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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…
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…
UPDATE: ODFW has reduced closures within White River Wildlife Area, but some areas remained closed. All land within a level 3 GO NOW evacuation perimeter will remain closed. As evacuation levels are downgraded, access will increase. Please refer to the evacuation perimeter map before accessing the wildlife area. Developing evacuation…
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…
NEWPORT, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is holding four public meetings to receive input on the 2027 Recreational Bottomfish and Pacific Halibut Seasons. ODFW staff will be hosting in person meetings October 5, 6, 7, and 8 to discuss the 2027 recreational bottomfish and Pacific halibut…
SALEM, Ore. – ODFW's PFA Grant Program began accepting applications on Nov. 14. The grant program is set to offer another $10 million to support innovative projects that drive real change. Applicants can find the PFA Grant Program's Grant Guidelines here and the streamlined application by logging into the Online…
SALEM, Ore. – ODFW staff will be hosting an online public meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29 to discuss the 2027 Pacific halibut season. The meeting will be held online only, through Microsoft Teams (information below). ODFW manages Pacific halibut in partnership with the International Pacific Halibut Commission…
HINES, Ore. – ODFW biologists confirmed that a natural mixing event, or "turnover," likely caused the death of stocked rainbow trout recently observed at Burns Gravel Pond on Hwy 78. The pond is located two miles east of Burns, Ore., on Hwy 78 on property owned by ODFW. The pond's…
SALEM, Ore. – ODFW biologists confirmed that a blue-green algae likely caused the death of stocked rainbow trout recently observed at Burns Gravel Pond on Hwy 78. The pond is located two miles east of Burns, Ore., on Hwy 78 on property owned by ODFW. The pond's two basins are…
NEWPORT, Ore. – Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife staff are hosting in person meetings Oct. 6, 7, and 8 to discuss the 2026 recreational bottomfish and Pacific halibut seasons with anglers. The Oct. 8 meeting in Newport also offers a virtual option. Meeting information: Oct. 6, Brookings: 5:30-7:30 p.m…
SALEM, Ore.—ODFW will host a series of online public meetings in July with district wildlife biologists presenting proposed changes to next year's big game regulations and getting feedback. Each meeting will include a presentation on 2026 proposed regulations, a Q&A and opportunity for public comment. Proposed 2026 tag numbers and…
