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Gear for early honkers

BY PHIL BOURJAILY (Originally published in the Fall 2020 issue of California Waterfowl) There are l...
 
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Bureau of Reclamation announces 5,400 acre feet for Klamath refuges

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced today that it is sending another 5,400 acre feet of water to the Tule Lake and Lower Klamath national wildlife refuges in an attempt to help address the horrific avian botulism outbreak.
 
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Video: This is what botulism response looks like

CWA would like to thank Waterfowl Programs Supervisor Caroline Brady (shown in this video), the staff of the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Bird Ally X (water bird rehabbers) and others ...
 
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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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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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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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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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Botulism Outbreak at Klamath

According to USFWS staff, a current botulism outbreak at the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge...
 
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Banding at Klamath

With help from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff, California Waterfowl’s waterfowl crew has been...
 
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Water arrives - San Francisco Chronicle article

The San Francisco Chronicle featured a story today by Tom Stienstra about the recent water delivery to the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
 
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'The kidney of the Basin' - Herald and News

How the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge got to the sorry state it's in, and how it's affecting not only the migratory birds that depend on the refuge, but also downstream water quality.
 
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Water is now flowing to LKNWR

Water is flowing into the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge today, thanks to the efforts of Cal...
 
Advocacy Klamath

CWA meets with Interior Secretary about Lower Klamath

California Waterfowl and Klamath Basin farmers met yesterday with U.S. Secretary of Interior David...
 
Advocacy Klamath

Lower Klamath loses its only promised water for the year

When the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced last month that farmers would be getting their full al...
 
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Staff and program reductions announced

June 24, 2020—California Waterfowl took the painful step today of reducing our workforce in response to the massiv...
 
News 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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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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Bureau of Reclamation restores promised water supply

A little bit of good news for the Klamath Basin today out of the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau now plans to deliver the promised 140,000 acre feet to the Klamath Project.
 
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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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Presley Program rewards landowners for brood water

BY BRIAN OLSON (Originally published in the Summer 2020 issue of California Waterfowl) It’s no secr...
 
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CANINE CORNER: Your best season ever

BY JOSH MILLER, SportDOG® Brand (Originally published in the Summer 2020 issue of California Waterfo...