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SALEM, Ore. - Oregon's Fish Passage Task Force will meet Thursday, October 16 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Red Lion, 1313 N Bayshore Dr, Coos Bay. The meeting will be open to the public. Members of the public who are interested in the meeting are encouraged to…

Salem, Or. — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) Advisory Committee will meet in person Tuesday, Oct. 14 in the Evergreen conference room in Cartwright's Taprock Grill & Restaurant at 971 SE 6 th St. in Grants Pass. The meeting runs from 8…

SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee will meet on Monday, July 28, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, July 29, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee will meet in Sisters on July 28th for a tour of area…

SALEM, Ore. – The Private Forest Accord Mitigation Advisory Committee will hold its regularly occurring meeting, virtually on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. For a full agenda and virtual login information about the meeting, please visit: https://www.dfw.state.or.us/habitat/PFA/meetings.html The public is welcome to attend virtually. The Private Forest Accord Mitigation Fund was established…

SALEM, Ore. – The Private Forest Accord Mitigation Advisory Committee will hold its regularly occurring meeting, virtually on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. For a full agenda and virtual login information about the meeting, please visit: https://www.dfw.state.or.us/habitat/PFA/meetings.html The public is welcome to attend virtually. The Private Forest Accord Mitigation Fund was…

SALEM, Ore. – The Private Forest Accord Mitigation Advisory Committee will hold its regularly occurring meeting, virtually on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. For a full agenda and virtual login information about the meeting, please visit: https://www.dfw.state.or.us/habitat/PFA/meetings.html The public is welcome to attend virtually. The Private Forest Accord Mitigation Fund was established…

SALEM, Ore.—Do you have a love of hunting and passion for wildlife conservation? Are you knowledgeable about forestry and/or agriculture? If so, there are vacancies for a Landowner Representative and a Hunter Representative on the Access & Habitat (A&H) Board. Applications are being accepted by the Oregon Department of Fish…

SALEM, Ore.— ODFW will host a series of online public meetings in July where district wildlife biologists will present proposed changes to the 2027 big game regulations and gather public feedback. Modifications to the Elk General Western Oregon Coast seasons are being considered; otherwise, no major regulatory changes are proposed…

NEWPORT, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is hosting a public meeting on July 29 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. to get input on the 2026 recreational Pacific halibut season. The meeting is being held in the conference room of the ODFW office, 2040 SE Marine…

SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is hosting a public meeting to review the agency's draft Endangered Species Management Plan for Southern Resident Orcas (SRO). The online-only meeting is July 9 from 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. ODFW staff will give a brief presentation of SRO…

ODFW Marine Fisheries Research team is headed to Cobb Seamount with two Oregon State University collaborators to search for old female rockfish. The crew will be on The Pacific Storm, a former commercial trawler gifted to OSU and reconfigured as an oceanographic research vessel. Photo courtesy of OSU's Marine Mammal…

TYGH VALLEY, Ore. –ODFW has closed the northern portion of White River Wildlife Area, including lands north of Rock Creek Road (FS Road 48), due to the advancing Grasshopper Fire, which has grown to an estimated 18,136 acres as of Wednesday morning. Information about the Grasshopper Fire can be found…

SALEM, Ore.—Oregon's Fish Screens Task Force and Fish Passage Task Force will meet jointly Friday, Dec. 5 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. online. The meeting will be open to the public. Members of the public who are interested in the meeting are encouraged to attend in person or participate…

BAKER CITY, Ore. – ODFW along with Baker County Parks will host a Free Fishing Day event at Holcomb Park, Brownlee Reservoir, on Saturday, June 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event is designed to help kids and their families learn fishing basics and enjoy a day outside…

SALEM, Ore. – The Private Forest Accord Advisory Committee will attend an in-person field trip in Coos Bay on Thursday, Oct. 2. The Advisory Committee will tour several project locations previously funded by the PFA Grants Program. The public is welcome to attend in person and are responsible for arranging…

SALEM, Ore. – The Private Forest Accord Advisory Committee will not hold its regularly scheduled public meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 12. The next meeting will take place in September. The meeting schedule is available on ODFW's website. The Private Forest Accord Mitigation Fund was established in the 2022 Legislative Session…

SALEM, Ore. – ODFW invites the public to view artwork entered in the annual stamp art contest on Tuesday, Nov. 4 from 12:30-5:00 p.m. at ODFW Headquarters in Salem. The event is free and open to the public. Located at 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr SE, Salem, ODFW Headquarters will host…

NEWPORT, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is hosting a Feb. 2 public meeting beginning at 6 p.m. to get input on the number and timing of fixed and back-up dates for the central Oregon coast spring all-depth Pacific halibut season. The meeting is in the conference…