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The spots on a butterfly wing are not random but help identify this as a California tortoiseshell. USFWS Photo by Dave Menke

The spots on a butterfly wing are not random but help identify this as a California tortoiseshell. USFWS Photo by Dave Menke

CDFW awards $15 million for fishery and forest projects
by CDFW, MARCH 15, 2017

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) today announced the selection of 43 projects that will receive funding for the restoration, enhancement and protection of anadromous salmonid habitat in California watersheds, as well as forest legacy restoration. The grants, which total $15,297,743, are distributed through CDFW’s Fisheries Restoration Grant Program (FRGP). They include approximately $2 million allocated for timber legacy...
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Take the family fishing in 2017-ODFW free fishing events make it easy
by ODFW, MARCH 15, 2017
Canby Pond

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife invites Oregon families to come fishing at one of 28 free Family Fishing events scheduled throughout the state this spring and summer. The season will kick off April 1 (no joke) at Canby Pond and events will continue almost weekly into the summer. At each event, ODFW provides loaner rods, reels, tackle and bait, along with helpful...
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Sturgeon seasons close March 25 in Bonneville, The Dalles pools
by ODFW, MARCH 15, 2017
Bonneville Reservoir

Recreational sturgeon seasons in Bonneville and The Dalles pools will close effective Saturday, March 25, under rules announced today by fishery managers from Oregon and Washington. The states decided to close these two sturgeon sport fisheries based on recently improving catch rates. Catch projections indicate the recreational sturgeon quota in The Dalles Pool will be met as of Friday March 24. For Bonneville...
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Special March 16 meeting on blue/black rockfish permit
by ODFW, MARCH 15, 2017

The Commercial Fisheries Permit Board will meet on March 16, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. to review the final order in the limited entry blue/black rockfish permit contested case for Charles Case. Public wishing to listen to the meeting may do so at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Headquarters Building, 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE, Salem, Ore. The meeting location is accessible to...
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California's Catalina Island copes with drought
by Alex Krowiak, MARCH 13, 2017
Santa Catalina Island

Walking south along the coast of Catalina Island, the noises of bustling tourists and the crashing Pacific waves quickly give way to a steady whir. This is the sound of Southern California Edison’s energy plant that not only powers the entire island, but also provides it with potable water through its desalination system. “These are our workhorses,” says Ron Hite, the manager...
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River conditions change with the weather
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, MARCH 12, 2017
Trinity River

We have been having weather conditions change within the valley so fast that it is almost impossible to determine when one can come up to fish. It is almost day to day type of conditions except for the very upmost section of the river. Add to that rock and mud slides, and it's hard to predict if the roads are...
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