Draft Ecosystem Restoration Program Conservation Strategy Now Available for...
The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) has released a draft conservation strategy related to the Sacramento Valley, San Joaquin Valley and Delta. The draft report, entitled “Conservation Strategy for...
View ArticleWaterfowl Hunting Delayed on Public Hunting Areas in the Sacramento Valley
The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) must delay opening day of waterfowl season on Type-A state and federal hunting areas in the Sacramento Valley. Due to a delayed rice harvest, opening day will be...
View ArticleDFG to Offer Winter Swan Tours in Sacramento Valley
Join a Department of Fish and Game (DFG) naturalist-led swan tour of Marysville’s Rice and Waterfowl area this November through January. Co-hosted by local rice farmers and land owners, these tours...
View ArticleHelp Save Endangered Species at Tax Time!
California’s wild animals and plants need your help, and there’s an easy way to do it! Just make a voluntary contribution on line 403 and/or line 410 of your state income tax return (Form 540). By...
View ArticleDFG Enhances Urban Trout Planting Efforts in Sacramento Region
DFG is enhancing its urban trout planting program in the greater Sacramento area by adding an additional 16,000 catchable size rainbow trout. Area waters will be systematically planted over the next...
View ArticleDFG Begins New Study to Increase Survival of Out-migrating Juvenile Salmon
Department of Fish and Game (DFG) biologists are trying a new tactic to help California's ocean-bound juvenile salmon, in hopes of increasing survival rates.
View ArticleFree Fishing Day is Saturday, July 7
The California Department of Fish and Game invites anglers to celebrate summer by fishing for free this coming Saturday in California’s spectacular waters.
View ArticleCentral Valley Salmon Season Opens July 16
The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is announcing fishing regulations for the 2012 salmon season on the Sacramento, Feather, American and Mokelumne rivers.
View ArticleDFG Surveys Salmon Anglers on Central Valley Rivers
The Department of Fish and Game’s (DFG) Central Valley angler surveys have begun on the American, Feather, Mokelumne and Sacramento rivers. Over the next five months, survey crews will repeatedly visit...
View ArticleDFG to Offer Winter Swan Tours in Sacramento Valley
The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is offering swan tours near Marysville Nov. 3, 2012 through Feb. 2, 2013. Co-hosted by local rice farmers, the tours will focus on tundra swans in one of the...
View ArticleNimbus Hatchery Fish Ladder to Open Nov. 5
The three major state-run hatcheries in the Central Valley – the Nimbus Hatchery in Sacramento County, and hatcheries on the Feather River in Butte County and the Mokelumne River in San Joaquin County...
View ArticleTehama County CDFW Officer Selected as NWFT Wildlife Officer-of-the-Year
Wildlife Officer Carlson patrols northern Tehama County, which is known for healthy turkey populations. During the spring and fall turkey hunting seasons, he devotes much of his patrol time to...
View ArticleDepartment of Fish and Wildlife Partnering with the International Sportsmen’s...
CDFW will participate in the annual International Sportsmen's Exposition at Cal Expo in Sacramento from Jan. 10-13. The event is the largest outdoor sportsmen's show of its kind in northern California.
View ArticleThe 2013-14 Freshwater Sports Fishing Regulation Pamphlet Issued
Changes this year include new regulations on sturgeon, salmon and steelhead retention, new areas where hatchery trout or steelhead may be retained, and a black bass slot limit removal on five waters....
View ArticleNew Sport Ocean Fishing Regulation Changes for 2013
New 2013-2014 Ocean Sport Fishing Regulation booklets are now available at California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) offices and wherever sport fishing licenses are sold. Anglers and divers...
View ArticleJoin California Department of Fish and Wildlife Natural Resource Volunteer...
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is recruiting applicants for the Natural Resource Volunteer Program (NRVP) to serve in the Sacramento area. The NRVP provides conservation and...
View ArticleSpecial Dove Hunting Opportunity Offered on Cosumnes River Preserve
Dove season is approaching and people seeking hunting opportunities can visit the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) Upland Game Bird Program’s web page. It lists numerous statewide...
View ArticleSacramento Family Faces Felony Charges for Selling Sport Caught Fish
California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) officers arrested a Sacramento family of three early Saturday morning for illegally selling sport-caught fish from the Delta. Luan Van Dao, 51, his...
View ArticleYolo County Jury Convicts Sturgeon Poachers
A Yolo County jury convicted a repeat sturgeon poacher and his accomplice of multiple felonies and poaching charges stemming from a 2010 poaching investigation. They were convicted June 19, with...
View ArticleWildlife Conservation Board Funds Environmental Improvement and Acquisition...
At its Aug. 28 quarterly meeting, the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved approximately $30 million in grants to help restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat throughout California. Some of...
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