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ODFW's Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee meets May 4 and 5 SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee will meet in Newport on Monday, May 4 at 12 p.m. for a tour of area projects. The Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee will also meet Tuesday, May…
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SALEM, Ore.— ODFW will host an open house on Tuesday, May 12 from 2-4 p.m. to discuss development of its 2027-29 Agency Request Budget. The meeting will be hosted in ODFW's headquarters classroom (4034 Fairview Industrial Drive, SE, Salem) and will be streamed online via YouTube. In Oregon, state agency…
WALDPORT, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and First Baptist Church of Waldport will host the 27th annual family fishing event at Eckman Lake on Saturday, May 16. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for youth ages 17 and younger. Each participant…
LA GRANDE, Ore. – Lookingglass Creek, a tributary to the Grande Ronde River at Palmer Junction, will open to fishing for hatchery spring Chinook on Friday, May 15. The open area is from the mouth upstream to the confluence of Jarboe Creek. Depending on which happens first, the fishing season will remain open through June 14 or until…
SALEM, Ore.—The Commission will meet Friday, May 15 from 8:30-10:00 a.m. to hear an informational overview of the 2027-29 budget development process. Following the presentation, Commissioners will have time to ask questions of ODFW staff and discuss next steps in the process. See the agenda online. The meeting will be…
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – ODFW is looking for a landowner representative to serve on the Access and Habitat (A&H) Program's Southwest Region Council. This position is voluntary with a four-year term and an option to be reappointed to a second term. Interested applicants can find the regional application packet at…
ROSEBURG, Ore – A temporary rule prohibits wild spring Chinook salmon harvest on the mainstem Umpqua River and keeps the North Umpqua bag limit the same as 2025, ODFW announced today. Feb. 1 – June 30, 2026: Mainstem Umpqua River: only hatchery spring Chinook may be kept. Harvesting wild spring…
NEWPORT, Ore. – ODFW is accepting nominations for a seat on the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council). The three-year term for this Oregon at-large seat begins Aug. 11, 2026. Anyone interested in being considered, or wishing to nominate someone, must contact Jessica Watson at 541-351-1196 or jessica.l.watson@odfw.oregon.gov . Completed application…
CLACKAMAS, Ore.— The last day to retain a white sturgeon in the John Day Pool (mainstem Columbia River from John Day Dam upstream to McNary Dam and adjacent tributaries) is Friday, Jan. 9. Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington made the decision today after determining that the harvest guideline in…
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SALEM, Ore. – Mussel harvesting is now open from Cape Blanco to the California border the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today. Marine biotoxin levels in this area tested below the alert level. People should always call the Shellfish Safety Hotline at…
SALEM, Ore.—Oregon's Fish and Wildlife Commission meets online Friday, Jan. 16 to amend the formula for setting Landowner Preference tags for mule deer hunts and modify the Coquille River Fall Chinook conservation hatchery program to allow the use of hatchery origin broodstock. See the full meeting agenda at https://myodfw.com/articles/commission-agenda-january-16-2026 The…
SALEM, Ore.—Oregon's Fish and Wildlife Commission today made changes to the formula used to allocate mule deer Landowner Preference (LOP) tags, which was needed due to the new harvest and population management system for mule deer approved in 2024. In a 6-0 vote (one abstention), the Commission approved shifting to…