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The spit fishery at the mouth of the Klamath River will be closed to angling at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2. Based on CDFW projections of the recreational fall-run Chinook Salmon harvest, anglers will have met the “spit area” adult fall-run Chinook Salmon quota of 15 percent of the total Klamath River Basin recreational allocation of fish caught below the Highway 101 bridge.

The CDFW September Calendar of Events is now available.

One of the most popular days of the year for hunters in California is fast-approaching – the Sept. 1 dove season opener.

The Wildlife Conservation Board approved $43,868,000 in grants for 15 projects across 11 counties at its quarterly meeting. The funded projects support Tribal land acquisition, restore native fish habitat, expand public access and protect desert wildlife corridors.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has published a document intended to assist CDFW staff, project proponents and others in understanding where and when four bumble bee species that are candidates for listing under the California Endangered Species Act may be present on the landscape and provide examples of measures that may help avoid or minimize impacts to them.