December 2006
|
| 12/20 |
DFG Offers 2-day Wilderness
Land Navigation Clinic on Jan. 20-21 |
| 12/13 |
DFG Offers Holiday
Tradition with More, Bigger Fish in Bay Area Lakes |
| 12/11 |
Nationally Known DFG
Scientist Named Conservation Officer of the Year |
| 12/8 |
DFG Arrests 14 Suspects
in Targeted Raids on Striped Bass Poaching Operations |
| 12/7 |
DFG’s Orange County
Senior Volunteer Program Now Accepting Applications |
| 12/1 |
Region 3: DFG Announces
Drawing for 2007 Joice Island Pig Hunt |
November 2006
|
| 11/17 |
Fish and Game Warden
Cadet Application Deadline Dec. 1 |
| 11/17 |
Duck Hunting Clinic for
Women Offered by DFG and BOW, California on Dec. 8-9 |
| 11/15 |
HUNTERS HELP FISH AND
GAME TAKE A BITE OUT POACHING |
| 11/13 |
Region 5: Shellmaker
Island Tour Scheduled Saturday, Nov. 18th
Take a Peak at the new Back
Bay Science Center |
| 11/13 |
Region 2: Chronic
Wasting Disease Checkpoint Scheduled Nov. 18 |
| 11/8 |
BOW, California Offers
Dec. 3 Women’s Pheasant Hunt in Williams |
| 11/8 |
Media Advisory: California
Wild Bird Surveillance Media Event November 16, 2006 |
| 11/6 |
Region 3: Junior Duck
Hunts at Grizzly Island Wildlife Area |
| 11/3 |
Region 3: Special
Women’s Pheasant Hunt at Grizzly Island Wildlife Area |
| 11/3 |
Region 3: DFG Offers
Special Youth Pheasant Hunts at Grizzly Island Wildlife Area |
| 11/1 |
Media Advisory: Nimbus
Hatchery Fish Ladder to Open |
October 2006
|
| 10/27 |
DFG’s Main License
Sales Office Set to Move |
| 10/26 |
Old oil removed from SS
Palo Alto
Historic cement ship at Seacliff State Beach now safe for wildlife |
| 10/24 |
DFG Advanced
Hunter Ed Offers Dog Handling Clinic for Pointers in November |
| 10/13 |
The Department of Fish
and Game Invites Public Comments on Preparation of EIRs for Permitting
Programs for Scott and Shasta River Watersheds
Public Workshops and Scoping
Meetings Set for Oct. 24 and 25 |
| 10/13 |
The Department of Fish
and Game Invites Public Comments on Preparation of EIRs for Permitting
Programs for Scott and Shasta River Watersheds
Public Workshops and Scoping Meetings Set for Oct. 24 and
25 |
| 10/11 |
Region 2: Hunting
Access Affected at State and Federal Lands in the Sutter Bypass |
| 10/11 |
DFG Arrests Four Suspects
in Chinatown for Selling Vials of Bear Bile |
| 10/10 |
10th
Annual Salmon Festival Set for Oct. 14-15 |
| 10/4 |
Two
Pike Comment Hearings Scheduled in Sacramento Thursday |
September 2006
|
| 9/29 |
Fish
and Game Wardens Make Major Pot Busts
Alleged Cultivators Hauled Off to Jail, Marijuana Confiscated |
| 9/22 |
WCB
Selects John Donnelly as Interim Executive Director |
| 9/22 |
Region
3: DFG Announces Upcoming
Schedule for Grizzly Island
Wildlife Area |
| 9/20 |
DFG
Offers Free Fishing Day on Sept. 23
Plenty of Programs Available for Anglers who Connect with
National Pastime |
| 9/15 |
Region
3: 2006/2007 Waterfowl Hunting
Opportunities for Eden
Landing Ecological Reserve |
| 9.15 |
Region
3: DFG October Trout Plants
for Central Coast
Region |
| 9/15 |
Region
3: Special 2006-2007 Turkey
Hunts Scheduled at Lake Sonoma |
| 9/15 |
Region
3: DFG Offers Special Gamebird
Heritage, Central Coast
Women’s Pheasant Hunting Clinic near San Miguel,
Monterey County |
| 9/13 |
Waterfowl
Season Delayed by One Week on Several Wildlife Areas |
| 9/12 |
Region
5: Shark Camp Scheduled Sept.
23rd
Camping With Sharks - A Family Adventure |
| 9/12 |
DFG
Offers its Best Waterfowl Hunting Clinic in Williams, Sept.
30 |
| 9/12 |
DFG
Pike Project Team Members Scheduled to Present Before Worldwide
Audience |
| 9/8 |
Region
2: Cranes Return to Central
Valley
Sign ups for Crane Tours Now Open |
| 9/1 |
DFG OFFERS
SPECIAL GAME BIRD HERITAGE JUNIOR
PHEASANT HUNTS AT HIGHLAND SPRINGS, LAKE COUNTY
|
| 9/1 |
Draft
Environmental Review Document Available Sept. 1 for the Proposed
Lake Davis Pike Eradication Project Four
Public Hearings Scheduled in September and October |
August 2006
|
| 8/30 |
“Becoming
an Outdoors-Woman, California” Multi-course Workshop Set
for October |
| 8/25 |
Fremont Weir
Wildlife Area Closed to Public Access for Sediment Removal
|
| 8/24 |
California
Fish and Game Commission Recognizes Waterfowlers Hall of Fame |
| 8/23 |
Hunting
Upland Game, DFG Holds Two Regional Day-Long Clinics
Through Advanced Hunter Education Program |
| 8/23 |
DFG
Opens Public Comment on Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan |
| 8/22 |
Media
Advisory: Aug. 29 Trip To
San Miguel Island/Abalone Survey |
| 8/22 |
Opportunities
Abound with Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Program |
| 8/18 |
Region
5: Marine Life Discovery Tour
Scheduled Aug. 26
Back Bay Science Center and Marine Life working Together |
| 8/17 |
Commercial
Cabezon Fishery September-October Trip Limit
Decreased From 900 Pounds to 200 Pounds |
| 8/16 |
Fish
and Game Commission: Fish
and Game Commission Moves Forward With Proposal to Create Network
of Marine Protected Areas Along Central Coast |
| 8/15 |
Klamath/Trinity
River Basin Salmon Recreational Seasons and Size Restrictions
Effective Aug. 15 |
| 8/15 |
DFG and UASC Host Final “Passport
Challenge”
Ocean Partyboat Fishing
|
| 8/11 |
DFG
Policy Remains No Refund for Deer Tags Due to Fire Closure |
| 8/10 |
DFG
Schedules Potrero Canyon Dove Hunts Sept. 2 and Sept. 9 |
| 8/10 |
DFG Warns Do Not Feed
Wild Animals
Wildlife Problems Increase
with Feeding and Access to Ripening Crops
|
| 8/9 |
Region
2: Second Pike Checkpoint
Scheduled Saturday at Lake Davis |
| 8/9 |
DFG
Warns Hunters of Citations if They Import Illegal Deer and Elk
Carcasses |
| 8/8 |
Region
5: Shellmaker Island Tour
Scheduled Aug. 19
Back Bay Science
Center and Osprey chicks Growing up Together |
| 8/3 |
CLARIFCATION:
UPCOMING MLPA MEETINGS |
| 8/3 |
Fish
and Game’s $1.5 Million Will Reduce Mosquito Populations,
Disease Risk |
| 8/3 |
DFG
ANNOUNCES PUBLIC MEETINGS TO REVIEW MARINE LIFE PROTECTION ACT
PROPOSALS |
July 2006
|
| 7/21 |
DFG Announces
Youth Outdoor Educational Classes |
| 7/19 |
DFG Continues
to Increase Public Hunting Opportunities in Southern California |
| 7/19 |
DFG and
Mammoth Lakes to Host Children’s Fishing Festival July
29
“Passport Trout Fishing Challenge” |
| 7/17 |
Commercial
Greenlings Fishery Season Set to Close Aug. 1, 2006 |
| 7/11 |
DFG Announces
Repeal of Temporary Limits on Sturgeon Harvest |
| 7/5 |
DFG Offers
Wild Pig Hunting Clinic Aug. 5 in Kern County |
June 2006
|
| 6/30 |
Region 2: DFG
and DWR Seeking Help from Feather River Anglers |
| 6/30 |
Region 4: Kern
River Planted with Large Trout
“Bigger fish and more of them.” –
California trout anglers |
| 6/29 |
17 Arrested Today in
Multi-State Poaching Bust
|
| 6/29 |
DFG Targets
20 for Arrest in Statewide Sturgeon and Abalone Poaching Bust
|
| 6/27 |
DFG Warden
of the Year Serves as Model and Mentor for New Wardens |
| 6/26 |
DFG Announces
Extension of Public Comment Period on Draft Wildlife Action Plan |
| 6/23 |
DFG PROPOSES
26 MARINE PROTECTION AREAS FOR CENTRAL COAST
The action is an important landmark in establishing better
protection
of California’s ocean habitats and fisheries |
| 6/23 |
Region 3: DFG
Region 3 Announces July Trout Plants |
| 6/20 |
Central
California Brown Pelican Deaths Likely from Starvation and Malnutrition |
| 6/20 |
DFG Announces
In-season Sportfishing Regulation Changes for Key Groundfish
Species |
| 6/19 |
Region 3: DFG
Announces Rabbit Hunting Opportunities at Grizzly Island
Wildlife Area |
| 6/16 |
Grizzly Island
Wildlife Area Closed July 31 to Sept. 22 for Annual Tule Elk
Hunt
|
| 6/12 |
Wildlife
Officials Dedicate Fish Screens that Protect Coho Salmon in Scott
River
Wildlife Conservation Board-Funded Program will be Operated
by the Siskiyou Resource Conservation District |
| 6/9 |
DFG Schedules
Pike Public Summer Workshops |
| 6/9 |
National
Award Honors DFG Volunteer’s Half-Century of Hunting Instruction
“Winchester Volunteer Hunter Education Association
Instructor of the Year” has taught more than 8,000 students
since 1954 |
| 6/8 |
California
Decries House Cut; Urges Senate to Adopt $10 Million Increase
for State Wildlife Grants Program
Reduced Federal Appropriation Could Force State to Add
Species to Endangered List
|
| 6/2 |
DFG Schedules
Public Meetings on Draft Wildlife Action Plan
Review and Comment Period Ends June 18
|
| 6/1 |
DFG Announces
Annual Free Fishing Day is June 10 |
May 2006
|
| 5/26 |
DFG Teams
Up With United Anglers to Host Santa Monica Pier Fishing Event
June 10
Kick-off for the Summer California Fishing Passport Program
for Kids |
| 5/25 |
Learn to
shoot shotguns with BOW California’s June 24 ‘A Day
at the Range’
Workshop Offered at Livermore-Pleasanton Rod and Gun Club,
Alameda County |
| 5/24 |
Region 3: DFG 2006-07
Hunt Schedule Carrizo Plain Ecological Reserve, Chimineas
Unit
|
| 5/24 |
Region 3: DFG
Opens Chimineas Unit of Carrizo Plain Ecological Reserve for
Junior Deer Hunters |
| 5/19 |
Region 2: Students
are Wildlife Managers for the Day at DFG’s State Scientist
Day Exhibits |
| 5/16 |
BOW California
offers Hiking Pole Field Seminar on June 10 in Marin County |
| 5/12 |
Deadline
to Apply for California Big Game Hunts is June 2, 2006
New Junior Elk Hunting Opportunities; More Bighorn Sheep Tags This
Season |
| 5/12 |
DFG to Check
for Wayward Pike at Lake Davis |
| 5/12 |
DFG Conducts
Second Wild Pig Hunt Clinic on June 3 |
| 5/11 |
Recreational
Ocean Salmon Fisheries Set to Open North of Eureka May 15 |
| 5/8 |
DFG’s
First Abalone Checkpoint of the Season Results in 66 Citations |
| 5/8 |
New Commercial
Salmon Enforcement Measures Adopted |
| 5/5 |
DFG Announces
Public Comment Period on Draft Wildlife Action Plan |
| 5/3 |
DFG Announces
Full Funding for Hatchery and Heritage and Wild Trout Programs Hatchery
and Inland Fisheries Fund (AB 7) Implementation Plan Released |
| 5/2 |
Region 6: DFG
Confirms: Crowley Lake Opens with Best Fishing in Years |
April 2006
|
| 4/25 |
DFG
Offers Big Game Hunting Clinic in Williams on May 20-21 |
| 4/24 |
DFG
Celebrates Graduation of 10 Cadets
Nine Other Law
Enforcement Officers Transfer to Join Academy |
| 4/19 |
DFG
Seeks Members for Advisory Group on Potential Abalone Fisheries |
| 4/19 |
Becoming
an Outdoors-Woman, California Draws on Yosemite
Nature for Art Workshop May 12-14 |
| 4/17 |
DFG
Asks California Residents to Keep Bird Feeders Clean and Disease-Free |
| 4/14 |
Commercial
Salmon Regulations Conformance Public Hearing Scheduled |
| 4/13 |
Region 2: 130,000
Chinook Salmon to Find a New Home at Folsom Lake |
| 4/11 |
State
Senate Confirms Governor’s Appointment of Gustafson to
the Fish and Game Commission |
| 4/10 |
James
W. Kellogg Reappointed as a Fish and Game Commission Member |
| 4/7 |
DFG Releases
Lake Davis/Northern Pike Newsletter and Scoping Report |
| 4/6 |
DFG
Offers How-to Clinic on Hunting Wild Pig |
| 4/5 |
Region 1 & 2: WCB
and DFG Acquire 754-acre Section of Stone Ridge Ranch |
March 2006
|
| 3/30 |
Becoming
an Outdoors-Woman, California Offers 2006 Line-up of Events |
| 3/29 |
Sport Fishing
Season on Smith River Main Stem Closes April 30
DFG Corrects Error in Regulations Booklet |
| 3/29 |
DFG Announces
Expanded Ocean Bottomfishing Opportunities for Sport Anglers
|
| 3/28 |
Popular
Abalone Sport Fishery Slated to Open April 1 |
| 3/23 |
Special
Draw for Yuba River Fishing Access |
| 3/22 |
DFG offers
June Black Bear Ecology Workshop |
| 3/17 |
Emergency
Sturgeon Regulations Will Take Effect on Monday, March 20 |
| 3/17 |
DFG
Bowhunting Course Offered April 9 |
| 3/15 |
DFG Will
Open Ocean Salmon Recreational Fishing Season April 1
Pacific Fisheries
Management Council Decision Enacts Limitations |
| 3/13 |
Two of DFG’s
Own Honored as Top Employees in Siskiyou County |
| 3/3 |
DFG Reschedules Public
Scoping Meeting for Consideration to Remove Siskiyou Mountains
Salamander from State’s Threatened Species List |
| 3/2 |
DFG will
Offer a New Fishing Passport Program to State’s Adventure-Seeking
Anglers |
February 2006
|
| 2/28 |
Three Proposals for Sturgeon
Emergency Regulations will be Considered by the Fish and Game
Commission on March 2 |
| 2/22 |
DFG will Co-Sponsor Sacramento-Area
Wild Turkey Expo |
| 2/21 |
Changes in DFG Regulations
will Offer Anglers Additional Ocean Fishing Opportunities |
| 2/16 |
DFG will Bring License
Sales and Information Staff to Upcoming Southern California Sportsmen’s
Shows |
| 2/16 |
Region 3: DFG Schedules
Public Salmon Meeting |
| 2/10 |
DFG Now Offers Hunter
Education Online Course |
| 2/9 |
FISH AND GAME COMMISSION
ELECTS MICHAEL FLORES AS NEW PRESIDENT |
| 2/9 |
DFG Announces Tule Elk
Capture Set for Concord Naval Weapons Station
Weeklong Effort will Transport Elk to Existing Herds |
| 2/9 |
DFG Begins Process to
Remove Siskiyou Mountains Salamander From California’s
Threatened Species List Species
appears to never have been threatened |
| 2/8 |
Region 3: Special
2006 Spring Wild Turkey Hunts Scheduled at Lake Mendocino |
| 2/3 |
DFG will Hold Public
Meetings Feb. 8 and Feb. 16 to Solicit Feedback on Sturgeon Protections |
| 2/3 |
Region 1: Free Mad
River Hatchery Tours Offered to the Public |
| 2/1 |
DFG Offers
Spring Outdoor Opportunities for Youth Archery |
January 2006
|
| 1/30 |
Region 3: Special
Drawings for Spring Wild Turkey Hunts on Opening Weekend at Cache
Creek |
| 1/25 |
STEELHEAD REPORT CARDS
DUE JAN. 31 |
| 1/20 |
Region 3: DFG
Central Coast Region February Trout Plants |
| 1/20 |
DFG Will Offer a Land
Navigation and Wilderness Survival Clinic Feb. 25-26 |
| 1/18 |
DFG Announces Plan to
Help Boost Sturgeon Populations |
| 1/13 |
DFG Opens Cañada
De Los Osos Ecological Reserve for Junior Hunters |
| 1/13 |
New Series of "How-to" Hunter
Clinics Offered in 2006 by DFG |
| 1/11 |
Expanded Recreational
Depth Fishing Opportunities Will Continue for 2006 |
| 1/11 |
Fish and Game Seeks Bilingual
Hunter Education Instructors |
| 1/6 |
Kings River Planted with Some
Mighty Trout |
| 1/6 |
DFG Will Solicit Public
Input at Nearshore Groundfish Management Planning Meetings in
January 2006 |
| 1/6 |
DFG and U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service Will Hold a Special Waterfowl Hunting Weekend
for Young Hunters |
| 1/6 |
DFG's Orange
County Senior Volunteer Program Schedules Second Academy for
New Recruits |
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