Outdoors Articles


The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife invite attendees to the Pacific Northwest Sportsmen’s Show to stop by its booth in Hall B by the kid’s trout pond at the Portland Expo Center this week (Feb. 8-12). Buy licenses or tags, view online hunting and fish stocking maps and other ODFW web resources, pick up informational materials on how to...
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will conduct four public workshops throughout Southern California for its Proposition 1 Restoration Grant Programs. CDFW is collaborating with the Wildlife Conservation Board, the Coastal Conservancy and several local conservancies to encourage a wide variety of project proposals within the region. Each three-hour workshop will provide information about the various grants available and...
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Siskiyou Mountain Club hiring interns
by Siskiyou Mountain Club, FEBRUARY 6, 2017


Siskiyou Mountain Club is hiring interns to work June 23 - August 30, 2017. Interns work on trails disappearing from the region's federal wilderness areas on four work hitches lasting 10 days each. Interns also participate in an academic program with daily reading and writing assignments. They will take a seven day break from work in July to draft essays, participate...
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A Drought-Quenching Deluge
by Erin Loury, FISHBIO, FEBRUARY 5, 2017


Many areas in California are still recovering from the previous weeks of torrential rainfall, caused by an atmospheric river. As large amounts of precipitation have swept across the western United States, storms have created extreme flooding, mudslides, and several power outages. While powerful atmospheric rivers can cause tremendous damage, they also supply an average of 30-50% of the annual precipitation experienced along...
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The Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Friday, Feb. 10 in Tigard at the Embassy Suites Washington Square, Metolius River Ballroom, 900 SW Washington Blvd. The meeting begins at 8 a.m. and follows this agenda. Members of the public who can’t attend should be able to watch a livestream of portions of the meeting via Twitter/Periscope at twitter.com/odfw or periscope.tv/odfw . The Commission will also host a reception...
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Why Not a Split Season for California Waterfowl?
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, FEBRUARY 2, 2017



Question: Global warming and climate change seem to have seriously affected waterfowl migration patterns. Last year we saw the effects exacerbated as birds delayed migrations from summer nesting grounds until late into the year. So, why do we ignore this change in California and persist in starting our waterfowl season so early in the year? My native state of Texas...
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