Recent News Releases CDFW Completes 2022 Waterfowl Breeding Population Survey June 24, 2022 CDFW has completed its 2022 waterfowl breeding population survey. The resulting data indicate the overall number of breeding ducks has decreased by 19 percent, including mallards that are the most abundant duck in the survey. Continue reading... Categories: Drought, Scientific Study, Species, Waterfowl, Wildlife Tagged: waterfowlducksgeesesurveybreeding 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 Salmon Fishery Monitoring Commences as the Recreational Ocean Salmon Season is Underway May 20, 2022 California’s recreational ocean salmon season is underway, and so is the CDFW ocean salmon monitoring program. Anglers are encouraged to assist CDFW employees or agents who ask about their trip or request to examine the catch, as the information collected is essential to the science needed to support continued ocean salmon fishing opportunities in future years. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Marine, Salmon, Scientific Study, Species Tagged: salmonoceanChinookmonitoringsciencemarine 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 Pilot Project to Return Salmon to Their Historical Habitat above Shasta Dam Receives Initial Funding February 10, 2022 CDFW today announced that the Department of Water Resources (DWR) will receive $1.5 million in funding for the Juvenile Salmonid Collection System Pilot Project in the McCloud Arm of Shasta reservoir. Continue reading... Categories: Drought, Fisheries, Grants, Habitat Restoration, Rare Species, Salmon, Scientific Study Tagged: Chinook SalmonEndangered SpeciesMcCloud RiverShasta ReservoirWinter-Run ChinookSacramento River Nonprofits Encouraged to Apply for Fundraising Hunting Tags November 9, 2021 CDFW invites nonprofit organizations to support wildlife research, habitat and management by auctioning off limited big game hunting tags for the 2022-23 season. Continue reading... Categories: Big Game, Hunting, Scientific Study, Wildlife Tagged: Fundraising TagsBig Game HuntingConservation California Fish and Game Commission Meets Remotely August 20, 2021 At the California Fish and Game Commission’s Aug. 18 meeting, commissioners discussed and acted on several issues affecting California’s natural resources. Continue reading... Categories: Scientific Study, Species, Wildlife Tagged: Fish and Game Commission CDFW Announces California’s Top Nature Families July 29, 2021 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is pleased to announce the winners of Nature Bowl 2021: Family Challenge Edition. Continue reading... Categories: Education, Lands, Scientific Study, Wildlife Tagged: Nature BowlFamily Challenge EditionDiscover NatureFamily Fun CDFW Successfully Relocates 1.1 Million Hatchery Salmon Until Klamath River Drought Conditions Improve July 13, 2021 Due to drought and poor water conditions in the Klamath River, CDFW successfully relocated 1.1 million juvenile, fall-run Chinook salmon from its Iron Gate Fish Hatchery in Siskiyou County. The fish were trucked to a nearby satellite facility and to the Trinity River Hatchery 122 miles away where the fish will remain until conditions in the Klamath River improve. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Hatcheries, Salmon, Scientific Study Tagged: Klamath Riversalmondamsdroughtclimate changeIron Gate Fish Hatcheryrelocationtribes CDFW Initiates Massive Wildfire Protection Effort at Wildlife Areas, Ecological Reserves Statewide July 1, 2021 CDFW has undertaken the largest wildfire protection and resiliency effort in its history, working to safeguard nearly all of its wildlife areas, ecological reserves and the surrounding communities from wildfire ahead of peak wildfire season this summer and fall. Continue reading... Categories: Budget, Drought, Fire, Habitat Restoration, Invasive Species, Lands, Rare Species, Scientific Study, Wildlife Tagged: WildfireFire ProtectionWildlife HabitatNative Plants 12Next
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