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Ballona Wetlands Restoration Project

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge issued a ruling on the Ballona Environmental Impact Report (EIR) litigation in May, 2023. In this decision, CDFW is required to disclose and analyze new flood ...
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Fish and Wildlife Warden Career: Application Process

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications - such as education and age - must submit the following documents to be considered: As part of this process, candidates will be fingerprinted, with ...
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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 ...
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Additional Recreational Dungeness Crab Area Delay in Portions of Humboldt County Due to Public Health Hazard

State health agencies have determined (PDF) that Dungeness crab from the southern boundary of the Reading Rock State Marine Protected Areas (41⁰ 17.6’ N. latitude) to Cape Mendocino, Humboldt County ...
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CDFW Grant Opportunities

The Department of Fish and Wildlife manages California's diverse fish, wildlife, and plant resources, and the habitats upon which they depend, for their ecological values and for their use and ...
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Invertebrates of Interest: Crabs

Set a maximum size for the main buoy of up to 6 inches in diameter and up to 14 inches in length. No changes were made to marking requirements for the main buoy. Allow for an optional secondary marker ...
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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 ...
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New Grant Opportunity: Delta-Based Decontamination Control Sites to Prevent the Spread of Golden Mussel

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is offering $6 million in grant funding to develop or enhance boating decontamination control efforts in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. This ...
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Recreational Dungeness Crab Fishing Begins in Most Areas Nov. 7 with Trap Restrictions, Commercial Season Delayed

CDPH: • Domoic Acid results website (subsection Analytical Data – Crabs) • Shellfish advisories web page for latest ...
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CDFW Encourages Hunters to try Quail and Chukar Hunting in California

Fall has officially arrived and with it more opportunities for upland game bird hunting. California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) biologists expect good hunting seasons for quail and chukar ...
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CDFW Calling for Sooty Grouse Artwork in This Year’s Upland Game Bird Stamp Art Contest

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 bird stamp. The 2026-2027 ...
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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 ...