Media Contact Contact an Information Officer Related News Feeds OSPR News Marine Region News Subscribe Subscribe to CDFW News releases via email or text.* Sign Up *Accredited media representatives should contact an Information Officer to be placed on CDFW's media list. Follow Us Follow on X Follow on Facebook Follow on Instagram Search News News Releases, 2022-Present 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 CDFW to Hold Public Outreach Meeting Regarding Northern San Joaquin Valley Wildlife Areas July 29, 2024 CDFW Central Region, along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, will hold an online outreach meeting to take comments and recommendations from licensed hunters regarding hunting programs in the northern San Joaquin Valley. The meeting will include updates on habitat conditions and the availability of water for wetlands. Continue reading... Categories: Big Game, Deer, Hunting, Lands, Outreach, R3, Upland Game, Waterfowl Tagged: Los Banos Wildlife AreaMendota Wildlife Areahuntingwetlandshabitat conditions CDFW Offering up to $5 Million in Grants to Enhance or Restore Habitat July 17, 2024 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. Continue reading... Categories: Environment, Grants, Habitat Restoration, Plants, Wildlife Tagged: California coasthabitat conservationwildlifegrant funding Prev123456Next