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Make-your-own-nest education challenge! (Pre-K - 5th)

Think you can build a bird nest without your hands? Now that we're deep in the thick of spring, man...
 
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New program to help mallards is progressing

May 7, 2020—Thanks to the generous donations of our supporters, California Waterfowl's Delayed Wheat Harvest In...
 
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Action Alert: Seeking more waterfowl hunting on California refuges

ACTION ALERT: Request additional waterfowl hunting on California refuges and thank the Department o...
 
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Action Alert: Bill would place onerous restrictions on dog trainers

Update: This bill has been pulled for the year (5/6/2020). When the state Legislature reconvenes in...
 
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HIP: Why that validation on your hunting license matters a LOT

A lot of things in life can be complicated. Like taxes and fuel-injected car engines. Fortunately f...
 
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Action Alert: Help CWA save duck hunting at Barrett Reservoir

Action Alert! The City of San Diego is currently considering closing Barrett Reservoir to waterfowl...
 
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CWA expands major donor levels, adds a membership level

April 24, 2020—In celebration of its 75th Anniversary, California Waterfowl has revamped its major donor levels to...
 
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CWA announces winners of draw-a-duck contest

We asked kids to draw ducks, and we were dazzled by their entries. by JULIE DO, COMMUNICATIONS ASSOC...
 
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CWA asks feds to study impact of water plan on Lower Klamath NWR

California Waterfowl, joined by four other waterfowl organizations, asked the Bureau of Reclamation...
 
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CWA SURVEY: Hunters speak out on extra duck hunting days, quality of 2019-20 season

Nearly three out of four California Waterfowl members and supporters said in a survey last month tha...
 
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New settlement will restrict water available to the Lower Klamath NWR

A new settlement will reduce water available to the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge. But it a...
 
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Farmers flock to new program that saves wild ducklings

Farmers and donors have responded overwhelmingly to California Waterfowl’s new initiative to help wi...
 
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Legislature still scheduled to hear anti-hunting bills

While the state Legislature has temporarily suspended its 2020 session due to the Covid-19 pandemic,...
 
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16- and 17-year-olds must purchase adult hunting licenses for 2020-21 season

March 25, 2020—When 2020-21 California hunting licenses go on sale in mid-April, the state's 16- and 17-year-olds...
 
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Draw-a-Duck Contest! Deadline 4-10-20

March 25, 2020—California Waterfowl's education team normally visits classrooms to teach kids how to draw ducks, b...
 
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CWA helps parents keep the learning going

Let's see, schools are closed, so our education team can't go out and teach, and schools are closed...
 
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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

CWA President John Carlson Jr. updates members and supporters about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on CWA operations.
 
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New program enlists wildlife-friendly farmers to save mallard ducklings

California Waterfowl will provide incentives to select farmers this year to delay harvesting wheat a...
 
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Canine Corner: The e-collar debate

by JOSH MILLER/SportDOG® Brand I have been heavily involved in the retriever world since the ripe ol...
 
News Advocacy Mallards

Advocacy: Putting our money where our mouth is: paying for increased mallard, pheasant production

by MARK HENNELLY, VICE PRESIDENT FOR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC POLICY California’s mallard popu...
 
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Advocacy: The latest on Lower Klamath and groundwater regulation

by JEFFREY A. VOLBERG, DIRECTOR OF WATER LAW AND POLICY Skip to groundwater law update LOWER KLAMATH...
 
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Spring issue of California Waterfowl on its way to members

March 8, 2020—The Spring issue of California Waterfowl will soon be landing in members’ mailboxes, and we’ve got s...
 
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Dispatches from the Veteran Hunt Program: A fair-weather 'snows storm'!

By Mike Peeters, CWA Veteran Hunt Program coordinator We expected 2 feet of snow, blowing winds and...
 
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Owens River Annual Clean Up

Over 100 volunteers showed up last month for the sixth consecutive Owens River Annual Clean Up. The...