The 2026 adult Chinook salmon fishing season will soon close on the Upper Trinity River. The closure comes as California ...

A healthy river is more than just water flowing through a channel. It's a connected system of fish, insects, vegetation, ...

Adult hunters must have a valid California Hunting License, federal duck stamp, state duck validation and Harvest Information Program validations. Junior hunters must have a junior license and, if 16 ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), in partnership with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and Ojai ...

Before winter takes hold in the Arctic, tens of thousands of tundra swans migrate down along the Pacific Flyway from their remote and solitary breeding grounds to spend winter in California’s Great ...

Regional Response Team IX is responsible for ensuring: that state and federal resources are available when needed for emergency response to toxic spills within the states of Arizona, California and ...

Contact our staff about kelp and other marine algae.

California Inland Recreational Angler Survey (CIRAS) CIRAS is designed to collected data on recreational fishing activities in California's inland water bodies. Your feedback helps us understand ...

New to commercial fishing? All fish caught under the authority of a commercial fishing license, even for personal use, must be landed and documented on an electronic fish ticket and submitted to E-Tix ...

The Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area is approximately 15,200 acres of baylands, tidal sloughs and wetland habitat. Many waterfowl species and shorebirds including the California Ridgway's rail can be ...

The following is being forwarded on behalf of the California State Parks' Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW): California State Parks’ Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) today announced an ...

For more information about the SHARE Hunting Program, contact Victoria Barr, SHARE Wildlife Coordinator, Victoria.Barr@wildlife.ca.gov.