Recent News Releases New Surcharge on Bird Hunting Validations to Provide Nesting Habitat for Waterfowl, Upland Game Birds in California March 28, 2022 State legislation to incentivize the creation of upland nesting habitat for ducks and other ground-nesting game birds in California will result in a $10 surcharge on the price of both the California Duck Validation and the Upland Game Bird Validation next hunting season. Continue reading... Categories: Drought, Habitat Restoration, Hunting, Lands, Licensing, Waterfowl, Wildlife Tagged: Waterfowl HuntingUpland Game Bird HuntingLicensingWildlife HabitatConservationRestoration Environmental Violations Found at Illegal Cannabis Operation in Kern County March 28, 2022 The operator of an illegal cannabis operation in Kern County is facing several felony charges after multiple environmental violations were found on her property. Continue reading... Categories: Cannabis Tagged: illegalcannabisenvironmental violations April 2022 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar March 25, 2022 April 2022 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar Continue reading... Categories: Calendar Tagged: calendar CDFW Announces Closure of Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Off Central California to Protect Humpback Whales March 25, 2022 CDFW Director Charlton H. Bonham has assessed entanglement risk under the Risk Assessment Mitigation Program (RAMP) and announced the closure of the commercial Dungeness crab fishery in Fishing Zones 3, 4, 5 and 6 (Sonoma/Mendocino county line to the U.S./Mexico border) effective at noon on April 8, 2022. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Marine, Wildlife Health Tagged: dungenesscrabfishery closureentanglementhumpbackwhalesfishing gear CDFW Seeks Artists to Enter Annual California Duck Stamp Art Contest March 22, 2022 CDFW Seeks Artists to Enter 2022-23 California Duck Stamp Art Contest Continue reading... Categories: Duck Stamp Tagged: Duck stampartcontest Help Save California’s Native Wildlife and Plant Species When Filing Your Taxes March 21, 2022 You can have a positive impact on key issues affecting California’s native species when you donate to CDFW’s tax check-off funds on your California State Income Tax Form 540. Continue reading... Categories: General, Habitat Restoration, Rare Species, Wildlife Tagged: native wildlifeplantstaxesotterssea otterswildlife rehabilitationtax check-off CDFW to Hold Technical Assistance Workshop for Cannabis Cultivators in Trinity County March 21, 2022 CDFW is holding a cannabis technical assistance workshop on April 28 in Weaverville. Continue reading... Categories: Cannabis Tagged: cannabispermittingregulatedcannabis Recreational Ocean Salmon Fishery Set to Open April 2 March 15, 2022 California’s recreational salmon fishery will open April 2 in ocean waters from Point Arena south to the U.S./Mexico border, with a minimum size limit of 24 inches. Openings for north of Point Arena will be determined in mid-April. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Marine, Salmon Tagged: salmonchinookregulationsoceanmarine Fisheries Biologists Present California’s Ocean Salmon Abundance Forecast for 2022 March 2, 2022 At the annual Salmon Information Meeting held virtually today, state and federal fishery scientists presented updates on the numbers of spawning salmon that returned to California’s rivers in 2021 and shared the expected abundance for the upcoming fishing season. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, General, Salmon Tagged: salmonocean salmonsalmon forecastocean salmon abundance forecast Commercial Crab Fishing Violations on the Rise March 1, 2022 Wildlife officers from the CDFW Marine Enforcement Division have noticed an uptick in the number of commercial Dungeness crab cases in North Coast waters since December 2021. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, General Tagged: MarineMarine Enforcement DivisionDungeness crabcommercial crabbingviolationsLEDLaw Enforcement Division Prev1234567...2526Next
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