Outdoors Articles

Commission meets April 19-20 in Astoria
by ODFW, APRIL 14, 2018

The Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet in Astoria next week, touring the area on Thursday, April 19 and meeting at the Clatsop County Fair and Expo Center Exhibit Hall (92931 Walluski Loop) on Friday, April 20. See the full agenda online at dfw.state.or.us/agency/commission/minutes/18/04_april/index.asp Thursday’s tour includes viewing of marbled murrelet nesting habitat at Oswald State Park and visit to Gearhart to discuss elk damage issues. A...
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Why Do I Need a Fishing License to Take a Bullfrog?
by CDFW, APRIL 13, 2018

Question: Why do I need to have a fishing license to take a bullfrog? They are a non-native species, have voracious appetites, eat many of our native species and should be removed wherever we can. (Robert, Merced) Answer: The California Legislature has defined “fish” in section 45 of the California Fish and Game Code. “Fish” means a wild fish, mollusk, crustacean, invertebrate, amphibian,...
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ODFW and partners to host Alsea River Clean Up April 15
by ODFW, APRIL 11, 2018

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Alsea Sportsman’s Association will join forces with other conservation-minded individuals this Sunday, April 15 to clean up the Alsea River. This event is also sponsored by SOLVE and Dahl Disposal Service. The day-long clean-up is set to begin at 9 a.m. at the U.S. Forest Service’s Blackberry Campground (day use area), located approximately 19 miles east of...
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CDFW Wildlife Officers Arrest Three for Poaching Succulents in Humboldt County
by CDFW, APRIL 9, 2018

California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) officers made another arrest last week in their ongoing battle against a rising poaching trend on the north coast of northern California with international connections. CDFW arrested Taehun Kim, 52, and Taeyun Kim, 46, both of Korea, and Liu Fengxia, 37, of China for poaching over 2,300 Dudleya succulent plants near Trinidad in Humboldt County....
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2018 Youth Conservation Corps Positions Available at Lava Beds National Monument
by NPS, APRIL 6, 2018

Lava Beds National Monument is pleased to announce that they will be hosting the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program again this year. YCC is a summer employment program for young men and women, ages 15 through 18, who work and learn together by participating in conservation work on public lands. The program is expected to begin on June 18th, and...
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ODFW Recreation Report Highlights
by ODFW, APRIL 4, 2018

Best bets for fishing Surf perch fishing has been hot along the Oregon Coast. Spring Chinook fishing will close on the Columbia River after April 7, but the season will just be heating up on the Willamette, Rogue, Umpqua and Nestucca rivers, and in Tillamook Bay. Spring trout fishing can be excellent! Dozens of locations throughout the state have been or will be stocked...
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