Recent News Releases CDFW Awards $26 Million for Ecosystem and Watershed Restoration, Protection and Scientific Study Projects Statewide June 22, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has selected 23 ecosystem restoration and protection projects to fund under its Proposition 1 Watershed Restoration Grant and Delta Water Quality and Ecosystem Restoration Grant Program. The awards total $26 million. Continue reading... Categories: Grants, Habitat Restoration, Lands Tagged: grantsecosystem restorationhabitat restorationconservationwatershedDelta CDFW Offers More Than $750,000 in Grants to Enhance or Restore Habitat February 2, 2022 CDFW’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) is seeking grant applications to help fund projects that enhance or restore habitat for wildlife, with available funding totaling more than $750,000. Continue reading... Categories: General, Habitat Restoration Tagged: OSPROffice of Spill Prevention and Responsehabitat restoration CDFW Awards $9.7 Million for Fisheries Habitat Restoration Program Projects December 22, 2021 CDFW today announced the selection of 15 projects that will receive funding for the restoration, enhancement and protection of anadromous salmonid habitat in California watersheds. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Habitat Restoration Tagged: fisherieshabitat restorationfunding Nimbus Fish Hatchery to Increase Production of Chinook Salmon by 500,000 Fish, Further Experiment with New Release Sites November 2, 2021 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation have announced a joint effort at the Nimbus Fish Hatchery in Sacramento County to increase production of fall-run Chinook salmon by 500,000 smolts to help combat effects of the drought. Continue reading... Categories: Drought, Fisheries, Habitat Restoration, Hatcheries Tagged: Nimbus Fish HatcheryAmerican RiverSteelheadHabitat RestorationChinook Salmon Heavy Construction, Restoration Work Forces Temporary Closure of Ocean Ranch Unit Within CDFW’s Eel River Wildlife Area October 8, 2021 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. Continue reading... Categories: Habitat Restoration, Hunting, Lands, Waterfowl, Wildlife Tagged: Ocean Ranch UnitHabitat RestorationEel River Wildlife AreaHumboldt CountyPublic SafetyTemporary Closure
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