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News Releases, 2022-Present

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Western spadefoot. USFWS photo

Out of a collaboration between conservation advocates and the solar energy industry, the California Fish and Game Commission at its Aug. 12-13 meeting adopted regulations that allow qualifying solar projects to move forward while also protecting the California Endangered Species Act candidate species western spadefoot frog.

Categories:   Conservation, Environment, FGC, Fisheries, Fishing, General, Rare Species, Scientific Study, Species
Images/OCEO/News/Dredge Helicopter Siskiyou 2026.jpg

CDFW continues to issue citations to individuals for violations related to unlawful suction dredging.

Categories:   Environment, Klamath Basin, Law Enforcement
A buck deer in Sacramento County

CDFW is now accepting applications for deer hunting opportunities at the Cosumnes River Ecological Reserve in Sacramento County for the 2026 A Zone general season and the D-5 Zone archery and general seasons.

Categories:   Big Game, Deer, Environment, Hunting
The Feather River flows near Sunset Weir in Sutter County. Photo credit: WCB staff

The Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved $80,450,797 in grants for 23 projects across 16 counties to protect biodiversity, restore wildlife habitat and expand public access to nature. The board met today at the California Natural Resources Agency headquarters in Sacramento.

Categories:   Conservation, Environment, Grants, Habitat Restoration, Salmon, WCB, Wildlife, Wildlife Conservation Board

CDFW) this spring conducted the largest rescue of Eagle Lake rainbow trout in more than a decade, returning approximately 5,800 adult fish to Eagle Lake that were at risk of becoming stranded in the lake’s main tributary, Pine Creek.

Categories:   Environment, Fisheries, Fishing, Hatcheries

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