California Department of Fish and Wildlife

In this episode of the show Tricia Bratcher calls in to talk with us about the impacts that DIY “off grid” marijuana farmers have (if any) on anadromous waterways in Northern California. Tricia is a biologist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and helped develop the information and tools needed to define the potential stressors caused by marijuana production using an impact measurement methodology provided by the EPA called Casual Analysis. Tricia walks us through how this works and shares some insights collected from her time on this project. --- Support the show! Buy a hat at https://gear.barbless.co. This episode is brought to you by CalTrout - please show your support for the show by becoming a member of CalTrout today: https://caltrout.z2systems.com/np/clients/caltrout/donation.jsp?campaign=268&

In this week's episode of The Barbless Fly Fishing Podcast we speak with California Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists Sarah Mussulman, Mitch Lockhart and John Hanson. Sarah and team discuss their experience surveying some of California’s most remote high lakes in Plumas and Sierra Counties in search of The Sierra Yellow Legged Frog which is currently on the Endangered Species List. The team also tells us about various Lahontan Cutthroat Trout (LCT) recovery efforts in and around the Lake Tahoe region. Citizen Science is an emerging avenue for data collection - learn how you can help teams like Sarah’s and other biologists collect and share your own data. Finally, John Hanson talks about his project at CDFW - heading up the Heritage and Wild Trout Program. Links: https://www.wildlife.ca.gov https://www.facebook.com/CaliforniaDFW Full study: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=40357

Today Chad and Nick interview Chad Alexander, a Game Warden from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Chad Alexander grew up in Watsonville, CA. hunting and fishing, which inspired him to become a game warden. He initially majored in Law Enforcement in college, but revised that to wildlife science after getting some advice on job prospects from Game Wardens. He has been a Game Warden for 18 years, mostly in the Butte County area. had answers some listener-contributed questions. Get answers such as the exact regulations about having your fishing license, the necessity of a steelhead card, the impact of the 2017 flood waters, and some of the non-toxic shot regulations. Chad also (at last!) clears up the “cotton ball” debate. He also talks about some of his more unusual calls, and what is done with the meat of poached animals. CalTip hotline mentioned in interview: (916)358-1300 More CalTip information Fishing and hunting regulations in California. Learn about the Nonlead Ammunition Law in California from the CA DFW. Friends of Butte Creek< Check out this annual Chico event to clean out Chico Creeks put on by Butte Environmental Council.