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2022-2024 News Releases

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Mule deer buck.

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.

Categories:   Bears, Big Game, Deer, Habitat Restoration, Hunting, Scientific Study
sand dune on California coast

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response (CDFW‐OSPR) is accepting grant applications to fund projects that enhance, restore or acquire habitat for wildlife, with available funding totaling $5 million.

Categories:   Environment, Grants, Habitat Restoration, Plants, Wildlife
Hikers enjoy the Puente Hills Regional Park property in Los Angeles County.

The Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved 43 habitat conservation and restoration projects spanning 23 counties and protecting nearly 28,000 acres at its May 23 quarterly meeting.

Categories:   Environment, Grants, Habitat Restoration
Tule Rive Tribe member and CDFW staff carry crate with beaver inside to be released into Tule River watershed

After years of work by the Tule River Tribe, a family of seven beavers has been released into the South Fork Tule River watershed on the Tule River Indian Reservation as part of a multi-year beaver reintroduction effort done in partnership with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW).

Categories:   Drought, Environment, Habitat Restoration, Wildlife
2023 Iceplant Removal by Big Sur Land Trust

Preventing harmful impacts of non-native plants and animals protects the biodiversity of California — home to more species than any other state in the union.

Categories:   Education, Environment, Habitat Restoration, Invasive Species, Outreach

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