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, County of San Diego Bring Sacramento Perch to Southern California to Create Future Urban Fishing Opportunity September 7, 2023 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) in partnership with the County of San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation has introduced Sacramento perch to Lindo Lake in Lakeside in an effort to establish the first population of Sacramento perch in Southern California and create a unique urban fishing opportunity in the future. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Species Tagged: Sacramento PerchUrban FishingNative SpeciesSan Diego CountySouthern California CDFW Provides Nearly $36 Million for Projects to Save Salmon and Other California Fish and Wildlife Species April 13, 2023 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) today announced nearly $36 million in projects to benefit salmon and their habitats, and to further support climate resiliency, wildlife corridors and wetlands restoration. Continue reading... Categories: Fire, Fisheries, Grants, Habitat Restoration, Klamath Basin, Salmon Tagged: SalmonKlamath River BasinNative SpeciesHabitat Restoration CDFW Launches Immediate Efforts to Save Clear Lake Hitch March 23, 2023 Prompted by urgent calls for action from Tribal leaders and community members, a coalition of Tribal, local, state and federal entities is taking immediate steps to support the long-term survival of the Clear Lake hitch.` Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Habitat Restoration, Rare Species Tagged: Clear LakeNative SpeciesClear Lake Hitch"Chi" Lake Tahoe to Receive 100,000 Lahontan Cutthroat Trout This Summer: Agencies, Washoe Tribe Unite to Return Native Trout to Lake Tahoe June 3, 2022 Tahoe’s native fish are making a return this summer. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Trout Tagged: Lake TahoeTrout FishingLahontan Cutthroat TroutNative Species