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 Wildlife Areas Prepared to Welcome Dove Hunters Sept. 1 August 29, 2024 With select fields plowed, planted, mowed or otherwise primed, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is prepared to welcome dove hunters to many of its wildlife areas for the Sept. 1 season opener. Continue reading... Categories: Upland Game Tagged: Dove HuntingDove SeasonCalifornia HuntingUpland Bird HuntingWingshootingPublic Land Hunting Klamath River Fishery Plan Calls for Wild, Self-Sustaining Salmon, Steelhead Populations in Newly Undammed River August 29, 2024 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has released the “Klamath River Anadromous Fishery Reintroduction and Restoration Monitoring Plan,” a 60-page blueprint to guide the reintroduction and monitoring of Chinook salmon, coho salmon, steelhead and Pacific lamprey in a newly undammed Klamath River. Continue reading... Categories: Environment, Fisheries, Fishing, Hatcheries, Klamath Basin, Salmon, Scientific Study, Species Tagged: Klamath RiverSalmonSteelheadUndammedFisheriesRiver RestorationFishing Wildlife Conservation Board Awards $44 Million in Grants to 23 Habitat Conservation and Restoration Projects August 23, 2024 The Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved 23 habitat conservation and restoration projects spanning 22 counties across nearly 7,891 acres at its Aug. 22 quarterly meeting. Continue reading... Categories: Grants, WCB, Wildlife Conservation Board Tagged: Santa Cruz MountainsWildlife Conservation BoardSave the Redwoods LeagueGrants Fish and Game Commission Approves Catch-and-Release Sport Fishing for White Sturgeon; Currently Closed Season Expected to Reopen Oct. 1 August 22, 2024 The California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) has adopted regulations to reopen sport fishing for white sturgeon on a catch-and-release basis while the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) conducts a status review to determine if listing the species as “threatened” under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) is warranted. Continue reading... Categories: Environment, FGC, Fisheries, Fishing, Sturgeon Tagged: White SturgeonSport FishingSan Francisco Bay As Archery Deer Seasons Open Throughout California, Mandatory Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Testing Now Required in Four Hunt Zones August 16, 2024 Archery deer seasons open throughout most of California on Saturday, Aug. 17, including in four hunt zones – D7, X9a, X9b and X9c – where successful hunters are required to test their animals for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) within 10 days of take. Continue reading... Categories: Big Game, Deer Tagged: Archery DeerCalifornia Deer SeasonCWDMandatory CWD SamplingChronic Wasting Disease Prev1234567...2930Next