CDFW News | Peter.Tira@Wildlife.ca.gov

January 31, 2023

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) are proud to support BearWise, the innovative North American program that helps people live more responsibly with bears.

Categories: Bears, Education, Human Wildlife Conflict, Wildlife

CDFW’s Ocean Ranch Unit Opens to Waterfowl Hunting, Public Access on Jan. 2, 2023

December 29, 2022

A panoramic overview of the Ocean Ranch Unit in Humboldt County.

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.

Categories: Habitat Restoration, Hunting, Lands, Wildlife

Tagged: California Duck Hunting Humboldt County Public Land North Coast

California Fish and Game Commission Holds Hybrid Meeting

December 20, 2022

At its December meeting, the California Fish and Game Commission acted on several issues affecting California’s natural resources.

Categories: FGC, Fisheries, Fishing, Hunting, Waterfowl

Tagged: California Fish and Game Commission California Waterfowl Duck Hunting Steelhead

Feather River Fish Hatchery to Increase Production of Fall-Run Chinook Salmon to Combat Impacts of Drought, Thiamine Deficiency

December 16, 2022

A Feather River Fish Hatchery employee checks trays of fertilized Chinook salmon eggs as they incubate within the hatchery.

CDFW and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) have announced that the Feather River Fish Hatchery in Oroville will increase its production of fall-run Chinook salmon in 2023 to approximately 9.5 million fish to combat the impacts of drought and a thiamine deficiency affecting natural spawning and in-river production.

Categories: Drought, Fisheries, Fishing, Hatcheries, Salmon

Tagged: Chinook Salmon Fishing Drought Thiamine Deficiency Feather River Fish Hatchery

CDFW Offers Veteran-Specific Hunting and Fishing Resources and Reduced-Fee Hunting and Fishing Licenses to Disabled Veterans