Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife

Our mission is to protect and enhance Oregon’s fish and wildlife and their habitats for use and enjoyment by present and future generations.

What we do:

* Monitor fish and wildlife populations to set sustainable hunting, fishing and clamming seasons

* Stock millions of trout in Oregon’s lakes and waterbodies

* Enhance fisheries and increase fishing opportunities

* Restore threatened and endangered species like wolves and sage-grouse

* Conserve at-risk wildlife and their habitats

* Help fish pass through dams and other obstacles

* Mitigate impacts to fish and wildlife during energy, water, and travel projects

* Manage 20 wildlife areas to provide wildlife habitat and hunting, fishing, viewing opportunities

* Help private landowners reduce wildlife damage and improve wildlife habitat

* Open millions of acres of private land to hunting

* Provide weekly updates on fishing, hunting and wildlife viewing opportunities

* Certify 8,000 new hunters in hunter safety education every year

* Teach families to fish, clam and hunt in outdoor skills workshops

* Research best practices for managing the differences between wild and hatchery fish