News
Press release
Magazine
Summer issue on its way to members
June 1, 2021—The Summer issue of California Waterfowl has begun landing in members’ mailboxes. Not a member?
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Klamath
Lower Klamath water rights purchase update
California Waterfowl's effort to purchase water rights for the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge is awaiting approvals.
News
Advocacy
Mallard breeding habitat, combination license bills advance
Two state bills sponsored by California Waterfowl were approved in their houses of origin this week: AB 614 (funds Nesting Bird Habitat Incentive Program) and SB 470 (creates a combination hunting and fishing license).
News
Klamath
The Klamath Effect
The effects of little water for the nation's first waterfowl refuge ripple across the entire state. (From Summer 2021 issue of California Waterfowl Magazine).
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Advocacy
Legislation we'll back and fight
Bills California Waterfowl is supporting or opposing in the 2021 Legislature (from Summer 2021 issue of California Waterfowl Magazine).
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Wetland restoration
Changes at Suisun Marsh, Tulare Basin
An update on wetland work in the Suisun Marsh and Tulare Basin (from Summer 2021 issue of California Waterfowl Magazine).
News
Canine Corner: Going live
Opening day isn't the time to introduce your pup to feathers (from Summer 2021 issue of California Waterfowl Magazine).
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Press release
CWA welcomes new assistant magazine editor
California Waterfowl is pleased to welcome Julie Do as assistant editor of California Waterfowl Magazine. Do tells us how she went in a few short years from being someone who didn't even know she was interested in wildlife to working in communications for a robust and influential conservation organization.
Hunting News
Veteran Hunt Program
First order of the day - another dispatch from the Veteran Hunt Program
All around them, the woods began coming to life with the sounds of the marsh welcoming the day. Then there it was, the shock gobble from the roost and the clucking of the hens as the roosted birds scanned their surroundings for signs of safety before taking wing.
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Press release
Klamath
CWA lauds proposed aid package that would help Klamath refuges
California Waterfowl lauds a proposal by two congressmen from Northern California and Oregon to provide $57 million in aid for the Klamath Basin, including $2.5 million to help two national wildlife refuges that are drying up.
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Advocacy
Mallards
Photo gallery: Lawmaker visits mallard nesting habitat
Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry toured a farm-country field today to see firsthand how cover crops can provide incredible nesting habitat for California's mallards (and gadwalls and red-winged blackbirds).
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Advocacy
CWA and partners stop dog breeder permit bill
A bill that would have prohibited someone from maintaining a dog kennel for breeding purposes without first obtaining a breeder permit is dead for the year.
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Advocacy
Bill would DOUBLE tax on guns and ammo in CA
CWA asked its supporters today to help fight a bill that would double the excise taxes on guns and ammunition in California.
News
Press release
Wetland restoration
CWA receives nearly $2M in habitat improvement grants
A federal commission approved nearly $2 million in grants to fund California Waterfowl projects in the Imperial Valley and Central Coast.
News
Press release
Camps & Clinics
CWA partners with KOSC on summer youth camps
Hunter education camps return to Grizzly Ranch this summer, thanks to a partnership between California Waterfowl and Kids Outdoor Sports Camp.
News
Klamath
Extreme 2021 water disaster unfolds in the Klamath Basin
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced last week that it would be allocating only 33,000 acre-feet from the Klamath Project this year - an amount that will leave the Klamath Basin's farmers, national wildlife refuges and salmon runs in dire straits.
Klamath
H&N article about impending crisis in the Klamath Basin
The Herald and News today featured an article by Alex Schwartz detailing the impending water crisis...
News
Statement: California Waterfowl’s position on mallard limits
APRIL 7, 2021―California Waterfowl’s Board of Directors took action last week on an issue of great c...
News
Press release
CWA SURVEY: Hunters speak out on 2020-21 season
April 6, 2021—Hunters reported a lower harvest for the 2020-21 waterfowl season in California, according to the results of CWA's annual end-of-season survey.
Klamath
Newspaper article: This wildlife refuge is drying up. An anonymous rancher wants to save it.
Herald and News reporter Alex Schwartz reports on CWA's efforts to purchase water rights for the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge.
News
Press release
California Waterfowl statement on the passing of Stephen D. Bechtel Jr.
March 16, 2021—California Waterfowl is deeply saddened by the passing on Monday of Stephen D. Bechtel Jr., a dedic...
Klamath
Newspaper article: Botulism could decimate California wild ducks again. How hunters are trying to save them
Sacramento Bee reporter Ryan Sabalow writes about California Waterfowl's efforts to secure water rights for the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge.
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Advocacy
Mallards
CWA sponsors bills to support local mallards, create combination license
California lawmakers have introduced two new bills that would benefit local waterfowl conservation e...
News
Klamath
Mallards
Lower Klamath update: a huge step forward
March 4, 2021—In an exciting development, California Waterfowl has entered into an agreement to purchase rights to...
