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LOWER LAKE, Calif. – The first guided nature walk and ranch house tour this fall at Anderson Marsh State Park is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 11.
Meet in front of the ranch house at 8:15 a.m. for time to experience the early morning wildlife to be found in the ranch house and barn complex yard. The walk begins at 8:30 a.m.
Join park docents as they lead a leisurely walk to discover what fall is bringing to the park.
the ranch house tour will follow the walk. If rain cancels the walk, the house tour will begin at 8:30 a.m.
Bring your binoculars. This time of year, many resident mammals and birds are attracted to the park because of the abundance of wild blackberries, grapes, rose hips and mistletoe berries available for food.
Fall also brings many migrating birds to the park, some to eat the autumn fruits and some to rest in the waters of Cache Creek and Anderson Marsh, or in the nearby trees.
Anderson Marsh State Historic Park is located on Highway 53, between Lower Lake and Clearlake.
For more information about the walks, email
More information about Anderson Marsh Interpretive Association can be found at www.andersonmarsh.org .
For more information about the park, visit http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=483 .
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HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – The HVL Men’s Niners Golf Club held a four-man scramble tournament on Thursday, Oct. 2.
The results were:
– “A” flight: The team of Fred Figg, Tim Greer, Mike Higman and Byron Hoss took top honors with the lowest net of the day, 30. The team of Dave Mann, Jim Dvoark, Keith Ipsen and Brian Panizzera was second, 31. The team of Scott McAllister, Don Dornbush and Don Holland was third, 31.
– “B” flight: Pete Gascoigne, Bruce Hamilton, Paul Peterson and Bob Costello placed first as a team with 34. The team of Joe Valle, Mike Casolo, Frank West and Ed Carver was second with 34, and Jim Wilson, Jim Stratton, Jim Brown and Jay Hodges placed third, also with 34.
Closest to the par 3 pins were Mike Casolo and Keith Ipsen.
Chip-ins were scored by Jim Brown and Jay Hodges.
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NORTH COAST, Calif. - Effective Monday, Oct. 6, access within Jackson Demonstration State Forest on Road 700 is temporarily closed to all unauthorized motor vehicle traffic.
As Road 700 is the primary access road to the Mendocino Woodlands State Park, an alternate route has been designated via JDSF Road 720.
This is a temporary area closure for public safety while a road improvement project is conducted on Forest Road 700.
The work is expected to take about two weeks, and the area reopened by Friday, Oct. 17.
Additional access information can be obtained by contacting the forest office at 707-964-5674 or visiting http://calfire.ca.gov/resource_mgt/resource_mgt_stateforests_jackson.php .
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is recruiting those interested in a career as a wildlife officer.
CDFW is accepting applications for wildlife officer cadet through Oct. 17.
The department is particularly interested in recruiting applicants with a passion for conservation of California’s fish and wildlife resources.
California wildlife officers are charged with ensuring public safety, enforcing fish and wildlife laws, investigating illegal sales of wildlife, protecting the state from pollution, enforcing habitat protection laws, fighting illegal drug trafficking, keeping the homeland secure and responding during natural disasters.
As peace officers, they have the authority to enforce all California laws, such as the Vehicle Code and Penal Code, and are federally deputized to enforce federal fish and wildlife laws.
A typical day for a California wildlife officer is diverse as the state’s fish and wildlife.
Wildlife officers patrol ocean, desert, mountain and valley environments, as well as urban areas.
They frequently work independently and conduct full-scale law enforcement investigations.
Wildlife officers employ everything from all-terrain vehicles to jet skis and snowmobiles while on patrol and spend much of their typical day making contact with Californians in the great outdoors. CDFW has a dive team and utilizes K-9 partners as well.
Environmental crimes and pollution incidents also fall under the purview of wildlife officers.
Annually, wildlife officers make contact with more than 295,000 people and issue more than 15,000 citations for violations of the law.
Successful applicants will enter a 31-week academy training program, followed by 19 weeks of field training, where they will work with a seasoned field training officer.
CDFW’s academy at Butte College is California Peace Officer Standards and Training certified. Cadets are trained as police officers with specific emphasis on wildlife, pollution and habitat protection.
In California, with 159,000 square miles of habitat and wildlife diversity unequaled by any other state, the average wildlife officer has a patrol district of more than 600 square miles.
The state has more than 1,100 miles of coastline, 30,000 miles of rivers and streams, 4,800 lakes and reservoirs, three desert habitat areas and scores of high mountain peaks.
The CDFW Law Enforcement Division expects an overwhelming number of inquiries and asks prospective candidates to extensively review materials on the Web site before contacting CDFW with questions.
To find information on minimum qualifications, required materials and an application for the academy, please visit https://jobs.ca.gov/JOBSGEN/4FG13.PDF .
For general information about a career as a wildlife officer, please visit www.dfg.ca.gov/enforcement/career/index.aspx .
Applications must be postmarked no later than Oct. 17.
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