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An overview of the Fremont Weir Adult Fish Passage, including the stream channel leading to the Sacramento River.

Dozens of adult sturgeon and hundreds of other large fish including threatened Chinook salmon have moved safely from receding floodwaters within the Yolo Bypass back to the Sacramento River thanks to the coordinated operation of the Fremont Weir Adult Fish Passage among the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), CDFW, NOAA Fisheries and Yolo County.

Categories:   Fisheries, Lands, Rare Species, Salmon
Overview of rolling foothills and oak woodland within the Carmel Valley.

At its May 25, 2023, quarterly meeting, the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved approximately $83.15 million in grants to help restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat throughout California and, in some cases, provide new and improved public access, recreational and educational opportunities.

Categories:   Education, Habitat Restoration, Lands, Rare Species, Scientific Study, Wildlife Conservation Board
Photo of drone flying

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently allowed public land managers such as CDFW the opportunity to include properties in their mobile app, which is used by many drone operators.

Categories:   Lands, Wildlife
wild ducks fly over wetlands

At its February 16, 2023, quarterly meeting, the Wildlife Conservation Board approved approximately $51.83 million in grants to help restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat throughout California.

Categories:   Fisheries, Grants, Habitat Restoration, Lands, WCB, Wildlife
A panoramic overview of the Ocean Ranch Unit in Humboldt County.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is pleased to announce that its Ocean Ranch Unit in Humboldt County, part of the larger Eel River Wildlife Area, will open to waterfowl hunting and general public access beginning Monday, January 2, 2023.

Categories:   Habitat Restoration, Hunting, Lands, Wildlife

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