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Winter issue of California Waterfowl

[gallery style="carousel" ids="1950,1951,1952,1953,1954"]   The Winter issue of California Wate...
 
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The family that hunts together ...

by Wayne Tilcock Associate Editor The Mathews family had ducks on their minds when they set their...
 
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Banner year for banding at CWA

  BY JASON COSLOVICH, WATERFOWL BIOLOGIST It was a banner year for the banding crew at Califor...
 
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CWA joins Klamath lawsuit

CWA has been allowed to join in the case of The Klamath Tribes v. the United States Bureau of Reclam...
 
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First hunt at Sanborn Slough kick starts opening day

While the opening day of duck season isn’t an official California holiday, most of us have it circl...
 
News Veteran Hunt Program

Veterans vs. sea lions! Dispatches from the veteran hunt program

BY MIKE PEETERS, VETERAN HUNT PROGRAM COORDINATOR As the first light of day began to creep across S...
 
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Changing kids' lives - one field trip at a time

STORY AND PHOTOS BY WAYNE TILCOCK “I always thought science was boring, but now I want to be a biolo...
 
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Acclaimed photographer joins California Waterfowl

California Waterfowl welcomes Wayne Tilcock to its communications team. Tilcock has over two decade...
 
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Governor vetoes African animal parts bill

Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill Sunday that would have made it illegal for California hunters to brin...
 
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We're putting solar collars on specks. Here's why.

BY WAYNE TILCOCK Have you ever wondered whether growing goose populations might be crowding out and...
 
News Regulations Advocacy

Governor signs CWA-supported AB 2697, creating nesting habitat incentive program

On Thursday, September 20, the governor signed AB 2697 (Gallagher, R-Yuba City), a waterfowl and upl...
 
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Keeping your dog safe from harmful algal blooms

(Reprinted from the Fall 2018 issue of California Waterfowl Magazine) BY BECKYE STANTON and REGINA...
 
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Record attendance for CWA summer activities

It was a record-breaking summer for California Waterfowl as attendance at Grizzly Ranch’s summer ca...
 
News Banding

Summer banding: 1,445 birds banded, 46 volunteers engaged

CWA’s Grasslands banding crew trapped and banded 395 birds using bait traps on state, federal and pr...
 
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Fall issue of California Waterfowl

The Fall issue of California Waterfowl will soon be landing in members’ mailboxes, and we’ve got some great stories for our readers!
 
News Regulations Press release Advocacy

CWA urges you to support Proposition 3 – the water bond

(Reprinted from the Fall 2018 issue of California Waterfowl Magazine) BY MARK HENNELLY, VICE PRESIDE...
 
News Regulations Advocacy Klamath

Lawsuit threatens efforts to solve Klamath water problems

(Reprinted from the Fall 2018 issue of California Waterfowl Magazine) BY JEFFREY A. VOLBERG, DIRECTO...
 
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Pintail daily limit expected to return to 1 in 2019-20 season

When the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its 2018 waterfowl breeding population report this...
 
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Duckling treks 5 miles to find water

BY WAYNE TILCOCK, ASSOCIATE EDITOR Ducks are no strangers to long distance travel, sometimes flying...
 
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Fish on! Dispatches from the Veteran Hunt Program

Any day spent fishing is a great day, and California Waterfowl’s Veteran Hunt Program made a great day even better for 35 veterans on Sunday. Leaving out of Newport Beach on the FREELANCE, veterans headed out to Catalina Island...
 
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Hunters and conservationists represent at the Capitol

About a dozen California Waterfowl volunteers and staff attended over 20 meetings with state legisl...
 
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New board members elected

California Waterfowl members elected four new directors to CWA's board on Aug. 4 at the annual Meeti...
 
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CWA acquires Sanborn Slough duck club

California Waterfowl has acquired the 260-acre Sanborn Slough duck club in the legendary Butte Sink...
 
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Messerli named CWA’s chief operating officer

Jake Messerli, a driving force for California Waterfowl’s conservation and education efforts, has be...