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 Offering Waterfowl Hunts at East Bay Ecological Reserve October 14, 2022 Hunters can soon participate in no-fee waterfowl hunts amid restored salt ponds at Eden Landing Ecological Reserve (ELER) in Hayward, a California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) land. Continue reading... Categories: Hunting, Lands, Waterfowl Tagged: Eden Landing Ecological Reservewaterfowlwaterfowl huntingduck hunting CDFW Offering Free Swan Tours This Fall and Winter October 7, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is offering free swan tours in Yuba County near Marysville on select Saturdays, November through early January. Continue reading... Categories: Species, Waterfowl, Wildlife Tagged: Free Swan ToursDistrict 10Tundra SwansMarysville-Yuba CityOutdoor EducationWildlifeWaterfowlRice FarmingBirding Avian Influenza Guidance for Waterfowl Hunters September 30, 2022 Waterfowl hunting season is set to open in some parts of the state on Saturday, October 1. Continue reading... Categories: Waterfowl, Wildlife Health Tagged: Drought Forces Closure of Shasta Valley Wildlife Area to Waterfowl Hunting; Other Northeastern Waterfowl Properties Impacted by Water Shortages September 16, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has announced that the Shasta Valley Wildlife Area in Siskiyou County will be closed to waterfowl hunting for the entirety of the 2022-23 season as a result of lost wetlands and waterfowl habitat due to ongoing drought conditions. Continue reading... Categories: Hunting, Upland Game, Waterfowl Tagged: Shasta Valley Wildlife AreaDuck HuntingWaterfowl SeasonCalifornia Duck HuntingDroughtUpland Bird Hunting CDFW Seeking Hunter Input on Sacramento Valley Wildlife Areas July 26, 2022 CDFW and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will hold an online public outreach meeting for licensed hunters to provide comments and recommendations regarding hunting programs on state wildlife areas and federal wildlife refuges in the Sacramento Valley. Continue reading... Categories: Hunting, Lands, Waterfowl Tagged: Duck HuntingSacramento ValleyWildlife AreasWildlife RefugesPublic Meeting Prev123456Next