Species & Habitats At-risk species Species recovery and protection Killer whale (orca) conservation and management Killer whale resources and regulations for boaters ...

Terrestrial habitat connectivity is critical to maintaining Washington’s biodiversity, ecosystem resilience, and climate adaptation potential. As landscapes become increasingly fragmented due to ...

OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced restrictions on campfires, target shooting, and other activities beginning July 1 on WDFW-managed lands in Eastern Washington ...

All trout plants for 2022. For fish 3 per pound or larger, including broodstock. See the Annual Statewide Hatchery Trout Stocking Plan for expected future plants and the current year's trout plants ...

The Game Management Plan (GMP) guides how the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW, the Department) manages wildlife that people hunt or trap. The Department worked with the Fish and ...

The purpose of this proposal is to repeal WAC 220-660-490, which incorporates RCW 77.55.480 by reference into the Hydraulic Code rules. RCW 77.55.480 created the Habitat Recovery Pilot Program (HRPP).

OLYMPIA – Recreational anglers will have the opportunity to reel in a salmon off the Washington coast beginning June 21 at Neah Bay, La Push, and Westport-Ocean Shores (Marine Areas 4, 3, and 2), and ...

RIDGEFIELD – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will close the Kress Lake Access Area in Cowlitz County on June 16 to control invasive aquatic weeds. The access area will reopen on ...

OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced today Puget Sound summer crab-fishing seasons will get underway July 3 in many marine areas.“Crabbers will find that the 2025 ...

OLYMPIA — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has finalized its acquisition of the Sekiu boat launch property in Clallam County along the northern Olympic Peninsula. WDFW bought the ...

RIDGEFIELD — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has approved a rule change that will allow people to salvage deer accidentally killed in motor vehicle collisions in Clark, Cowlitz, ...

OLYMPIA – The final six days of the coastal razor clam dig season will proceed as planned beginning May 10, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish managers confirmed. “There ...