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| Nov 4, 2026 | CDFW Seeks Public Comment Related to Veiny Monardella | The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is seeking data and public comments on a petition to list veiny monardella under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA).
Veiny monardella is an annual plant in the mint family (Lam... |
| Nov 3, 2026 | CDFW’s Natural Community Conservation Planning Program awards seven proposals under the 2026 Local Assistance Grant solicitation | Technicians are working to restore services. Thank you for your patience.
Please try again in a few minutes. If the site still doesn’t load after service is restored, close and reopen your browser and try again. California Department of Fis... |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Recreational Dungeness Crab Fishing Begins in Most Areas Nov. 7 with Trap Restrictions, Commercial Season Delayed | The recreational Dungeness crab season will open under trap restrictions beginning November 7, 2026, except in a portion of Northern California where it has been delayed due to a public health hazard.
State health agencies determined that D... |
| Oct 29, 2026 | November 2026 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar | Deer at the Effie Yeaw Nature Preserve in Sacramento. CDFW Photo/Travis VanZant.
All calendar items are subject to change.
Wildlife areas, ecological reserves and other properties may be closed due to wildfires or storm damage. Hunters and ... |
| Oct 27, 2026 | Upper Trinity River Nears Adult Fall-Run Chinook Quota; Fishery to Close This Week | The 2026 adult Chinook salmon fishing season will soon close on the Upper Trinity River.
The closure comes as California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) projections indicate anglers will have met the Upper Trinity River adult fall-ru... |
| Oct 23, 2026 | CDFW Offering Waterfowl Hunts at Eden Landing | Hunters can soon participate in no-fee waterfowl hunts at Congressman Pete Stark Ecological Reserve at Eden Landing in Alameda County. Eden Landing waterfowl hunt opportunities require no entry fee and are offered on days of the week (Tuesd... |
| Oct 20, 2026 | California’s Statewide Waterfowl Season Gets Underway Oct. 24 | It’s a four-month drama that plays out across the Pacific Flyway each fall and winter.
California’s 2026-27 waterfowl hunting season begins Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in most zones. Duck and goose hunters will watch it unfold from their marsh... |
| Oct 16, 2026 | When Bears and Vehicles Collide | Slow Down and Help Keep Tahoe Bears Wild!
Fall is a busy time for bears in the Lake Tahoe Basin, and wildlife officials are reminding drivers to slow down and stay alert as bears spend more time on the move in search of food.
During hyperph... |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Lower Trinity River Nearing Quota; Adult Fall-Run Chinook Salmon Fishery to Close | Based upon California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) projections, anglers will have met the Lower Trinity River adult fall-run Chinook salmon quota below the Denny Road Bridge at Hawkins Bar for the 2026 season as of 11:59 p.m. on F... |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Necropsy Provides New Information About Beloved Bald Eagle Known as Jackie | SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), in partnership with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and Ojai Raptor Center, today released the results of the necropsy and additional diagnostic testing conducted follo... |
| Oct 13, 2026 | CDFW Encourages Hunters to try Quail and Chukar Hunting in California | Collection of Hunter-Harvested Wings Informs Abundance, Conservation Actions
Fall has officially arrived and with it more opportunities for upland game bird hunting. California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) biologists expect good h... |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Del Norte County Recreational Razor Clam Fishery Closes Due to Public Health Hazard | California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Meghan Hertel has closed the recreational razor clam fishery in Del Norte County. This closure comes following a recommendation from state health agencies that determined consumptio... |
| Oct 9, 2026 | A Scholastic Archery First: Dublin’s Emerald High School is California’s First to Compete in NASP Championship | Emerald High School in Dublin achieved a first this year for California’s scholastic archery programs, qualifying to compete in the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) Championship in Daytona Beach, Fla. The school’s achievement ... |
| Oct 8, 2026 | CDFW Awards $2.7 Million in Grants to Improve Boating Access, Support Golden Mussel Response | Additional $3 Million Available for Fiscal Year 2027-28 Boating Access Projects
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has announced the award of $2.7 million in grants for six projects to support recreational boating in stat... |
| Oct 7, 2026 | CDFW Awards $2.7 Million in Grants to Improve Boating Access, Support Golden Mussel Response | Additional $3 Million Available for Fiscal Year 2027-28 Boating Access Projects
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has announced the award of $2.7 million in grants for six projects to support recreational boating in stat... |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Hidden water joys splash at Edwards | Hidden in the Mojave Desert, where heat waves shimmer over cracked earth, unexpected sanctuaries of water and wildlife thrive. While the arid high desert is famous for its dry lakebeds, a unique combination of vegetation, soil and human ing... |
| Oct 6, 2026 | CDFW Calling for Sooty Grouse Artwork in This Year’s Upland Game Bird Stamp Art Contest | Stamp Sales to Help Raise Funds for Game Bird Conservation Projects
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) 2026-2027 upland game bird stamp contest is here. The winning entry will be featured on the state’s next upland game... |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 10 Years of AB 96 in Action: Ivory and Rhino Horn Ban Gave CDFW the Might to Fight Wildlife Trafficking in California, Around the World | In 2016, Assembly Bill 96 banned the sale of ivory and rhino horn in California, strengthening the authority and ability of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to combat illegal wildlife trafficking that threatens global b... |
| Oct 2, 2026 | CDFW Seeks Public Comment on Draft Bobcat Conservation Plan | The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is now accepting public comments on the just-released draft California Bobcat Conservation and Management Plan (PDF). The 133-page draft management plan was developed over five years alo... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | October 2026 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar | An acorn woodpecker near the American River in Sacramento County. CDFW Photo/Travis VanZant
All calendar items are subject to change.
Wildlife areas, ecological reserves and other properties may be closed due to wildfires or storm damage. H... |
| Sep 19, 2026 | California Deer Season Hits Full Stride as Hunters Prepare for Major September Openers | From the Klamath National Forest in Del Norte County to the Owens Valley in the Eastern Sierra, almost two dozen California deer hunt zones throughout the state will open to rifle hunting in the final weeks of September.
As many coastal dee... |
| Sep 18, 2026 | California Deer Season Hits Full Stride as Hunters Prepare for Major September Openers | From the Klamath National Forest in Del Norte County to the Owens Valley in the Eastern Sierra, almost two dozen California deer hunt zones throughout the state will open to rifle hunting in the final weeks of September.
As many coastal dee... |
| Sep 18, 2026 | High-Quality Western Joshua Tree Habitat Acquired, to be Co-Managed by CDFW and Native American Tribes | Western Joshua Tree Conservation Fund Web Page Announced
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has made a significant purchase of western Joshua tree habitat using the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Fund. The land will be ... |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Commercial and Recreational Take Restrictions in Place for Northern Anchovy in Monterey Bay Due to Public Health Hazard | State health agencies have recommended restricting the take of northern anchovy to bait use only for both the commercial and recreational fisheries in Monterey Bay after determining anchovies contain elevated levels of domoic acid.
Followin... |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Indiana Artist Wins 2026 California Duck Stamp Art Contest | A painting by Jeffrey Klinefelter of Etna Green, Ind., has been chosen as the winner of the 2026 California Duck Stamp Art Contest. Klinefelter’s painting, which depicts a greater white-fronted goose, will be the official design for the 202... |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Lower Klamath River Quota Met | Based upon California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) projections of the recreational fall-run Chinook Salmon catch on the Klamath River, anglers will have met the Lower Klamath River adult fall-run Chinook salmon quota below the Hig... |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Reminder of the Importance of Cold Water to Restore and Protect Salmon | CDFW Scientists Keeping an Eye on River Conditions to Protect Winter-and-Fall-Run Salmon
As California continues to feel the impacts of a heat dome that is bringing higher than normal temperatures to large portions of the state, it’s a good... |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Lake Oroville Update - September 4, 2026 | A morning view of Brad Freeman Trail located above the diversion pool in Oroville, California.
Dam Revegetation Project Ongoing
Construction work is ongoing on a DWR project to reestablish native vegetation in areas adjacent to Oroville Dam... |
| Aug 29, 2026 | September 2026 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar | Wood ducks on the American River in Sacramento County. CDFW Photo/Travis VanZant
All calendar items are subject to change.
Wildlife areas, ecological reserves and other properties may be closed due to wildfires or storm damage. Hunters and ... |
| Aug 29, 2026 | Anticipation Builds for Sept. 1 Dove Season Opener | One of the most popular days of the year for hunters in California is fast-approaching – the Sept. 1 dove season opener.
The dove opener is much more than a hunting trip. It’s the ceremonial start to California’s fall hunting seasons. It’s ... |
| Aug 29, 2026 | CDFW Announces Angling Closure at the Mouth of the Klamath River | The spit fishery at the mouth of the Klamath River will be closed to angling at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2. Based on California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) projections of the recreational fall-run Chinook Salmon harvest, an... |
| Aug 29, 2026 | WCB Approves $44 Million for Tribal Stewardship, Salmon Recovery and Desert Protection Projects | Beaver Valley Headwaters Preserve property in Siskiyou County. Photo by The Wildlands Conservancy.
Funding Includes $32 Million in Climate Bond Dollars Across Nine Projects to Restore Watersheds, Protect Corridors and Expand Public Access
T... |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Anticipation Builds for Sept. 1 Dove Season Opener | One of the most popular days of the year for hunters in California is fast-approaching – the Sept. 1 dove season opener.
The dove opener is much more than a hunting trip. It’s the ceremonial start to California’s fall hunting seasons. It’s ... |
| Aug 28, 2026 | WCB Approves $44 Million for Tribal Stewardship, Salmon Recovery and Desert Protection Projects | Beaver Valley Headwaters Preserve property in Siskiyou County. Photo by The Wildlands Conservancy.
Funding Includes $32 Million in Climate Bond Dollars Across Nine Projects to Restore Watersheds, Protect Corridors and Expand Public Access
T... |
| Aug 27, 2026 | CDFW Publishes Guidance on Conserving CESA Candidate Bumble Bees | The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has published a document intended to assist CDFW staff, project proponents and others in understanding where and when four bumble bee species that are candidates for listing under the Ca... |
| Aug 27, 2026 | CDFW Invites Input on Northern Sacramento Valley Hunting Opportunities | The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) North Central Region, in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), will hold an online outreach meeting to take comments and recommendations from hunters regarding hu... |
| Aug 27, 2026 | CDFW to Hold Public Outreach Meeting About Northern San Joaquin Valley Wildlife Area Hunting Opportunities | The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Central Region, along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), will hold an online outreach meeting to hear comments and recommendations regarding northern San Joaquin Valley wil... |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Hunter Input Sought on Yolo Bypass and Grizzly Island Hunting Programs | The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will hold an online outreach meeting Thursday, September 10, 2026, from 5-7 p.m. to hear comments and recommendations from licensed hunters regarding Yolo Bypass and Grizzly Island wildl... |
| Aug 27, 2026 | California Fish and Game Commission Finds Common Ground for Western Spadefoot Conservation, Clean-Energy Construction | Morro Manzanita Gets CESA Listing; New MPA Petition Recommendations Guide Commission Toward Decisions Expected in October
Out of a collaboration between conservation advocates and the solar energy industry, the California Fish and Game Comm... |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Late Big Bear bald eagle Jackie’s image used in scams | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Fans looking to buy merchandise of the beloved livestreamed Big Bear bald eagles, beware.
The Ventura County wildlife rescue facility, Ojai Raptor Center, which cared for Big Bear bald eagle Jackie... |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Caltrans helps to ensure future of iconic butterflies | State of California graphic
By the Division of Public Affairs
As thousands of western monarch butterflies return this fall to their overwintering sites along the central coast and other coastal locations of California, Caltrans and partner ... |
| Jul 1, 2026 | A marine heat wave caused seabird deaths off California. El Nino could worsen the die-off | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By JULIE WATSON
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Within minutes of walking on a San Diego beach, marine ornithologist Tammy Russell found the feathered carcasses — one after another.
Some were mixed in with washed... |
| Jun 13, 2026 | State, regional partners work to keep invasive golden mussels out of Sierra-Cascade region | A sampling plate pulled from the waters near the Port of Stockton show the invasive golden mussel in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Photo courtesy Fred Greaves (CalMatters).
In less than two years, the invasive golden mussel has spread f... |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Mountain lion roams posh San Francisco neighborhood before being captured | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and HAVEN DALEY
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 77-pound mountain lion set off a scramble Tuesday as it wandered through San Francisco’s wealthy Pacific Heights neighborhood before fina... |
| Dec 19, 2025 | A California fisherman may have broken records by catching a 10.25-pound canary rockfish | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By JANIE HAR
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California man caught a plump canary rockfish he says weighed in at 10.25 pounds, likely setting state and world records. Related Articles
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| Nov 1, 2025 | Groundbreaking Canine Detection Trial Confirms Ability to Isolate Odor of Invasive Golden Mussel Veligers | Golden Mussels is a new invasive species in the United States. In an attempt to be proactive to slow the spread of this highly invasive species, specially trained mussel detection canines are used to sniff boats prior to launching. A trial ... |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Oakland Zoo Unveils Conservation Strategic Plan Aimed to Redefine Their Impact in California and Beyond | Oakland Zoo Conservation Strategic Plan
Oakland Zoo has launched its Conservation Strategic Plan, the first of its kind for the organization.
OAKLAND, Calif., March 12, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Oakland Zoo has launched its Conservation St... |
| Jan 5, 2025 | The Tortoise Dilemma: Balancing Military Needs and Conservation Efforts in the Mojave Desert | The Mojave Desert is a land of extremes. Its sun scorches, its winds howl, and its wildlife struggles against the odds. Among its most iconic inhabitants is the desert tortoise, a creature as ancient as the rocks beneath it. Yet, this resil... |
| Jan 4, 2025 | ‘Gitmo’ in the Mojave: How the Marines are saving endangered desert tortoises | With its barbed-wire enclosure, some call this place Tortoise Gitmo, after the U.S. Navy’s Guantanamo Bay base and prison camp in Cuba. Others call it the Tortoise Bordello, although the young tortoises are released before they are mature e... |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Travel | California’s sunny Huntington Beach makes a great weekend getaway | You’ll be a stone’s throw from the Pacific City shopping district, a mall inspired by Craftsman-style beach bungalows. When you tire of shopping, duck into LSXO, if you can find it. It’s a secret (and Michelin rated) Vietnamese speakeasy tu... |
| Oct 25, 2024 | The Silent Suffering of Big Cats: A Call for Change in Hunting Practices | In the heart of Colorado, a battle rages over the fate of wild cats. The majestic mountain lion, a symbol of strength and grace, faces an onslaught of cruelty masked as sport. This isn’t hunting; it’s a commodification of wildlife. The rece... |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Commentary | Guest opinion: Jack Murphy, Jessica Beaulieu and James Pribyl: Big cat hunting is an indefensible act of cruelty | This permissive environment for killing wild cats — animals not involved in any human conflict — sharply contrasts with Colorado’s devotion to ethical hunting principles, including fair chase.
Bobcats are baited with the smell of sardines o... |
| Jun 18, 2024 | Governor Newsom announces historic land return effort on the 5th anniversary of California’s apology to Native Americans | Earlier this month, Governor Newsom visited the Klamath River dam removal project, the largest river restoration project in American history that will rehabilitate over 300 miles of salmon habitats, and discussed the ancestral land return w... |
| Jun 1, 2024 | Beloved surfboard-stealing otter spotted again off Northern California shore | Santa Cruz, California — New mug shots have emerged of otter 841, America's most wanted marine mammal.
Last summer, she terrorized surfers in Santa Cruz, California, biting surfboards and even hijacking them.
Now, she has returned, and... |
| Mar 28, 2024 | Cities are at war with rats. Flaco the owl and other animals pay the price. | Science Cities are at war with rats. Flaco the owl and other animals pay the price.
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| Mar 23, 2024 | Commentary | Guest opinion: Julie Marshall: I asked a mountain lion’s opinion of effort to end trophy hunting. Here’s her review. | By Julie Marshall
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard that a bunch of Coloradans are out and about gathering signatures for a measure to stop trophy hunters from randomly shooting mountain lions (and trapping bobcats) as th... |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Chevron agrees to pay over $13M in penalties for California oil spills | Chevron has agreed to pay more than $13 million in penalties for past oil spills in California, two state agencies announced Wednesday.
Why it matters: One of the fines was for $5.6 million for the company's oil spills in Kern County i... |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Recipe: Seaweed chips with sesame oil and sea salt | Taku Kondo is a San Francisco sushi chef-turned expert forager from Northern California who runs the popular YouTube channel Outdoor Chef Life. (See our interview with him here.) This is Kondo’s recipe for seaweed chips (or seasoning) that ... |
| Aug 12, 2023 | Researchers identify a new pack of endangered gray wolves in California | Researchers identified a new pack of endangered gray wolves in Tulare County, California, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday. The new pack was found in Central California's Tulare County – about 200 miles from t... |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Multiple rare sightings of wolverine in California confirmed | In a rare event, a wolverine was spotted three times in California's Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains in May, according to the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Officials believe the same wolverine was spotted by three diffe... |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Scammers publish ads for hacking services on government websites | Scammers have published various advertisements for hacking services on the official websites of multiple U.S. state, county and local governments, a federal agency, as well as numerous universities.
The advertisements were contained in PDF ... |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Painful step: Shutdown of fishing season necessary to save California salmon | In summary
Salmon population forecasts are down for this year, prompting fishery managers to cancel the fishing season. The decision is unfortunate but necessary, state leaders say, and part of several actions being taken to restore the pop... |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Wild salmon crisis hits US West Coast with closure of California, Oregon chinook fisheries | The Pacific Fishery Management Council voted on Thursday, 8 April to recommend the closure of the 2023 commercial chinook salmon fishery from the northern coast of the U.S. state of Oregon to the Mexico border.
The U.S. National Marine Fish... |
| Mar 13, 2023 | California cancels salmon fishing season as population dwindles due to drought: "It's devastating" | California cancels salmon fishing season California cancels salmon fishing season 03:35
Officials in California have issued a ban on salmon fishing anywhere along the state's coast for the remainder of the season, as the state's y... |
| Feb 25, 2023 | 6 Ways California is Capturing & Storing Water from Storms | SACRAMENTO – California is continuing to leverage recent actions and a historic $8.6 billion investment to ensure that water from storms is captured and conserved to help preserve supplies for communities, wildlife and the environment, and ... |
| Dec 18, 2022 | Mountain lion P-22 was 'compassionately euthanized' after showing signs of physical trauma. Here's how he went from a trouble-making cat to a symbol of Los Angeles. | This Nov. 2014, file photo provided by the U.S. National Park Service shows a mountain lion known as P-22, photographed in the Griffith Park area near downtown Los Angeles. National Park Service via AP File
Mountain lion P-22 was euthanized... |
| Dec 9, 2022 | Famed mountain lion to be captured after killing dog being walked in the Hollywood Hills, attacking another | Southland's well-known mountain lion, P-22, to be captured after apparent attacks on two dogs
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| Jun 21, 2022 | Nearly 350,000 trout to be euthanized in California as bacterial outbreak spreads | Nearly 350,000 rainbow trout must be euthanized as California wildlife officials battle bacteria outbreaks at two fish hatcheries in the eastern Sierra.
The naturally occurring bacteria, Lactococcus petuari, was first detected in April at B... |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Nearly half of bald and golden eagles in the US have chronic lead poisoning, most likely from bullet fragments | Lead-poisoned bald eagle admitted to The Raptor Center in Minnesota. The Raptor Center, University of Minnesota
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Nearly half of bald and golden eagles in the US have chronic lead poisoning, a study found.
Eagles scavenge the remai... |
| Feb 4, 2022 | $1.5B pumped hydro facility at San Vicente Reservoir takes next steps, but not everyone is on board | The construction of a proposed pumped hydro energy storage facility at the San Vicente Reservoir near Lakeside recently took a couple of steps forward but the project still needs to clear regulatory hurdles to become reality — and a backcou... |
| Aug 29, 2021 | A California mother fought a mountain lion with her bare hands to save her 5-year-old son | Mountain lion. Debbie Steinhausser/Shutterstock
A California mother punched a 65-pound (29kg) mountain lion who was attacking to save her son.
The boy, 5, was attacked while playing near his home in Calabasas, Los Angeles on Thursday.
The f... |
| Mar 29, 2021 | Bear cubs in US are developing an unexplained illness that makes them friendly and not afraid of people | A black bear cub playing in an old truck
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Black bear cubs in California have been showing "dog-like" behaviour and losing fear of people.
Officials say the behavior is on the rise, and likely linked to a brain conditio... |
| Mar 29, 2021 | Bear cubs in California are developing an unexplained illness that makes them friendly and not afraid of people | A black bear cub playing in an old truck. Getty Images
Black bear cubs in California have been showing “dog-like” behavior, officials say.
Officials say the behavior is on the rise and is likely linked to a brain condition.
Scientists don’t... |
| Nov 24, 2020 | Legal Loophole Opens $10 Billion Compensation Claim For Mauritius Oil Spill | 16 Aug: Wakashio splits in two after 12 days dragging along Mauritius' coral reefs, causing one of ... [+] the most expensive bunker fuel spills in history. AFP via Getty Images |
| Feb 8, 2019 | After ruling in anchovy case, future stock assessment method under debate | The federal government has about 10 weeks before it must establish a new catch limit for an anchovy fishery in northern California, and as time winds down, discussions about the fishery’s future are ramping up.
However, the talk regarding t... |