring. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Hatcheries, Salmon Tagged: California reservoirsfishinginland salmonKokanee salmonChinook salmonfisherieshatcheries CDFW Seeking Hunter Input on Yolo Bypass, Grizzly Island Wildlife Areas August 6, 2024 CDFW will hold an online outreach meeting to take comments and recommendations from licensed hunters regarding hunting programs on Type A Wildlife Areas in the Bay Delta Region. The online meeting will be held Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Continue reading... Categories: Hunting, Lands, Outreach, Waterfowl Tagged: CDFW wildlife areasCalifornia huntingGrizzly IslandYolo Bypass Prev1234Next