Media Contact Contact an Information Officer Related News Feeds California Outdoors Q&A OSPR News Marine Region News Subscribe Subscribe to CDFW News releases via email or text.* Sign Up(opens in new tab) *Accredited media representatives should contact an Information Officer to be placed on CDFW's media list. Follow Us Follow on Twitter @CaliforniaDFW(opens in new tab) Follow on Facebook(opens in new tab) Search News 2022-2024 News Releases CDFW’s 2025-26 CalNASP Equipment Grant Application Period Now Open April 28, 2025 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) National Archery in the Schools Program (CalNASP) is excited to announce the 2025-26 grant cycle is now open. Continue reading... Categories: Education, General, Grants, R3 Tagged: NASPArchery in the SchoolsArcheryPhysical Education CDFW Offering Waterfowl Hunts at East Bay Ecological Reserve November 14, 2024 Hunters can soon participate in no-fee waterfowl hunts amid restored salt ponds at Congressman Pete Stark Ecological Reserve at Eden Landing (formerly Eden Landing Ecological Reserve) in Hayward, a California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) land. Continue reading... Categories: Hunting, Lands, R3, Waterfowl Tagged: California huntingwaterfowl huntingCDFW landsecological reserve Vamos a Pescar Grant Applications Now Available October 28, 2024 CDFW is now accepting applications for the Vamos A Pescar community grant program. Continue reading... Categories: Education, Fishing, Outreach, R3 Tagged: Vamos A PescarGrant ApplicationsFishingBilingual CDFW Anticipates Good Conditions for Quail and Chukar Hunting October 18, 2024 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is anticipating good hunting for quail and chukar in 2024-25 as the statewide seasons for both open Saturday, Oct. 19 and run concurrently through Jan. 26. Continue reading... Categories: Hunting, Lands, R3, Upland Game, Wildlife Tagged: Upland HuntingCalifornia Quail HuntingCalifornia Chukar HuntingUpland Game Birds Free Fishing Day is on the Way as Summer’s End Nears August 21, 2024 There’s one last chance this year to cast your line into a California river, lake or bay without a fishing license, and that’s Saturday, Aug. 31. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Fishing in the City, Licensing, R3 Tagged: FishingFishing licenseFree Fishing DayRecreationOutdoors 1234Next