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Veteran Hunt Program
An early snow fall - dispatches from the Veteran Hunt Program
A last-minute phone call from CWA about a Veteran Hunt opportunity was exactly the call Gary Wyhs, a Vietnam Veteran was hoping to get.
Unfortunately, he wasn’t sure he could make the hunt, so he had to decline the offer. But after hanging up the phone, he reconsidered...
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Advocacy
Waterfowl
Klamath
Lower Klamath NWR: final botulism tally, dismal live bird counts
Given how little water the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge got this summer (more about why b...
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Press release
Wetland restoration
Hunting News
Goose Lake to flood, open to hunting thanks to TNC partnership
October 23, 2020—California Waterfowl’s southernmost wetland property – Goose Lake – was expected to remain dry this...
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Press release
Advocacy
Statement: California conservation organizations respond to governor’s executive order on land and water protection
Last week, in a stated effort to “fight climate change, conserve biodiversity, and boost climate res...
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Hunting News
Advocacy
CWA applauds USFWS for reopening Sump 1A to hunting
On Tuesday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decided to reopen Sump 1A at Tule Lake National Wildl...
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Waterfowl groups and industry laud passage of the ACE Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 1, 2020 CONTACT: Mark Hennelly, California Waterfowl Association, mhen...
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Hunting News
Waterfowl
Abundant honkers create target-rich environments
By DAN SKALOS Canada geese have expanded exponentially throughout much of California. These residen...
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Regulations
Wetland restoration
Hunting News
Waterfowl
WATER: Drought imperils waterfowl at refuge
by JEFFREY A. VOLBERG, DIRECTOR OF WATER LAW AND POLICY (Originally published in the Fall 2020 issu...
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Regulations
Wetland restoration
Hunting News
Advocacy
Waterfowl
Advocacy: Sponsor Drops Camp Regulation Bill
Here’s how we’re fighting for wetlands, waterfowl and hunting. Presented by Federal Premium Ammunit...
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Hunting News
Banding
Advocacy
Waterfowl
Fall Flight Forecast: I Hope You Like Uncertainty...
CALIFORNIA WATERFOWL REACHED OUT TO DOZENS OF WATERFOWL AND WETLANDS BIOLOGISTS TO GET A BEAD ON O...
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Gear Guide
Gear for early honkers
BY PHIL BOURJAILY (Originally published in the Fall 2020 issue of California Waterfowl) There are l...
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Press release
Magazine
Fall issue on its way to members
The Fall issue of California Waterfowl will soon be landing in members’ mailboxes. We’re delivering...
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Hunting News
2020-21 Waterfowl Season Update - Kern NWR
A brief update on the status of Kern National Wildlife Refuge. More refuge updates coming soon! Wate...
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Klamath
Mallards
This dead mallard shows why Klamath matters to the entire state
If you'd like to understand why water supply problems in the Klamath Basin are a problem for ALL Cal...
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Press release
Advocacy
Klamath
California Waterfowl creates task force to fight for water-starved Lower Klamath NWR
August 11, 2020—California Waterfowl has combined forces with key volunteers to create a Lower Klamath Refuge Task Force...
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Advocacy
Waterfowl
Klamath
Botulism Outbreak at Klamath
According to USFWS staff, a current botulism outbreak at the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge...
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Hunting News
Banding
Banding at Klamath
With help from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff, California Waterfowl’s waterfowl crew has been...
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Advocacy
Klamath
Water is now flowing to LKNWR
Water is flowing into the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge today, thanks to the efforts of Cal...
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Press release
Staff and program reductions announced
June 24, 2020—California Waterfowl took the painful step today of reducing our workforce in response to the massiv...
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Gear Guide
GEAR GUIDE: 15 items proven in the marsh
BY PHIL BOURJAILY (Originally published in the Summer 2020 issue of California Waterfowl) Waterfowl...
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Waterfowl
An unusual search mission, powered by CWA volunteers
California Waterfowl volunteers do a lot of amazing things, but sometimes the stuff we ask them to d...
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BOOK REVIEW: 'Wind in my face, sun at my side'
BY YANCEY FOREST-KNOWLES (Originally published in the Summer 2020 issue of California Waterfowl) In...
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STUDY: Floodplains key to restoring salmon, boosting waterfowl
Skip to highlights BY DR. JACOB KATZ (Originally published in the Summer 2020 issue of California W...
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Wetland restoration
Presley Program rewards landowners for brood water
BY BRIAN OLSON (Originally published in the Summer 2020 issue of California Waterfowl) It’s no secr...
