CDFW Lands [ds665]

The CDFW Lands dataset is a digitized geographical inventory of selected lands owned and/or administered by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). Properties such as ecological reserves, wildlife areas, undesignated lands containing biological resource values, public and fishing access lands, and CDFW fish hatcheries are among those lands included in this inventory. Types of properties owned or administered by CDFW which may not be included in this dataset are parcels less than 1 acre in size, such as fishing piers, fish spawning grounds, fish barriers, and other minor parcels. All CDFW properties (mapped herein or not) are assigned a unique Real Property Number (PROP_NBR). A given property may consist of one or more parcels, each identified by a unique Parcel History Number (HIST_NBR). These two identifiers are assigned by the State of California Department of General Services (DGS). Physical boundaries of individual parcels are determined by the descriptions contained in legal documents and assessor parcel maps relating to that parcel. The approximate parcel boundaries are drawn onto U.S. Geological Survey 7.5'-series topographic maps, then digitized and attributed before being added to the dataset. In some cases, assessor parcel or best available datasets are used to digitize the boundary. Using parcel data to adjust the boundaries is a work in progress and will be incorporated in the future. Township, range, and section lines were based on the U.S. Geological Survey 7.5' series topographic maps (1:24,000 - scale). In some areas, the boundaries will not align with the Bureau of Land Management's Public Lands Survey System (PLSS). See the "SOURCE" field for data used to digitize boundary. Please note that some lands may not be accessible due to the protection of resources and habitat. It is recommended that users contact the appropriate regional office for access information and consult regulations for CDFW lands in Sections 550, 550.1, 551, 552, 630 and 702. For information on public use regulations on Department lands, please refer to the Public Uses on State and Federal Lands section of the Waterfowl, Upland Game, and Public Use Regulations booklet for both statewide and property-specific regulations https://wildlife.ca.gov/Regulations. All visitors are responsible for knowing and following the general and property-specific regulations.

THIS DATASET IS FOR CDFW USE ONLY. IT CONTAINS FIELDS THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND SOME OTHER PROPERTIES. Please do not release the CDFW Lands to the public and direct them to the CDFW Owned and Operated Lands and Conservation Easements.

This dataset is not a surveyed product and is not a legal record of original survey measurements. They are representations or reproductions of information using various sources, scales, and precision of boundary data. As such, the data does not carry legal authority to determine a boundary, the location of fixed works nor is it suitable for navigational purposes. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife makes no warranties or guarantees, either expressed or implied as to the completeness, accuracy, or correctness of such product, nor accepts any liability, arising from any incorrect, incomplete or misleading information contained therin. Users are responsible for ensuring the appropriate use of the data. It is strongly recommended that users acquire this dataset directly from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and not indirectly through other sources which may have outdated or misinterpreted information.

When labeling or displaying properties on any map, use the provided field named "MAPLABEL" or use a generic label such as "conservation lands", "restricted lands", or some other similiar generalized label.

All conservation easements are closed to public access.

Please contact Biogeographic Data Branch (BDB@wildlife.ca.gov) at California Department of Fish and Wildlife before re-distributing, altering, or re-publishing the data.

Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.