Recent News Releases Pronghorn Seasons Winding Down, Elk Seasons Opening Up Amid Habitat, Population Changes Impacting Hunting Opportunities September 6, 2022 California’s pronghorn antelope hunters are wrapping up their short seasons as California’s elk hunters are gearing up for theirs. The two groups of big game hunters are among the most tenacious – if not the luckiest – in California. Continue reading... Categories: Big Game, Fire, Hunting, Scientific Study, Wildlife Tagged: CaliforniaBig Game HuntingPronghorn AntelopeElkBig Game DrawingSHARE ProgramRocky Mountain ElkRoosevelt ElkTule ElkElk TagsPronghorn TagsNortheastern California CDFW Announces Angling Closure for Lower Klamath River September 3, 2022 Due to dramatically increased harvest rates of Chinook salmon above the Highway 101 bridge, the recreational fishing quota for the Lower Klamath River will be imminently met. Based upon CDFW projections of the recreational fall-run Chinook salmon catch on the Klamath River, anglers will meet the Lower Klamath River adult fall-run Chinook salmon quota below the Highway 96 Bridge near Weitchpec for the 2022 season as of 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 5 Continue reading... Categories: Fishing, Klamath Basin, Salmon Tagged: Klamath RiverSalmon FishingChinook SalmonAngling Closure Depleted Oxygen Levels from Harmful Algal Bloom in SF Bay Could Trigger Large-Scale Aquatic Deaths September 3, 2022 As the massive harmful algal bloom (HAB) stretching throughout the San Francisco Bay appears to be in decline, the State Water Resources Control Board, San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) are warning that depleted oxygen levels could lead to large-scale aquatic deaths in the days ahead. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Marine Tagged: Harmful Algal BloomHABSan Francisco BayLake MerrittOaklandFish Die-Off CDFW Director Statement on FERC Release of EIS on Klamath Dam Removal August 26, 2022 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Charlton H. Bonham issued the following statement on the release today by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the proposed decommissioning of four dams on the Klamath River. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Habitat Restoration, Klamath Basin, Salmon Tagged: Klamath RiverDam RemovalCDFW DirectorCharlton H. BonhamEnvironmental Impact Statement Secure Food, Trash and Other Summer Attractants: Keep Tahoe Bears Wild! August 16, 2022 Summer can be a tough time to be a bear. Green grasses have dried up and berries haven’t quite ripened for eating yet, causing black bears to move around more in search of easy food. This means there is a lot to think about when living, visiting, or recreating in the Lake Tahoe Basin this time of year. Continue reading... Categories: Bears, Education, Human Wildlife Conflict Tagged: Lake TahoeBlack bears.SummerConflictGarbage Prev1234567...1920Next
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