Recent News Releases 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 CDFW Expands Deer Hunting Opportunities at Cosumnes River Ecological Reserve in Sacramento County; Now Accepting Applications for September, October Hunt Dates August 16, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is now accepting applications for deer hunting opportunities at the Cosumnes River Ecological Reserve in Sacramento County for the 2022 A Zone and D-5 Zone general seasons. Continue reading... Categories: Big Game, Hunting Tagged: California Deer HuntingArchery HuntingSacramento CountyA ZoneD 3-5 Zones.Cosumnes River Ecological ReservePublic Land CDFW Seeking Hunter Input on Sacramento Valley Wildlife Areas July 26, 2022 CDFW and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will hold an online public outreach meeting for licensed hunters to provide comments and recommendations regarding hunting programs on state wildlife areas and federal wildlife refuges in the Sacramento Valley. Continue reading... Categories: Hunting, Lands, Waterfowl Tagged: Duck HuntingSacramento ValleyWildlife AreasWildlife RefugesPublic Meeting Portions of Gray Lodge Hiking Trail, Viewing Structures Closed for Summer Repairs; New Entrance Gates Will Improve Security July 14, 2022 Improvements are coming to the Gray Lodge Wildlife Area in Butte County. Hosting more than100,000 visitors each year, Gray Lodge is one of the most heavily visited wildlife areas in the state and construction work will restrict some public access over the next several months. Continue reading... Categories: Habitat Restoration, Lands, Waterfowl, Wildlife Tagged: Gray LodgeBirdingHikingConstruction Partners Return Winter-Run Chinook Salmon Eggs to McCloud River: Drought Action Moves Endangered Salmon Back into Their Historical Habitat for First Time Since Construction of Shasta Dam July 12, 2022 The Winnemem Wintu Tribe, CDFW, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) celebrated the return of endangered winter-run Chinook salmon eggs to the McCloud River upstream of Shasta Reservoir for the first time since the construction of the Shasta Dam in the 1940s. Continue reading... Categories: Drought, Fisheries, Salmon, Scientific Study Tagged: Winter-Run ChinookEndangered SpeciesWinnemem Wintu TribeMcCloud RiverHistoric ReturnNative FishDrought Action 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... 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