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| July 21, 2025 |
ODFW seeks a representative for the South Willamette position on the Salmon and Trout Advisory Committee; deadline Aug
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| July 17, 2025 |
ODFW hosts July 29 public meeting on 2026 sport Pacific halibut season |
| July 15, 2025 |
Deadline extension: Grant opportunity to build wildlife crossings in Oregon
OCRF seeks letters of interest for Wildlife Passage Infrastructure Projects |
| July 14, 2025 |
Final draft of Oregon’s State Wildlife Action Plan now available for public review; Meeting set for July 16 |
| July 14, 2025 |
3D Archery event Aug. 2-3 at Denman Wildlife Area |
| July 10, 2025 |
ODFW to host sage-grouse plan webinar July 17 |
| July 10, 2025 |
ODFW's Private Forest Accord Mitigation Advisory Committee
to meet July 15 |
| July 10, 2025 |
Wildlife themed interpretative series on Saturdays in July,
August |
| July 9, 2025 |
Recreational fishing days for adult hatchery Chinook and sockeye added for Columbia River mainstem |
| July 7, 2025 |
Commission meets July 11 in The Dalles |
| July 7, 2025 |
Razor clam conservation closure begins July 15 on Clatsop beaches |
| July 3, 2025 |
ODFW to host online meetings about 2026 Big Game Regulations proposals: New Eastern Oregon deer hunting structure discussed |
| July 2, 2025 |
Regulations to protect summer steelhead in effect on Deschutes, John Day, Eagle Creek |
| July 2, 2025 |
E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area shotgun range to close for renovation beginning July |
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| June 27, 2025 |
Mussel harvest closure Tillamook Head to the north Jetty of the Siuslaw River |
| June 27, 2025 |
New pilot program for limited entry parking at Sauvie Island Beaches
Free pass required summer weekends and holidays starting July 4 |
| June 26, 2025 |
Application deadline extended to July 11 for Landowner Representative position on Access and Habitat State Board |
| June 26, 2025 |
New grant opportunity to build wildlife crossings in Oregon;
OCRF seeks letters of interest for Wildlife Passage Infrastructure Projects |
| June 25, 2025 |
Give space to elk and deer - calf and fawn season is here |
| June 24, 2025 |
Serial poacher sentenced to jail time, $22,000 fines in Grant County |
| June 23, 2025 |
ODFW seeks applicants for Fish Screening and Fish Passage Task Forces - apply by August 31 |
| June 23, 2025 |
ODFW holds online public meeting on draft management plan for Southern Resident Orcas |
| June 17, 2025 |
Lookingglass Creek open for spring Chinook fishing June 18 to June 29 |
| June 13, 2025 |
Commission adopts limited Umpqua River fall Chinook season |
| June 12, 2025 |
OHRC Board to meet in Corvallis on June 17 |
| June 9, 2025 |
Commission meets June 12-13 in Pendleton |
| June 5, 2025 |
Anglers can keep two Columbia River hatchery Chinook June 6-15 |
| June 5, 2025 |
ODFW seeks applicants for two positions on the State Access and Habitat Program Board |
| June 3, 2025 |
ODFW's Private Forest Accord Mitigation Advisory Committee will meet June 10 |
| June 3, 2025 |
ODFW and Baker County Parks to host Free Fishing Day event at Holcomb Park June 7 |
| June 3, 2025 |
Columbia River 2025 summer/fall salmon and steelhead seasons announced |
| June 2, 2025 |
Area of mid-coast reopens to razor clam harvesting |
| June 2, 2025 |
Free fishing weekend June 7-8 in Oregon, family-friendly fishing events held statewide |
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| May 30, 2025 |
ODFW's Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee meets June 3 |
| May 30, 2025 |
Spearfishing, bait use now permanently allowed for smallmouth bass fishing on Coquille River system |
| May 27, 2025 |
Making waves: western Oregonians increasingly support their marine reserves |
| May 21, 2025 |
ODFW Fish Passage Task Force and Fish Screens Task Force will meet jointly in Lakeview May 29 |
| May 21, 2025 |
Golden mussels and other invasive species threaten Oregon waterways; Boaters must stop at watercraft inspection stations |
| May 20, 2025 |
More spring Chinook fishing days on Columbia River mainstem as run expected to come in above forecast |
| May 20, 2025 |
Lookingglass Creek closed for spring Chinook fishing |
| May 9, 2025 |
Coyote-palooza returns to Portland May 31: a day of discovery and learning |
| May 7, 2025 |
States add Columbia River spring Chinook recreational fishing days |
| May 6, 2025 |
Giving wildlife a fighting chance: Why it's important to leave wild animals where you find them |
| May 6, 2025 |
Apply by May 19 to represent Eastern Oregon, Lower Rogue on Salmon and Trout Advisory Committee |
| May 5, 2025 |
ODFW seeks comments on fish passage exemption requests in Yamhill and Multnomah Counties |
| May 2, 2025 |
ODFW's Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee meets May 6 |
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| April 30, 2025 |
Ashland residents: don’t give bears a free lunch |
| April 30, 2025 |
Rogue-South Coast Wild Steelhead season ends today; paper harvest tag holders urged to report tags now. |
| April 24, 2025 |
Chinese mitten crab found in Lower Columbia River |
| April 24, 2025 |
ODFW investigating cause of sick and dead brown pelicans along the coast |
| April 24, 2025 |
Celebrate Amphibian Week with a Reptile and Amphibian Walk at Denman Wildlife Area |
| April 22, 2025 |
Private Forest Accord Grant Program awards $10.3 million for conservation efforts; 23 projects funded statewide by ODFW |
| April 21, 2025 |
2025 Pacific halibut season announced |
| April 18, 2025 |
Fish and Wildlife Commission adopts the 2025 Statewide Priority Fish Passage Barrier list |
| April 17, 2025 |
Willow Creek Reservoir fish habitat improvement underway |
| April 17, 2025 |
Mule deer hunts cancelled in Hart Mtn, tags reduced in Murderers Creek |
| April 16, 2025 |
2025 Oregon ocean salmon seasons adopted |
| April 15, 2025 |
ODFW Salmon and Trout Advisory Committee meets April 24 in Astoria |
| April 15, 2025 |
ODFW to host Family Fishing Event at Trojan Recreation Lake April 19 |
| April 14, 2025 |
Fish and Wildlife Commission meets April 17-18 in Winchester Bay |
| April 10, 2025 |
3D Archery event coming to Denman Wildlife Area May 17-18 |
| April 9, 2025 |
Six days added for lower Columbia River spring Chinook fishing |
| April 3, 2025 |
Phillip W. Schneider Wildlife Area in Grant County to remain closed until May 1 |
| April 2, 2025 |
ODFW offers turkey hunting workshops in Roseburg and Central Point |
| April 1, 2025 |
ODFW to host Family Fishing Event in Cottage Grove on April 5 |
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| March 27, 2025 |
ODFW tracks fish populations in Wallowa Lake, advises anglers to steer clear of research gear |
| March 25, 2025 |
Smelt fishery opens Thursday on the Sandy River |
| March 20, 2025 |
ODFW’s Conservation and Recreation Fund Spring grant cycle now open; $8 million awarded to date |
| March 19, 2025 |
White River Wildlife Area to host youth turkey hunting clinic on April 5 – register now! |
| March 14, 2025 |
Commission completes repeal of Siletz Tribe Consent Decree |
| March 14, 2025 |
OHRC Board to meet in Corvallis on March 18 |
| March 14, 2025 |
Ocean salmon season alternative released by Pacific Fishery Management Council for public review |
| March 11, 2025 |
March 13 last day for sturgeon retention in John Day Pool |
| March 11, 2025 |
Fish Restoration and Enhancement Board to meet March 20 in Roseburg |
| March 11, 2025 |
ODFW's Private Forest Accord Mitigation Advisory Committee will meet In-Person on March 12 and 13 |
| March 7, 2025 |
Commission meets online March 14 |
| March 5, 2025 |
Rock Creek Hatchery proposal topic of public meeting hosted by ODFW. |
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| February 27, 2025 |
ODFW Fish Passage Task Force will meet in Clackamas March 7 |
| February 20, 2025 |
ODFW announces 2026 wildlife art contest |
| February 14, 2025 |
Commission adopts changes to ODFW regulations for Oregon sea urchins |
| February 14, 2025 |
Eagles and hawks perched on power poles more likely to be shot than electrocuted, according to study |
| February 13, 2025 |
Feb. 14 Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission meeting is virtual only due to inclement weather |
| February 7, 2025 |
Commission meets Feb. 13-14 in Portland |
| February 7, 2025 |
ODFW seeks public comment on updated draft statewide Priority Fish Passage Barrier list |
| February 3, 2025 |
Oregon increases cash rewards for turning in poachers; Now includes illegally snagging fish, releasing invasive species, and others |
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| January 31, 2025 |
ODFW's Private Forest Accord Mitigation Advisory Committee will meet next on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 |
| January 31, 2025 |
OHRC Board to meet virtually on Feb. 3 |
| January 31, 2025 |
ODFW's Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee meets online Feb. 4, 2025 |
| January 31, 2025 |
Grant application process now open for high priority fish passage and screening projects |
| January 29, 2025 |
Two rods allowed on the Willamette River for 2025 spring Chinook season |
| January 29, 2025 |
ODFW hosts online public meeting on central coast spring all-depth Pacific halibut season |
| January 27, 2025 |
Volunteer site host needed at ODFW’s Millicoma Interpretive Center and fish acclimation site |
| January 16, 2025 |
ODFW solicits grant applications for high priority fish passage and screening projects |
| January 13, 2025 |
ODFW's Private Forest Accord Mitigation Advisory Committee will meet Jan. 14 |
| January 7, 2025 |
Commission retreat Jan. 10 |
| January 7, 2025 |
Area north of Cape Falcon opens Jan. 15 to commercial Dungeness crab fishing |
| January 6, 2025 |
ODFW's Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee meets online January 7, 2025 |
| January 3, 2025 |
Wild spring Chinook harvest prohibited on mainstem Umpqua River, reduced on North Umpqua |
| January 2, 2025 |
Sturgeon retention now closed in Bonneville and The Dalles pools after record opening day |
| January 2, 2025 |
Significant rewards in place for information on multiple 2024 Oregon wolf poaching incidents |
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