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 Avian Influenza Returns this Fall with Migratory Birds December 14, 2023 Wildlife disease specialists have confirmed the re-occurrence of the Eurasian strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in California wild birds. Continue reading... Categories: Environment, Hunting, Urban Wildlife, Waterfowl Tagged: Avian InfluenzaWaterfowlFall MigrationsDuck HuntingGoose Hunting CDFW Offering Waterfowl Hunts at East Bay Ecological Reserve September 13, 2023 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 Continue reading... Categories: Lands, Waterfowl Tagged: Eden LandingPete Starkwaterfowlwaterfowl huntingeast baybay area CDFW Seeks Artists to Enter Annual California Duck Stamp Art Contest March 23, 2023 The 2023-24 California Duck Stamp will feature the ring-necked duck. Continue reading... Categories: Duck Stamp Tagged: Duck stampwaterfowlhunting CDFW Offering Waterfowl Hunts at East Bay Ecological Reserve October 14, 2022 Hunters can soon participate in no-fee waterfowl hunts amid restored salt ponds at Eden Landing Ecological Reserve (ELER) in Hayward, a California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) land. Continue reading... Categories: Hunting, Lands, Waterfowl Tagged: Eden Landing Ecological Reservewaterfowlwaterfowl huntingduck hunting CDFW Offering Free Swan Tours This Fall and Winter October 7, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is offering free swan tours in Yuba County near Marysville on select Saturdays, November through early January. Continue reading... Categories: Species, Waterfowl, Wildlife Tagged: Free Swan ToursDistrict 10Tundra SwansMarysville-Yuba CityOutdoor EducationWildlifeWaterfowlRice FarmingBirding 12Next