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    • October 20, 2022
    A panoramic, overview of the Ocean Ranch Unit, part of CDFW's Eel River Wildlife Area.

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) wants to remind waterfowl hunters that its Ocean Ranch Unit in Humboldt County, part of the larger Eel River Wildlife Area, will be closed to all hunting and public access through the end of the year due to heavy construction and habitat work taking place.

    Categories: Habitat Restoration, Hunting, Lands, Wildlife
    • June 29, 2022
    A panoramic view of the beach and ocean that are part of the Ocean Ranch Unit, Eel River Wildlife Area.

    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.

    Categories: Fisheries, Habitat Restoration
    • November 24, 2021
    A sweeping, panoramic view of CDFWs Ocean Ranch Unit, Eel River Wildlife Area, in Humboldt County.

    CDFW will reopen the Ocean Ranch Unit within the Eel River Wildlife Area to waterfowl hunting and other public access beginning Wednesday, Dec. 1 as the majority of habitat restoration work taking place there winds down for the year.

    Categories: Duck Stamp, Habitat Restoration, Hunting, Lands, Waterfowl, Wildlife
    • October 8, 2021
    panoramic view of bay and surrounding marsh woodlands

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced the temporary closure of the Ocean Ranch Unit within the Eel River Wildlife Area as habitat and restoration work intensifies there with the use of heavy equipment. The unit is being closed to all public access for safety.

    Categories: Habitat Restoration, Hunting, Lands, Waterfowl, Wildlife