Recent News Releases Chinook Salmon Season to Open July 1 on Portions of Klamath, Trinity Rivers June 30, 2022 Sport fishing for Chinook salmon in the Klamath River Basin is set to begin July 1 and will continue through the fall according to salmon quota and fishery regulations that were adopted by the California Fish and Game Commission during its May teleconference meeting. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Klamath Basin, Salmon Tagged: Klamath RiverTrinity RiverRecreational FishingChinook salmon Heavy Construction, Restoration Work Forces Closure of Ocean Ranch Unit Within CDFW’s Eel River Wildlife Area Through the Remainder of 2022 June 29, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has announced the closure of the Ocean Ranch Unit within the Eel River Wildlife Area as habitat restoration work intensifies there with the use of heavy equipment. The unit is being closed to all public access for safety effective Monday, July 11, 2022, through the end of the year. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Habitat Restoration Tagged: Humboldt CountyEel River Wildlife AreaOcean Ranch Unit CDFW’s Nature Challenge Is Calling All California Families This Summer June 22, 2022 Back by popular demand, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) Nature Bowl 2022: Family Challenge is underway and ready for Californians to enjoy. Continue reading... Categories: Scientific Study, Wildlife Tagged: Nature ChallengeCalifornia Family FunDiscover the Outdoors El Comienzo del Verano Es un Tiempo Activo Para Los Ositos June 22, 2022 LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – Verano está aquí y el número de visitantes está aumentando en la cuenca del Lago Tahoe (Lake Tahoe). Esto trae una mayor oportunidad de encontrarse con una familia de osos, junto con más comida humana y fuentes de basurero en la cuenca del Lake Tahoe. Continue reading... Categories: Bears Tagged: Lake TahoeOsos Early Summer Is an Active Time for Bear Cubs and Yearlings: Keep Tahoe Bears Wild! June 21, 2022 LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – Summer is here at Lake Tahoe and that means more visitors recreating in bear habitat, which increases the chance of encountering a bear – or a family of bears. Increased visitation also brings more temptations for bears to discover human food and garbage sources. Continue reading... Categories: Bears, Human Wildlife Conflict Tagged: Lake TahoeBlack BearsSummerKeep Tahoe Bears Wild Kirman Lake Stocked with 3,500 Brook Trout as CDFW Works to Restore Mono County Trophy Trout Fishery June 15, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has stocked 3,500 large brook trout into Kirman Lake in Mono County as part of an ongoing commitment to restore one of the West’s best trophy brook trout fisheries. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Hatcheries Tagged: California FishingMono CountyBrook TroutTrophy Trout Lake Tahoe to Receive 100,000 Lahontan Cutthroat Trout This Summer: Agencies, Washoe Tribe Unite to Return Native Trout to Lake Tahoe June 3, 2022 Tahoe’s native fish are making a return this summer. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Trout Tagged: Lake TahoeTrout FishingLahontan Cutthroat TroutNative Species State Agencies Partner to Support Salmon Populations While Supplying Water to Millions of Californians May 9, 2022 California’s severe climate-driven drought is having a significant impact on the state’s water supply, but it’s also putting the state’s salmon population at serious risk. Managing California’s water needs during this water supply crisis means minimizing the impacts of drought and water management on the environment while meeting the health and safety needs of communities and supporting the economy and agriculture. DWR and CDFW are actively working to respond to drought and climate change impacts on native species and ecosystems. Continue reading... Categories: Drought, Fisheries, Habitat Restoration, Hatcheries, Salmon Tagged: SalmonClimate ChangeDroughtHabitatWater Spring Is Here, and With It Some Very Hungry Bears: Keep Tahoe Bears Wild! May 9, 2022 LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – The snow is melting in the Lake Tahoe region and a mild winter has given way to a bustling, early spring for wildlife in the area. Bears have emerged from their dens, are on the move and hungry! Continue reading... Categories: Bears, Human Wildlife Conflict, Wildlife Health Tagged: Black BearsLake TahoeKeep Bears Wild Endangered California Salmon Returned to Safer Waters After More than A Century May 5, 2022 State and federal biologists have begun moving endangered adult winter-run Chinook salmon to the upper reaches of Battle Creek and threatened spring-run Chinook salmon to Clear Creek in northern California, where colder water temperatures will better support spawning and help their eggs survive the continuing drought. Continue reading... Categories: Drought, Fisheries, Habitat Restoration, Hatcheries, Salmon, Scientific Study Tagged: Chinook SalmonSacramento RiverWinter-RunNorth Fork Battle CreekTehama CountyShasta CountyEndangered SpeciesDroughtClimate Change 1234567Next
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