Golden Mussel shells collected in October 2024 at a water quality station at Rough and Ready Island near Stockton in San Joaquin County, California, USA. Photo: Elizabeth Wells, Ph. D. (DWR).

California’s 2026-27 waterfowl hunting season begins Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in most zones. Duck and goose hunters will ...

1010 Cosumnes River Arno; 11/14/2026 - 11/15/2026 1 The Cosumnes River Preserve is located next to Highway 99 between Elk Grove and Galt. This is a two-day hunt with a mandatory hunter orientation ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

The CDFW Marine Region blogsite, Marine Management News, covers a variety of topics, including fishing regulation changes, interesting fish and invertebrates, and ocean/fishery monitoring, management, ...

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 ...

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 ...

*Accredited media representatives should contact an Information Officer to be placed on CDFW's media list. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has announced the award of $2.7 million ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) 2026-2027 upland game bird stamp contest is here. The winning entry ...