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CDFW presses rewrite of Clear Lake conservation strategy, starts instream-flow study and clarifies streambed permits
Summary
A California Department of Fish and Wildlife official told a Lake County forum the agency wants major revisions to the county’s Clear Lake conservation strategy so it can serve as a recovery document, and that CDFW is leading an instream-flow study of priority tributaries with a draft expected in fall 2025.
Felipe La Luz, a senior environmental scientist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), told local stakeholders the department reviewed a May 2024 draft conservation strategy for the Clear Lake hitch and judged it in need of major revisions on structure and clarity before it could serve as a state or federal recovery document.
La Luz said CDFW and partner agencies have restarted monthly meetings, prepared a structured outline and will solicit formal input through the Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee and agricultural committees. He said…
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