DFG Calendar of Events
September 2008
- 1
Labor Day (State Holiday) -- DFG offices closed
- 8-12
Abalone/Urchin Subtidal Surveys, Caspar Cove, Mendocino County
Contact: Laura Rogers-Bennett, rogersbennett@ucdavis.edu
- 12-14
Becoming an Outdoors-Woman, California, Soapstone
Carving and Birding Workshop,
at Sacramento Wildlife Refuge near Willows. Tools and supplies included. Cost:
$200.
- 13
Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Tour, Davis
- 13
Advanced Hunter
Education: Upland Game Hunting Clinic, Williams, CA
- 19-21
Becoming an Outdoors-Woman, California, Fly Fishing
Workshop, at Bidwell Ranch near Burney, California. All fishing equipment included. Cost:
$250.
- 20
Advanced Hunter
Education: Waterfowl Hunting Clinic, Williams, CA
- 20
Advanced Hunter
Education: Upland Game Hunting Clinic, Gorman, CA
- 27
Advanced Hunter
Education: Waterfowl Hunting Clinic, San Jacinto Wildlife Area (Riverside
County)
- 27
Free Fishing Day
- 27
14th Annual Oroville Salmon Festival
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Contact: Anna Kastner (530) 538-2222
Location: DFG's Feather River
Hatchery, 5
Table Mountain Blvd., Oroville,
CA 95965
- The Feather River Fish Hatchery, located on the river across
from historic downtown Oroville, will feature active salmon spawning
for public viewing. The Department of Water Resources (DWR) will
provide guides for interpretation of this activity from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m.
- The Feather River Nature Center
will once again showcase The First Salmon Ceremony, a Maidu Tribal
ritual recognizing the return of salmon to the Feather River.
- Throughout
the day, there will be Native American dancing, hand games, displays
of Maidu spear fishing tools and dry-land demonstrations of spear
fishing techniques.
- 27
Lost Lake Park
Fishing Clinic (PDF), Friant (Fresno County)
Google
Map
October 2008
- 3-5
From the Forest to the Surf Training Workshop, Petaluma
This training at Walker Creek Ranch is open to anyone interested in working
with youth to promote environmental education, wildlife habitat evaluation
and wildlife management. Registration required.
For more information contact Mary Engebreth, (707) 996-2981 or maryengebreth@comcast.net.
- 11-12
American River Salmon Festival, Rancho Cordova (Sacramento County)
- 11
Yolo Bypass
Wildlife Area Tour, Davis
- 11
Find the DFG booth at the
Santa
Barbara Harbor and Seafood Festival
- 11
Sunbeam Lake Reopening and Park Dedication Ceremony, Seeley (Imperial County)
9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Join the Department of Fish and Game as the Imperial
County Department of Parks and Recreation celebrates the reopening of
Sunbeam Lake and restored fishing opportunities.
Google
Map. For more information call (909) 484-0523.
- 13
Columbus Day (State Holiday) -- DFG offices closed
- 17-19
Becoming an Outdoors-Woman, California, MULTI-COURSE WORKSHOP
at Wonder Valley Ranch, Sanger, California www.wondervalley.com. The workshop offers hands-on
instruction in fly fishing, fly tying, bait fishing, map and compass reading, outdoor/Dutch
oven cooking, personal self defense, shotgun shooting, archery, knot tying, backpacking, hiking
with poles, kayaking, and more. Cost: $395.
- 22
Becoming an Outdoors-Woman, California, Guided Pheasant Hunt at Wilderness
Unlimited Property in Williams, California, November 22. Shotguns and ammunition inclucded.
Cost: $100.
- 22-24
Biennial
CALFED Science Conference, Sacramento
Aforum for presenting scientific information and ideas relevant to
the CALFED Bay-Delta Program's goals and objectives in the California
Bay-Delta, its watersheds, and the adjacent coastal ocean.
- 25
Iron Gate Hatchery's Annual Open House, Hornbrook (Siskiyou County)
9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
The public is invited to observe adult Chinook salmon in fish ladders,
feed juvenile fish, view hatchery spawning operations, and more.
For more information: (530) 475-3420 or irongate@dfg.ca.gov
Directions and more about Iron Gate Hatchery
November 2008
January 2009
- 17
Winter Bird Festival, Galt
McCaffrey Middle School, 997 Park Terrace Drive, Galt CA 95632
Contact: Misty Bell, Winter Bird Festival Event Coordinator, (916) 832-9713
