Department of Fish and Wildlife Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

August 11, 2026

A nonprofit coalition is suing the California Department of Fish & Wildlife for stalling the state Endangered Species Act process...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: As commercial salmon fishing resumes in California, the industry faces a murky outlook

Inside Climate News

Fish and wildlife

July 21, 2026

State restoration efforts and federal disaster funding are helping the fish and the people who depend on it, but ongoing...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Wild vs. hatchery: Charting California’s fisheries path forward

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Best of the Notebook Fish and wildlife Notebook News and Features Science

April 27, 2026

Hatcheries are a complex issue, tasked with meeting diverse demands that are often at odds: producing large numbers of fish...

CDFW research links California’s Nutria invasion to Pacific Northwest population

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Ecosystems

April 8, 2026

Study also informs eradication efforts, offers toolkit for future research worldwide From the California Department of Fish and Wildlife: Scientists...

CDFW: ‘Salmon Everywhere’ One Year After Klamath Dam Removal

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Fish and wildlife

November 19, 2025

Press release from the Department of Fish and Wildlife: A little more than a year after the historic removal of...

SJV WATER: Revamping Kernville hatchery could cost $27 million – or more – on top of $7 million already being spent on siphon

SJV Water

Fish and wildlife

November 7, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water It could cost $27 million, or more, to revamp and reopen the Kernville hatchery as a...

NOAA FISHERIES: Salmon habitat restoration priorities in the Lower Russian River

NOAA Fisheries

Fish and wildlife

September 29, 2025

The Lower Russian River Salmon Habitat Restoration Priorities Action Plan identifies priority restoration actions to recover Central California Coast coho...

NEWS RELEASE: CDFW Releases Beavers into the Wild for First Time in Nearly 75 Years

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Ecosystems

December 13, 2023

Beaver Reintroduction Conducted in Cooperation with Local Tribes The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has launched the initial...

NOAA FISHERIES: Tribe, State, and Federal Partners Join To Return Endangered Salmon to Historic Habitat

NOAA Fisheries

Fish and wildlife

May 3, 2023

Three-way collaboration to restore Chinook salmon to the mountains north of Redding, California. By NOAA Fisheries The California Department of...

CDFW: Tribe, state and federal partners join to return endangered salmon to historic habitat

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Fish and wildlife

May 1, 2023

By CDFW News The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, NOAA Fisheries and the Winnemem Wintu Tribe signed agreements to...

DFW NEWS: CDFW Using Winter Storms to Help Increase Survival of Hatchery Released Chinook Salmon

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Science

March 15, 2023

By CDFW News Anticipating good conditions for the survival of hatchery-produced Chinook salmon throughout the Sacramento River and tributaries, the...

Managing fisheries during drought conditions: Maximizing the effectiveness of limited water supplies

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Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

June 17, 2015

Fish and wildlife officials discuss the drought response actions being taken by federal, state, and local agencies to reduce the...

NOAA and CDFW release federal recovery plan for salmon and steelhead

NOAA Fisheries

Fish and wildlife

July 22, 2014

From the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and NOAA: NOAA Fisheries and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife...