Science Institute News Recent accomplishments of CDFW's scientific community Science Spotlight: “Upcycling” Christmas Trees to Create Fish Habitat December 19, 2018 in General Christmas can be the gift that keeps giving -- to anglers and fish alike. In the north state, CDFW fish habitat technicians oversee the collection of discarded Christmas trees, which will be used to build underwater habitat structures for local waterways. Long after they’ve brightened holiday homes, these trees will provide shelter for juvenile warmwater fish species -- and ultimately will create better fishing opportunities for anglers. Tagged With: christmas tree, crappie, fish, habitat, largemouth bass, upcycle, upcycling Crime Fighters in Lab Coats: Meet CDFW’s Wildlife Forensics Team December 14, 2018 in Wildlife Research If they weren’t so busy or their work wasn’t so mission-critical, you might find CDFW’s Wildlife Forensics Laboratory team on loan to the California Department of Education. The four-person scientific team is all women with undergraduate and advanced degrees in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology and forensic science. Tagged With: biochemistry, forensic science, forensics, genetics, lab, laboratory, molecular biology, scientist, wildlife, women Science Spotlight: New Issue of Fish and Game Scientific Journal Now Available November 2, 2018 in California Fish and Game Journal California Fish and Game, Volume 104, Issue 2, is now available online! California Fish and Game is CDFW's official, quarterly, scientific journal devoted to the conservation and understanding of the flora and fauna of California and surrounding areas, and the eastern Pacific Ocean. Tagged With: california, fish, game, journal, science, scientific Science Spotlight: CDFW’s Annual Egg Take Results in Big Haul on the Little Truckee River October 26, 2018 in Wildlife Research Each October, conditions permitting, CDFW staff and volunteers from the California Inland Fisheries Foundation, Inc. and Kokanee Power descend on the Little Truckee River, just upstream from Stampede Reservoir near Truckee, and get to work on the annual Kokanee Egg Take. Tagged With: egg, fisheries, inland, kokanee, little truckee river, salmon, stampede reservoir, truckee Science Spotlight: It’s Spawning Season for Salmon, Scientists Trying to Revive Extinct Central Valley Salmon Run October 19, 2018 in Wildlife Research Fresno County may seem an unlikely setting for salmon restoration and research, but some of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) most ambitious work with salmon anywhere is taking place in the heart of the parched Central Valley. Tagged With: central valley, chinook, extinct, salmon, season, spawning, tracking Science Spotlight: Warner Mountains Black Bear Project October 12, 2018 in Wildlife Research California’s black bear population is healthy and growing, with an estimated 35,000 animals, up from an estimated 10,000 to 15,000 in 1982. But how do wildlife biologists determine these figures – and why are they important? Tagged With: bear, black, capture, DNA, genetics, microsatellites, mountains, population, recapture, warner Banding Together: Two Pacific Flyway States Share Resources to Manage Geese October 5, 2018 in Wildlife Research Every September, California Department of Fish and Wildlife waterfowl biologist Melanie Weaver sets off on an unusual business trip. She packs up a trailer with huge nets, wire, rockets, crates and a number of VHF collars. She makes the seven-hour drive to Summer Lake, in southern Oregon’s high desert country, and settles in for a waterfowl capture project of indeterminate length. Tagged With: geese, goose, oregon, pacific, specklebelly, specs, tule, white-fronted, wildlife management Science Spotlight: Increasing the Genetic Diversity of White Abalone September 26, 2018 in Wildlife Research At nearly 130 feet underwater, CDFW abalone researcher Dr. Laura Rogers-Bennett didn’t have much time. Her dive computer told her it was time to ascend, which meant that she would have to stop searching for the endangered white abalone hiding in the waving fields of red and gold gorgonians. Tagged With: abalone, collection, diversity, genetic, research, white abalone Science Spotlight: CDFW Biologist Gives Unlucky Sea Turtle a Second Chance September 19, 2018 in General CDFW Senior Environmental Scientist Mike Harris is credited with the rescue of a green sea turtle that was unintentionally caught from a pier in Morro Bay. Harris and the Morro Bay Harbor Patrol responded to a report of the hooked turtle on Aug. 17, after Harris was alerted by a friend in the area. Tagged With: green, marine, Morro Bay, rescue, sea turtle, turtles, wildlife No Cooling Off for Invasive Species ‘Hotline’ in Battle Against Nutria September 11, 2018 in General Six months after announcing the discovery of a breeding population of invasive nutria in the San Joaquin Valley, CDFW’s Invasive Species “hotline” continues to receive multiple reports each week of nutria sightings from the public. 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