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    • January 27, 2022
    hairy black pig in grassy field

    CDFW is offering wild pig hunting opportunities in March, April and May at the Joice Island Unit of the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area in Solano County.

    Categories: Big Game, General, Hunting, Lands
    • November 24, 2021
    A sweeping, panoramic view of CDFWs Ocean Ranch Unit, Eel River Wildlife Area, in Humboldt County.

    CDFW will reopen the Ocean Ranch Unit within the Eel River Wildlife Area to waterfowl hunting and other public access beginning Wednesday, Dec. 1 as the majority of habitat restoration work taking place there winds down for the year.

    Categories: Duck Stamp, Habitat Restoration, Hunting, Lands, Waterfowl, Wildlife
    • November 2, 2021
    waterfowl in flight

    Hunters can soon participate in no-fee waterfowl hunts amid restored salt ponds at Eden Landing Ecological Reserve (ELER) in Hayward. Access to ELER will be open to 100 hunters on a first-come, first-served basis.

    Categories: Hunting, Lands, Waterfowl
    • October 19, 2021
    roadway stretching into green, grassy fields and hills

    The final phase of the 850-acre Hill Slough Tidal Restoration Project kicked off on October 5 with the first of 11 levee breaches.

    Categories: Habitat Restoration, Lands
    • October 8, 2021
    panoramic view of bay and surrounding marsh woodlands

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced the temporary closure of the Ocean Ranch Unit within the Eel River Wildlife Area as habitat and restoration work intensifies there with the use of heavy equipment. The unit is being closed to all public access for safety.

    Categories: Habitat Restoration, Hunting, Lands, Waterfowl, Wildlife