Weekends — Elkhorn Slough Ecological Reserve. Docent-led walks are scheduled every Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Binoculars and bird books are available for the public to borrow at no cost. The visitor center and main overlook are fully accessible. Day use fee is $4.32 per person, age 16 and older. Groups of 10 or more should schedule a separate tour. For more information, please visit www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/er/region4/elkhorn.html.
Every Monday (except holidays) — Volunteer Stewardship Field Crew Mondays at Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve,1700 Elkhorn Road, Royal Oaks (95076), 10 a.m. to noon. Help preserve natural habitat by collecting seeds, planting, helping to maintain trails and weeding introduced species. For more information, please visit www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/er/region4/elkhorn.html or email www.elkhornslough.org.
CDFW Climate College, CDFW is offering the second year of its Climate College in 2014. This course focuses on how climate change affects the state’s marine resources and seeks to enhance participants’ understanding of marine-related climate change science, potential impacts to species and habitats and the implications for marine region management and planning. The course consists of a seven-part lecture series and people can participate in person or via WebEx. For more information, please visitwww.dfg.ca.gov/Climate_and_Energy/Climate_Change/Climate_College/ or email [email protected]. For the course schedule and class registration, please visitwww.dfg.ca.gov/Climate_and_Energy/Climate_Change/Climate_College.
1 — First Day of Recreational Boat-based Groundfish Season, Point Arena to Pigeon Point. For more information, please visit the Groundfish Central webpage at www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/groundfishcentral or call the Groundfish Regulations Hotline at (831) 649-2801.
1 — First Day of California Grunion Season. Grunion are the object of a unique recreational fishery. These fish are famous for their remarkable spawning behavior, which evokes a disbelieving response from people seeing or hearing about it for the first time. For more information, please visit www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/grunion.asp.
2 — Big Game Drawing Deadline. Applications for elk, antelope, bighorn sheep, premium deer tags and fundraising drawing tags must be submitted and the transaction must be completed before midnight on June 2. Applications may be submitted at any CDFW license agent, CDFW license sales office, by telephone at (800) 565-1458, or online atwww.dfg.ca.gov/licensing/ols. For more information on the Big Game Drawing, please visitwww.dfg.ca.gov/publications/digest/.
2 — Pacific Halibut Management Meeting, 6 to 8:30 p.m., Bay Room of the City of Eureka Wharfinger Building, 1 Marina Way, Eureka, (95501). For more information, please visit the Pacific Halibut webpage atwww.dfg.ca.gov/marine/pacifichalibut.asp.
3 — Public Workshop on Lead Ammunition Ban, 7-8:30 p.m., Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center, 921 Waterfront Drive, Eureka (95501). For more information please visit http://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2014/05/13/cdfw-to-hold-public-workshop-on-lead-bullet-ban-implementation-2/
4 — California Fish and Game Commission Meeting, 8:30 a.m., River Lodge Conference Center, 1800 Riverwalk Drive, Fortuna (95540). For more information, please visit www.fgc.ca.gov/.
4 — San Diego Area Contingency Planning Meeting, 10 a.m., U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego Training Room, 2710 North Harbor Drive, San Diego (92101). This public meeting will include focused discussion and comment gathering on the draft 2014 ACP-6 update for San Diego area oil spill response planning. For more information, please contact Kris Wiese at (760) 681-6473 or at [email protected].
5 — California Fish and Game Commission Tribal Committee Meeting, 9 a.m. to noon, River Lodge Conference Center, 1800 Riverwalk Drive, Fortuna (95540). For more information, please visit www.fgc.ca.gov/.
7 — Estuary Awareness Day, Back Bay Science Center, 600 Shellmaker Road, Newport Beach (92660), 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. No pre-registration is required for the free event in which visitors can learn about the ecological value of estuaries through hands-on activities. There will be estuarine-themed activities and interactive display booths. Pontoon tours will be available via registration at the event but there is limited space. For more information, please contact Joanne Park at (949) 640-9959 or [email protected].
8 — Amargosa Vole Lecture, presented by Dr. Janet Foley and Dr. Robert Klinger, 1 to 3 p.m. in the Natural Resources Building Auditorium, 1416 Ninth St., Sacramento (95814). The lecture is part of the Conservation Lecture Series which introduces participants to California’s diverse wildlife. The Amargosa vole is an endangered species with the possibility of extinction without immediate and ongoing recovery actions. The presenters will discuss population dynamics, habitat selection, occupancy patterns and relationship of water to the distribution of the vole’s habitat. The event will also be webcast live. To register, please visit www.dfg.ca.gov/habcon/lectures. For more information, please email margaret.[email protected].
10 — San Diego Area Contingency Plan (ACP) Sensitive Site Strategy Evaluation Program (SSSEP) Event, 9 a.m., Loma Alta Creek at 1506 South Pacific Street, Oceanside (92054). The program is a joint effort sponsored by CDFW’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response and the United States Coast Guard Sector San Diego. The SSSEP equipment deployment exercise will feature Oil Spill Response Organization participants from the Marine Spill Response Corporation, National Response Corporation and Patriot Environmental. For more information, please contact Kris Wiese at (760) 681-6473 or at [email protected].
16 — White Seabass Bag Limit Increases to Three Fish South of Point Conception. For more information, please visit the White Seabass webpage at www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/sfmp/whiteseabass.asp.
19 — First Day of the June Commercial Salmon Season, Horse Mountain to Point Arena. For more information, please visit the Ocean Salmon webpage at www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/oceansalmon.asp or call Ocean Salmon Project staff at (707) 576-2878.
19 — Panel Presentation on Summer Fishing on the American River, 7 p.m., Nimbus Hatchery Visitor Center, 2001 Nimbus Road, Rancho Cordova (95670). A panel will discuss which fish species are present in the American River during the summer months, and tips on the best locations, gear and methods for catching them. The event is free. For more information, please contact Laura Drath at (916) 358-2884 or [email protected] or visitwww.dfg.ca.gov/fish/hatcheries/nimbus/visitorinfo.asp.
28 — Catch Trout Fest 2014 at Hot Creek Hatchery, 121 Hot Creek Hatchery Road, Mammoth Lakes (93546), 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Trout Fest is a free event that introduces people of all ages to the basics of trout fishing. Fishing is for youths 15 years of age and younger. CDFW staff and volunteers will teach participants how to tie basic fishing knots, rig a pole, cast, handle trout and how to clean and cook trout. All equipment is provided. For more information, please call (559) 765-4824, email [email protected] or visit www.dfg.ca.gov/fish/Hatcheries/HotCreek/.
30 — Last Day of Recreational Dungeness Crab Season South of Mendocino County. For more information, visit the Invertebrate Management Project’s Crab webpage at www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/invertebrate/crabs.asp.
30 — Last Day of the May-June Commercial Salmon Season, Point Arena to U.S.-Mexico Border. For more information, please visit the Ocean Salmon webpage at www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/oceansalmon.asp or call Ocean Salmon Project staff at (707) 576-2878.