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This site is dedicated to honoring the achievements of the inducted members, the Circle of Chiefs, their continuing outreach to the California public and the spirit of their legacy to our State and the Outdoors. We strive to continue the work they started, inspiring the next generation to adventure and service.

The California Outdoors Hall of Fame recognizes individuals with a profound scope of outdoor accomplishments that have impacted others and improved the lives of Californians. Personal achievement by itself, on the other hand, merits less consideration.

All candidates must fill two requirements:

1. The nominees have inspired thousands of Californians to take part in the great outdoors and/or conservation.
2. The nominees must have taken part in a paramount scope of adventures.

Anybody can nominate an entrant. Entrants can nominate themselves. Entrees must include a 200 to 250-word biography or will be disqualified.

Voting is conducted in early winter by past winners, the Circle of Chiefs, and leaders in outdoors media, government and industry, who vote anonymously, free of faction. The annual awards are announced in January at the International Sportsmen's Expo in Sacramento. Inductees become members of the Circle of Chiefs.

6 new members were inducted to the Hall Saturday, January, 21.
Congratulations to the new members!
2012 California Outdoors Hall of Fame inductees
Sep Hendrickson, il Ling New, and James Adams
Sep Hendrickson is a tackle inventor, radio host and executive of California Inland Fisheries Foundation, Inc.

Il Ling New is America's No 1 female firearms/hunting instructor and hunter.

James Adams is a fisheries biologist with a passion for Fly Fishing and its techniques and history.

Scott Williamson (not shown) is a renown wilderness hiker and inspirational outdoorsman.

Inducted posthumously:
Frederick Law Olstead, the father of of American landscape architecture and parks

Bill Schaadt was one of the world's top flyfishers.

Tom Stienstra, Hall member himself, emceed the induction ceremony. You can read Tom's article in the SF Chronicle on Sunday, January 22 and soon after at http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/01/22/SP3T1MRNT6.DTL.