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Klamath
CWA pushes forward in the fight to secure water for Klamath
The Klamath Refuges have long faced challenges in securing enough water to sustain their habitats and wildlife. However, CWA has made notable progress in establishing a more dependable water supply for these areas. Read our report about the region's complex water struggles, CWA's achievements and what’s to come.
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Klamath
CWA Applauds Interior Department for Funding Klamath Refuge Projects
See how federal funding is enhancing wetland restoration and hunting access in the Klamath Basin.
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Klamath
Proposition 4 Passes, Will Provide Significant Funding to Address Refuge Water Needs
Learn how this bond measure will improve wetland habitats and secure water for wildlife refuges across the state.
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Klamath
CWA Comments on Klamath Operations Plan
California Waterfowl recently provided detailed feedback on the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Klamath Project Operating Procedures 2024-2029. These procedures are crucial in determining how water is allocated across the Klamath Basin, affecting endangered species, tribal rights, agriculture, and the Klamath Refuges.
CWA strongly supports the proposed changes, which would allocate more water to the refuges, helping restore critical wetland habitats and support waterfowl populations.
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Klamath
Klamath Refuges Hunt Program Update
The Klamath National Wildlife Refuge Complex held its annual hunt program meeting on September 7, and refuge staff announced that both Tule Lake and Lower Klamath Refuges will be open for limited waterfowl hunting.
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Klamath
Urgent Request for Klamath Refuges - CWA and DU
Read the full letter sent by CWA and DU requesting urgent water deliveries for Klamath Refuges to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
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Klamath
Avian Botulism Outbreak in Klamath Basin and Tule Lake Refuges
Another avian botulism outbreak is devastating bird populations throughout the upper Pacific Flyway in the Klamath Basin and Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuges. Stay informed and help raise awareness as we monitor this critical situation.
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Klamath
Klamath Refuges’ Habitat Conditions Somewhat Improved, But Uncertainty Remains
Latest reports from the Klamath Basin show better wetland habitat conditions from last year, but without additional water deliveries conditions could soon deteriorate.
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Klamath
A bit of good news for Lower Klamath and Tule Lake NWR
Water acquired by CWA as part of a 3,750 acre-foot water rights purchase began again flowing into the refuge on September 18th despite flowage restrictions placed on neighboring Klamath Drainage District and the larger watershed
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Klamath
An excellent nationally published article on the Klamath Basin
"A PLEA FOR WATER & HABITAT IN THE KLAMATH BASIN" Written by Shawn Swearingen and Jordan Rash - Helping to point a nationally based focus on the travesty at the Klamath Basin and its importance to the Pacific Flyway and beyond. Please read this story published through Mossyoak.com and shared through our news site for the entire article.
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Klamath
Our unwavering Commitment to Lower Klamath
Our Continued Commitment to Obtain a Permanent Water Supply for the Lower Klamath
I want to take this opportunity to give you an update on our ongoing effort to secure a permanent, reliable supply of water for the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge.
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Klamath
CWA travels to Washington D.C. to discuss Klamath Water Crisis
California Waterfowl is in Washington D.C. this week to discuss the Klamath water crisis with members of the U.S. House of Representatives and senior U.S. Fish and Wildlife staff.
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Klamath
America's First Waterfowl Refuge is Dry
The Klamath Basin is dry! For the first time in history, America’s first National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) established for waterfowl conservation purposes by Theodore Roosevelt is a barren wasteland.
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Klamath
CWA Secures State Funding to Support Water Transfer for Lower Klamath NWR
California Waterfowl entered into a contract with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to fund the transfer of up to 3,750 acre-feet of irrigation water from a landowner in the Wood River Valley of Oregon to help flood Unit 2 and other wetland habitat at the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge.
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Klamath
CWA Funds Spring 2022 Water Delivery to Lower Klamath Refuge
In light of ongoing drought and significantly reduced wetland habitat conditions, California Waterfowl has entered into a contract with Klamath Drainage District (KDD), farmers located north of the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, to purchase up to 2,000 acre-feet of agricultural drain water to help maintain water levels in Unit 2 and possibly also flood Unit 3.
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Klamath
Infrastructure bill: an opportunity for Lower Klamath
The massive federal infrastructure bill signed into law by the president on Nov. 15 provides a significant opportunity to aid the parched Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge: $162 million to be used by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service earmarked for “Klamath Basin restoration activities.”
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Klamath
Flyway Council presses Interior on water for Lower Klamath
The fight to save the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge gained another voice last month when the Pacific Flyway Council sent a letter to the Secretary of the Interior asking her to prioritize getting water to the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
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Klamath
Big water victory for Lower Klamath
CWA's recent huge water victory for the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge could not have happened without the efforts of many people.
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Klamath
Our first big milestone… But still many miles to go
CWA successfully acquired a permanent water right for Lower Klamath, but there's still much work to be done in the fight for water.
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Klamath
CWA to feds: Release water for wetlands
California Waterfowl delivered an urgent request, co-signed by 13 other conservation organizations, to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation on Monday asking it to release water from Upper Klamath Lake to flood dry wetlands in the Klamath Basin.
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Klamath
Water is flowing to Lower Klamath!
Water is flowing to the Lower Klamath NWR today, thanks to CWA's purchase of water rights for the parched refuge.
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Klamath
Mallards
Water transfer to Lower Klamath approved
The Oregon Water Resources Department approved a request to transfer a water right from a willing seller in Oregon's Wood River Valley to California Waterfowl to benefit the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge.
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Klamath
Klamath update: Lower Klamath drying up, water shifting at Tule Lake
PHOTO AND VIDEO: Satellite imagery and photography from the past week paint a grim picture of conditions in the parched Klamath Basin.
Klamath
CWA water-rights purchase featured on JPR
Jefferson Public Radio featured a discussion today about CWA's plan to purchase water rights for the Lower Klamath NWR.
