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1807 13th Street, Suite 104
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 322-8911

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October 2008

10/10 DFG Forecasts 2008 Chukar and Quail Season Prospects
Brood Surveys Indicate Increase In Production Of Young birds Over Last Year
10/10 DFG Offers Special Gamebird Heritage Central Coast Women’s Pheasant Hunting Clinic
10/9 2008/2009 Waterfowl Hunting Opportunities for Eden Landing Ecological Reserve
10/7 Department of Fish and Game graduates eighth class of Senior Volunteers
10/6 Deadline Approaches to Apply for Game Warden Academy
10/2 Retired DFG Assistant Chief honored as Shikar-Safari Wildlife Officer of the Year
10/1 Public Comment Sought on Proposal to Restore Paiute Cutthroat Trout to Historic Habitat in Silver King Creek
10/1 Hunters Urged to Protect California Deer from Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)

September 2008

9/30 MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force Chair and California Department of Fish and Game Director Announce South Coast Regional Stakeholder Group;
Members chosen to represent diverse interests from Santa Barbara to San Diego
9/25 Mount Whitney Hatchery remains closed due to the threat of flood
9/25 Edan Landing restoration project to create vital habitat for endangered wildlife
9/25 Celebrate Free Fishing Day Sept. 27
9/25 DFG Rescues Fish Again at Caples Lake
9/18 Department of Fish and Game signs Coachella Valley NCCP permit
9/15 Fish and Game tells hunters to "Keep it clean"
9/15 Watchable Wildlife: Sandhill Crane Viewing Opportunities Come to Lodi
9/12 DFG Extends Closure of Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve until May 1, 2009
9/8 Southern California MLPA Science Advisory Team Announced

August 2008

8/29 DFG Announces Changes to 2008 Ocean Sportfishing Regulations from Point Arena to the Oregon Border
8/28 Wildlife Conservation Board funds environmental improvement projects
8/28 DFG to hold public meetings regarding hatchery and stocking program
DFG, with USFWS, will evaluate effects of hatcheries and fish stocking
8/26 Agencies ask boaters to "clean, drain and dry" for holiday weekend -- Help to prevent spread of invasive mussels
8/25 MEDIA ADVISORY: Fish rescue and relocation operation at Caples Lake
8/25 Game Warden Force Increases With New Graduates
Graduation Ceremony Aug. 27 in Paradise, Calif.
8/20 DFG dives into another year of underwater research using ROV on California's Marine Protected Areas
8/19 DFG Proposes Change to 2008 Ocean Sportfishing Regulations from Point Arena to the Oregon Border
8/13 DFG scientist appointed to National Invasive Species Advisory Committee
8/12 DFG Offers September Waterfowl Hunting Clinics
8/12 DFG Offers Upland Game Hunting Clinics in September
8/12 Correction to two deadlines in new California Hunting Digest
8/12 Agencies in Monterey and Santa Cruz first to receive oil spill response equipment grants
8/8 DFG solicits proposals for watershed restoration grants; deadline Sept. 3
8/7 DFG Hoping Hunters Can Help Start New Study on E. Coli and Wildlife
8/7 DFG's California Fishing Passport and NOAA Fisheries Offers Family Fishing Trips - Dana Point & San Diego
8/6 First Deer Season with Nonlead Ammunition Requirements Opens Aug. 9
8/1 DFG Offers Online Application for Bird Hunts

July 2008

7/31 New Salmon and Steelhead Regulations on Klamath and Trinity Rivers
7/28 Commercial Greenlings Fishery Season Set to Close Aug. 18, 2008
7/25 DFG's Steve Edinger Named Acting OSPR Administrator
7/21 DFG Wardens Arrest Six Suspects in Marijuana Eradication Operation on Sensitive Ecological Site
7/17 DFG stocks over 1.7 million fingerling inland salmon into California lakes and reservoirs
7/16 DFG Warden Receives Prestigious National Award
7/10 DFG Offers Summer Wild Pig Hunting Clinic
7/9 California 2008/2009 Duck Stamp Art to be Unveiled by the Artist
7/3 DFG Employees Win Awards for Work on Wild Sheep
7/2 DFG Announces Closure of Central Valley Recreational Salmon Fishing
7/1 K-9 Graduation Ceremony Scheduled for Thursday, July 3

June 2008

6/30 Successful San Francisco Bay Halibut Catch Triggers DFG Survey to Ensure Sustainable Fishery
6/20 DFG Seeks Public Input on Longfin Smelt Listing Petition
6/19 DFG Sets Record With 20.2 Million Young Salmon Raised, Trucked, Acclimated and Released into San Pablo Bay
6/18 DFG Closes Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve for 90-Day Study, to Ensure Public Safety in Aftermath of Martin Fire
6/13 Public Workshops Scheduled to Begin MLPA Initiative South Coast Project (PDF)
6/9 Big Game Drawings Fuel Hunters' Dreams
6/6 Department of Fish and Game calls first invasive mussel checkpoint a success
6/5 Nature Bowl Top Winners Help DFG Stock Rainbow Trout
6/4 DFG Announces Free Fishing Day on June 7
6/3 Nonlead Ammunition Regulation For Hunting In Condor Range Starts July 1
6/2 DNA Results Prove DFG Successfully Found And Shot Dangerous Coyote That Attacked Toddler

May 2008

5/29 DFG Announces Changes to Central Valley Recreational Salmon Fishing Regulations
5/29 California Outdoors Q&As; New Outdoors Column Debuts
5/29 DFG Seeks Public Input On Proposed Longfin Smelt Regulation
5/28 DFG Completes 2008 Waterfowl Breeding Population Survey;
Twelve percent decrease in population seen among duck species
5/27 New “California Outdoors Q&A” column to debut
5/22 California Reminds Boaters & Water Users: Don’t Move A Mussel
5/21 California/Nevada Wildlife Agencies Sign Agreement Concerning Black Bear Management Practices
5/20 DFG Seeking Public Comment Regarding Delisting of the American Peregrine Falcon
5/20 Boaters should "clean, drain and dry" for holiday weekend; Watercraft checkpoint on I-5 North near Redding
5/14 Lake Davis Trout Restocking Celebration Scheduled May 17
5/13 Lake Tahoe Invasive Mussel Inspection Training May 16; K-9 Detection Demonstration
5/13 Department of Fish and Game to Inspect Watercraft for Quagga/Zebra Mussels May 22-23 on I-5 North near Redding
5/9 DFG Announces Changes to Recreational Groundfish 2008 Fishing Regulations

April 2008

4/30 Groundfish Regulation Changes Reconsidered for North Coast, Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Areas Will Not Be Implemented on May 1
4/25 Department of Fish and Game Graduates Additional K-9 Teams in Second Academy
4/24 California Hunting Digest Big Game Book Now Available
Deadline to Apply for Big Game Hunts is June 2, 2008
4/24 Early Detection Monitoring Classes for Quagga/Zebra Mussels offered in Southern California
4/24 DFG Schedules Public Meetings for Biennial Groundfish Management Regulations
4/23 MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force Again Sets Milestone and Makes Recommendations for Improving California’s System of Marine Protected Areas
4/22 DFG Offers Big Game Hunting Clinic This Spring
4/18 DFG Announces Changes to Recreational Groundfish 2008 Fishing Regulations
Public Meeting Scheduled April 26 in Ukiah
4/16 Quagga/Zebra Inspection and Decontamination Training Offered at Don Pedro
4/11 DFG Seeks Bilingual Hunter Education Instructors
4/10 Director McCamman Makes Statement on Salmon Closure

March 2008

3/28 DFG Warns: Leave Wild Animals Alone
3/28 Early Trout Season Opener on the Middle Fork Feather River in Plumas County
3/27 Welch named 2007 Statewide Hunter Education Instructor of the Year
3/21 Additional Evidence of Wolverine Found in the Tahoe National Forest
3/21 Nine Nabbed in Sturgeon "Operation Sacked Again"
3/18 Abalone fishing season to open April 1; New tagging requirement
3/18 Department of Fish and Game Stages First K-9 Units around the State
3/17 Remember Wildlife at Tax Time
3/11 DFG Offers Spring Outdoor Opportunities for Youth Archery

February 2008

2/29 DFG Now Accepting Applications For The Senior Volunteer Program in Orange County
2/29 Game Warden Named California Officer of the Year by National Wild Turkey Federation
2/25 Game Warden Named California Rifle and Pistol Association Law Enforcement Officer of the Year
2/25 DFG to Host Public Meeting on Salmon
2/7 Recreational Ocean Salmon Season Opens Feb. 16 -- Angling Permitted from Horse Mountain to Point Arena
2/5 Scientists to Discuss First Five Years of Monitoring the Channel Islands Marine Protected Areas
2/1 Public Workshops Scheduled for Draft North Central Coast Marine Protected Area Proposals

January 2008

1/31 DFG Offers Bear Hunting Clinic on March 1
1/30 Lake Davis Northern Pike Eradication Project Update Open House Scheduled
1/25 Lake Davis Once Again Open To Anglers
1/23 DFG Offers Free Mad River Hatchery Tours to the Public and School Groups
1/18 Steelhead Catch Is Up
1/16 Zebra Mussels Found in California Reservoir
1/15 DFG Offers 2-day Wilderness Survival Clinic Scheduled for Feb. 9-10
1/11 Avian Cholera Cause of Recent Bird Deaths
1/9 Delta Smelt Information Requested
1/7 DFG Seeks Assistance in Slowing Spread of New Zealand Mud Snails