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 Offering up to $5 Million in Grants to Enhance or Restore Habitat July 17, 2024 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response (CDFW‐OSPR) is accepting grant applications to fund projects that enhance, restore or acquire habitat for wildlife, with available funding totaling $5 million. Continue reading... Categories: Environment, Grants, Habitat Restoration, Plants, Wildlife Tagged: California coasthabitat conservationwildlifegrant funding Grant Awarded to Convert Former Landfill into Los Angeles County’s First New Regional Park in Three Decades June 24, 2024 The Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved 43 habitat conservation and restoration projects spanning 23 counties and protecting nearly 28,000 acres at its May 23 quarterly meeting. Continue reading... Categories: Environment, Grants, Habitat Restoration Tagged: Wildlife Conservation BoardGrant FundingHabitat Conservation Beavers are Back on Tule River Tribe Lands in the Southern Sierra Nevada June 21, 2024 After years of work by the Tule River Tribe, a family of seven beavers has been released into the South Fork Tule River watershed on the Tule River Indian Reservation as part of a multi-year beaver reintroduction effort done in partnership with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). Continue reading... Categories: Drought, Environment, Habitat Restoration, Wildlife Tagged: beaver reintroductiondroughtTule River TribeTule River RestorationCalifornia Department of Fish and Wildlifebeaver habitat Help Guard California’s Biodiversity During Invasive Species Action Week May 30, 2024 Preventing harmful impacts of non-native plants and animals protects the biodiversity of California — home to more species than any other state in the union. Continue reading... Categories: Education, Environment, Habitat Restoration, Invasive Species, Outreach Tagged: CDFW is Requesting Public Feedback for the Western Joshua Tree Program March 13, 2024 Join CDFW Thursday, April 4, 2024, from 10 a.m. to noon, for a virtual meeting on the development of a western Joshua tree conservation plan. Continue reading... Categories: Environment, Plants, Rare Species, Species Tagged: 1234Next