Recent News Releases CDFW’s Ocean Ranch Unit Opens to Waterfowl Hunting, Public Access on Jan. 2, 2023 December 29, 2022 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. Continue reading... Categories: Habitat Restoration, Hunting, Lands, Wildlife Tagged: California Duck HuntingHumboldt CountyPublic LandNorth Coast CDFW Awards $11 Million for Fisheries Habitat Restoration Program Projects December 29, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) today announced the selection of 25 projects that will receive funding for the restoration, enhancement and protection of anadromous salmonid habitat in California watersheds. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Grants, Habitat Restoration Tagged: salmonid habitatrestorationgrants January 2023 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar December 28, 2022 January 2023 CDFW Calendar of Events. Continue reading... Categories: Calendar Tagged: CalendarEvents CDFW Completes Relocation of All Animals at Wildlife Waystation December 28, 2022 With the relocation of two chimps in early December, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has moved all the animals that had been living at the now-closed Wildlife Waystation in Los Angeles County. Continue reading... Categories: Wildlife Tagged: Wildlife Waystationsanctuarychimpanzees CDFW Opens Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Statewide but Continues Partial Recreational Crab Trap Restriction December 22, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will open the commercial Dungeness crab fishery statewide on Dec. 31, 2022. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Marine Tagged: Dungeness crabfisheriesfishing zones Prev1234567...7071Next
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