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    • May 25, 2023
    Big Chico Creek

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is pleased to announce $20.4 million in awards to 15 projects to improve salmon habitat and support climate resiliency, wildlife corridors and wetlands restoration.

    Categories: General, Grants, Habitat Restoration, Salmon
    • April 13, 2023
    Underwater photo of juvenile Chinook salmon in the Klamath Basin.

    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.

    Categories: Fire, Fisheries, Grants, Habitat Restoration, Klamath Basin, Salmon
    • April 6, 2023
    ocean salmon on dock in measuring device

    Today, the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) acted unanimously to recommend a full closure of California’s commercial and recreational ocean salmon season.

    Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Salmon
    • March 15, 2023
    CDFW staff managing salmon fry in a hatchery

    Anticipating good conditions for the survival of hatchery-produced Chinook salmon throughout the Sacramento River and tributaries, CDFW will release both spring and fall-run Chinook during the historic rain and snowfall the state is experiencing.

    Categories: Fisheries, Salmon
    • March 7, 2023
    Cedar Creek Tributary to SF Eel River

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) today announced the award of $22.5 million to 19 projects to support the restoration of critical habitat for salmon, climate resiliency, wildlife corridors and wetlands restoration.

    Categories: Grants, Habitat Restoration