Recent News Releases Free Online Commercial Cannabis Permitting Workshop March 4 February 11, 2021 CDFW, California Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing Division (CalCannabis) and State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) are hosting a free online commercial cannabis cultivation permitting workshop on Thursday, March 4, 2021. Continue reading... Categories: Cannabis, Education Tagged: permitting Knoxville Wildlife Area and Cedar Roughs Wildlife Area, Napa County Re-Open February 10, 2021 CDFW is pleased to announce the re-opening of the Knoxville Wildlife Area and Cedar Roughs Wildlife Area, both in Napa County, after the August 2020 LNU-Lightning Complex Fire. Continue reading... Categories: Fire, Lands Tagged: Salmonellosis Outbreak Causing Songbird Deaths February 8, 2021 Since December, CDFW and wildlife rehabilitation centers have been inundated with calls from residents who are finding sick or dead finches at bird feeders. Continue reading... Categories: Wildlife Tagged: disease CDFW to Host Virtual Public Meeting on Ocean Salmon Fisheries February 5, 2021 CDFW invites the public to attend its upcoming annual Salmon Information Meeting. The meeting will feature the outlook for this year’s sport and commercial ocean salmon fisheries, in addition to a review of last year’s salmon fisheries and spawning escapement. Continue reading... Categories: Fishing, Wildlife Tagged: salmon CDFW Wildlife Officer Works with Multiple Agencies to Stop Suspected Abalone Poachers in the Act February 3, 2021 On the night of Jan. 30, 2021, a CDFW law enforcement officer based out of Long Beach partnered with the Long Beach Police Department on a joint agency boat patrol in and around Long Beach Harbor. Continue reading... Categories: Law Enforcement, Rare Species Tagged: abalonepoaching Special Post-Season Waterfowl Hunt Weekend Reserved for Veterans and Active Military Personnel Feb. 13-14 February 2, 2021 CDFW will reopen and staff nearly two dozen of the state’s most popular waterfowl hunting areas to welcome veterans and active military personnel for a special hunt weekend Feb. 13 and 14. Continue reading... Categories: Hunting Tagged: waterfowlveteransmilitary Newest Warden Stamp Commemorates 150 Years of Wildlife Conservation and Management, Now Available for Purchase February 2, 2021 The 2021 stamp commemorates the 150-year anniversary of both CDFW and the California Fish and Game Commission. Continue reading... Categories: Law Enforcement Tagged: warden stampfundraising CDFW Seeks Input on 2021 Recreational Pacific Halibut Season Dates February 1, 2021 California anglers who are interested in the recreational Pacific halibut fishery are invited to participate in an online survey to help inform CDFW about angler preferences for open fishing dates during the upcoming 2021 season Continue reading... Categories: Fishing Tagged: surveyhalibut Camping Reopens on CDFW Lands, State-Operated Wildlife Areas and Refuges February 1, 2021 With the recent lifting of the Regional Stay-at-Home Order in all parts of the state, CDFW will once again allow overnight camping on department lands, state-operated wildlife areas and federal wildlife refuges where camping is permitted, effective Monday, Feb. 1. Continue reading... Categories: Hunting, Lands Tagged: camping Oregon Artist Wins California Upland Game Bird Stamp Art Contest January 28, 2021 A painting of mourning doves has been chosen by a panel of judges as the winning entry in the 2020-2021 California Upland Game Bird Stamp Art Contest. The painting was created by Buck Spencer of Junction City, Ore. Continue reading... Categories: Hunting, Wildlife Tagged: art contestupland game bird stampdoves Prev12...22232425262728Next
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