These measures are essential to safeguard California waterways. A detailed guide to cleaning vessels of invasive mussels is available on the Department of Boating and Waterways Web site at www.dbw.ca.gov/PDF/BoatingQuaggaGuide.pdf . Travelers also ...

... trade-in where boaters can have their life jackets inspected. Posted by Nicole Mooradian (Editor), May 24, 2013 at 12:36 am.

The California Department of Boating and Waterways makes lifejackets available at popular beaches on the Sacramento and American Rivers, but King says the jackets are underused.

It's unclear if the lower number of accidents correlates to the drop in boater registrations, said Gloria Sandoval, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Boating and Waterways. California boat registrations continue downward trend. Though ...

Additional safe boating information is available at www.WearItCalifornia.com. Boaters are also invited to use the department's boating facility locator - a digital tool that makes enjoying California's waterways easy: Boating Facility Locator. DBW ...

Officials are telling people to stay off waterways, which includes boating activities, and away from the banks. "The river conditions are becoming dangerous and pose a safety risk for anyone on either of the rivers," said the fire department in a release.

Arizona Game and Fish Department, California Department of Boating and Waterways, and Nevada Department of Wildlife team up Saturday for a yearly boating safety fair, which includes a life jacket exchange.

Manufactured by a company in Battleground, Washington, the new floating restrooms cost $65,000 apiece and have a lifespan of a decade or more, said Kevin Atkinson, a civil engineer with the California Department of Boating and Waterways who was at the ...

Gloria Sandoval, spokeswoman for the California Department of Boating and Waterways, said that of the 53 boating fatalities in California in 2012 in which drowning was the cause of death, 33 of the victims were not wearing life jackets.

"We're not the Bay Area, and we're not LA, but we've seen growth in our region," said Wes Rhea, executive director of the Stockton Convention and Visitors Bureau. CLICK FOR MORE PHOTOS ... has been a reporter at The Bee for 12 years. He has a ...