The Mendocino County Fish and Game Commission is a local body of volunteer Commissioners, established by the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors, to ensure that renewable natural resources including fish, game, and wildlife, along with their habitats, are conserved for this and succeeding generations of Mendocino County residents.

The Commission meets every other month with public participation, at locations throughout the County to discuss relevant fish and wildlife issues and administer an annual grants program. The commission promotes full understanding and trust through effective communication and transparency, by providing technical analyses and funding recommendations to the Board of Supervisors.

Commissioners

If you are interested in serving on this or another Mendocino County Commission, applications and information can be found here 

How To Contact The Commission

PLEASE NOTE: Mendocino County Fish and Game Commission staff or Commissioners are NOT employed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), and cannot assist with injured, distressed, killed, or nuisance wildlife.

Please report any such instances to CalTIP:  1-888-334-CalTIP (1-888-334-2258)

 For more information on CDFW, please click here.

The Mendocino County Fish and Game Commission meets every other month on the second Tuesday of the month.  Meeting locations rotate through Ukiah, Willits, and Fort Bragg. The location for the upcoming meeting will be shown in the agenda for that meeting.

On this page you will find information on forthcoming meetings as well as previous meeting details for both this year (2024) and 2023. If you would like to access information on meetings held between 2016 and 2022, you can do so by following the link to the meeting archive page here.

SPECIAL EVENT - CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW THE FLYER

May 8 2024 5:30pm: Living With Wildlife 101

2024 Fish And Game Commission Meetings (Upcoming)

October 22, 2024 (Special Meeting)

• 10-22-24 Meeting Agenda
• Draft Meeting minutes 8-13-24
• Draft FGC Redline Bylaws
  • FGC Grant Guidelines & Review (October 2024)
  • FGC Grant Agreement (October 2024)
  • FGC Grant Application (October 2024)

October 8

• Cancellation

August 13

• 8-13-24 FGC Meeting Agenda
• Draft Meeting Minutes - 4-9-24
• Draft FGC Redline Bylaws
• Budget Report
• End of the Year Budget Balance Sheet

• October 8
• December 10

Previous Meeting Agendas And Minutes

• June 11 (CANCELLED - LACK OF QUORUM)

April 9

• 4-9-24 FGC Meeting Agenda
• 2-13-24 Draft Meeting Minutes
• Fish and Game Commission Monthly Budget Report
• Fish and Game Commission Bylaws- Redline

February 13

• 2-13-24 FGC Meeting Agenda
• Draft Minutes - 1-23-24 Special Meeting
• Board of Supervisors Agenda item from August 29, 2023 regarding Boards, Commissions and MACs
• PBS Draft Estimated Staff Costs in Support of the Commission

 January 23 (SPECIAL MEETING)

• 1-23-24 FGC Special Meeting Agenda

Meeting Agendas And Minutes - 2023

December 12

• 12-12-23 FGC Agenda

October 10

• 10-10-23 FGC Agenda
• Draft Commission Minutes 2-14-23
• Draft Commission Minutes 9-5-23

September 5

• 9-5-23 FGC Special Meeting Agenda
• Draft Commission Minutes 2-14-23
• Draft Commission Minutes 6-13-23
• Fish and Game Commission Bylaws
• "White Paper" Document, Riparian Corridor and Wetland Setbacks

 August 8 (CANCELED - LACK OF QUORUM)

• 8-8-23 FGC Agenda
• Draft Commission Minutes 2-14-23
• Draft Commission Minutes 6-13-23
• Fish and Game Commission Bylaws
• "White Paper" Document, Riparian Corridor and Wetland Setbacks

June 13

• 6-13-23 FGC Agenda

February 14

• 2-14-23 FnG Agenda
• Resolution for Social Distancing

2024/2025 Propagation Grant Cycle Now Open! 

Please review the updated Guidelines and Draft Agreement below to prepare to submit an application.

• Fish and Game Commission Propagation Grant Guidelines and Review Document
• Fish and Game Commission Propagation Grant- Draft Agreement
• Fish and Game Commission Propagation Grant Application
  

CDFW Propagation Fund Grants 

The Mendocino County Fish and Game Commission solicits grant applications that comply with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife guidelines and codes. The Commission reviews the applications and recommends appropriate projects to the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors for grant awards.

Grant applications are solicited annually in the autumn and awarded in early spring. Per the County Board of Supervisor's request, projects leading to wildlife and habitat restoration and rehabilitation will be prioritized. 

California Department of Fish & Wildlife Propagation Fund Approval Process for County Governments (March 6 2024)

For additional information, please call Fish and Game Commission at (707) 234-6094, or email the Commission at pbscommissions@mendocinocounty.gov

Grant Cycles

2022-2023

The Mendocino County Fish and Game Commission is currently soliciting grant applications for projects that benefit fish and/or wildlife in Mendocino County and  comply with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife guidelines and codes. The Commission will submit recommendations to the Board of Supervisors for the awarding of grants in January 2023. In Fiscal Year 2022/2023, the available amount for Grant Allocations is $25,000 total. Per the County Supervisor’s request, projects leading to wildlife and habitat restoration and rehabilitation will be prioritized.

• Agenda Summary packet for consideration
• Fish and Game Commission Grant Application
• Fish and Game Commission Grant Guidelines

2021-2022

• Postponed 

2020-2021

• Postponed

2019-2020

• Postponed 

2018-2019

• Postponed 

2017-2018

• Grants Awarded:
  • Sacramento Pike Minnow Abatement Program by the Ukiah Rod & Gun Club (Funded $5,000)
  • Urchin Removal Project by the Waterman's Alliance (funded $25,000 )
  • Two Kayaks for Inland Mendocino County State Game Wardens by California Department of Fish and Wildlife (funded $3,400)
  • Sub-tidal Marine Protected Area's Monitoring be Reef Check California (funded $10,450)

2016-2017

• Grants Awarded:
  • Sub-tidal Marine Protected Area Monitoring of Mendocino County’s Rocky Reefs by Reef Check California (funded $8,500)
  • Education and Wildlife Rescue Programs by Woodlands Wildlife (funded $2,500)
  • Town Creek Restoration Planning and Education Project by Eel River Recovery Project (funded $4,000)
  • Mill Creek Stream Bank Stabilization & Riparian Corrido Development Project, by Round Valley Indian Tribes (funded $10,000)

2021 Audit Records

• December 3, 2021 - CDFW Letter to Mendocino County Auditor
• February 11, 2022 - County Auditor Response to CDFW
• April 20, 2022 - CDFW Letter to Mendocino County Auditor
• December 2, 2022 - County response to CDFW Audit
• June 21, 2023 - CDFW Follow-up Letter

Email Correspondence

• Emails between PBS and Fish and Game Commission Secretary in 2022
• Email between PBS, Fish and Game Chair and CDFW - October 2022
• Emails between PBS and 1st CDFW Auditor 2022
• Emails between PBS and multiple CDFW Auditors 2022
• Emails between PBS and CDFW Kwan 2023

California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Northern Region

Phone: (530) 225-2300

Email: askregion1@wildlife.ca.gov

CalTIP

Californians Turn in Poachers and Polluters (CalTIP) is a confidential program that encourages the public to provide the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) with information leading to the arrest of poachers and polluters.

To report a potential poaching or pollution problem call 1-888 334-CALTIP (1-888 334 2258)

CDFW Online License Sales and Service

Online License Sales and Service Web Page

CDFW Reporting

To report any environmental and/or wildlife health issues (such as oil/toxic spills, invasive species, dead, dying or injured wildlife), click here

CDFW Data Portal

A link to the CDFW Data Portal, which provides a single point of entry to data sources which serve the needs of divisions throughout CDFW, can be found here

California Fish and Game Commission

Among other responsibilities, the California Fish and Game Commission sets the regulations implemented and enforced by CDFW throughout the State. You can find out more about the Commission by clicking here 

Mendocino County Resource Conservation District (MCRD)

MCRCD works with communities to voluntarily conserve, protect, and restore natural resources in a landscape that supports agriculture, timberland, wild lands, and urban areas. To find out more on MCRD, click here

Mendocino County Fire Safe Council (MCFSC)

The Fire Safe Council seeks to help those who live in wildland areas to prepare for inevitable wildfires. You can find out more about MCFSC by clicking here

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

The NRCS works on forest management plans, and provides technical assistance for farms, ranches and working forest lands. For more information on NRCS, click here