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Canine Corner: Keeping up the standard

Chris Akin of SportDOG® Brand talks about why it's important to enforce - and reinforce - obedience with your dog throughout the year (from Winter 2021 issue of California Waterfowl Magazine).
 
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Opening day success in the Hunt Program

Reports for opening day 2021 seemed to be mostly favorable, but in the CWA Hunt Program, they were off the charts!
 
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CWA to feds: Release water for wetlands

California Waterfowl delivered an urgent request, co-signed by 13 other conservation organizations, to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation on Monday asking it to release water from Upper Klamath Lake to flood dry wetlands in the Klamath Basin.
 
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CA hunters step up for wildlife once again

The governor signed CWA-sponsored AB 614 late Thursday, ushering in an era of hope for beleaguered mallard and pheasant populations.
 
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Pre-season pintail banding wraps up (photos, video)

Pre-season banding wraps up this week, and our team of biologists has exceeded their pre-season banding quota!
 
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CUISINE: The Blind Burrito

When you get out this season, pack a meal that's easy to make, easy to eat, satisfying and healthy, too!
 
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Projected opening weekend reservation quotas at Type A and B hunt areas

Drought in California is severely restricting water available to the state's wildlife areas and national wildlife refuges for waterfowl an estimate provided by property managers of the percentage of wetlands expected to be flooded in October.
 
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Water is flowing to Lower Klamath!

Water is flowing to the Lower Klamath NWR today, thanks to CWA's purchase of water rights for the parched refuge.
 
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Fall issue on its way to members

September 1, 2021—The Fall issue of California Waterfowl has begun landing in members’ mailboxes.
 
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Updates from California Waterfowl's Advocacy Team

Read about a change in DFW's budget that will provide more money for waterfowl habitat programs, CWA's fight for a water right transfer, and the bills that CWA is sponsoring, supporting or opposing.
 
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State expected to stop treating Central Valley wetlands as polluters

The move would allow wetland managers to invest more in their wetlands.
 
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Canine Corner: The right way to introduce your retriever to water

Learn some tips for introducing your dog to the water for the first time (from Fall 2021 issue of California Waterfowl Magazine).
 
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Fall 2021 Gear Guide

It's here: California Waterfowl's guide to what's new and useful for the upcoming hunting season.
 
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Water transfer to Lower Klamath approved

The Oregon Water Resources Department approved a request to transfer a water right from a willing seller in Oregon's Wood River Valley to California Waterfowl to benefit the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge.
 
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CWA earns national recognition

CWA has joined a network of over 450 accredited land trusts across the nation that have demonstrated their commitment to professional excellence and to maintaining the public’s trust in their work.
 
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Klamath update: Lower Klamath drying up, water shifting at Tule Lake

PHOTO AND VIDEO: Satellite imagery and photography from the past week paint a grim picture of conditions in the parched Klamath Basin.
 
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2021-22 Fall Flight Forecast

CWA Waterfowl Programs Supervisor Caroline Brady lays out conditions going into this hunting season.
 
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CWA water-rights purchase featured on JPR

Jefferson Public Radio featured a discussion today about CWA's plan to purchase water rights for the Lower Klamath NWR.
 
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CWA statement in response to H&N article

CWA released the following statement in response to an article in today's Klamath Falls Herald and News about the draining of Sump 1B at TLNWR.
 
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CWA combo license bill passes key committee

State legislation sponsored by California Waterfowl to create a new combination hunting and fishing license passed the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee today.
 
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SportDOG® Brand Renews Partnership with California Waterfowl

SportDOG® Brand recently renewed its support of California Waterfowl’s mission to grow the state’s waterfowl populations, wetlands and hunter-conservationist communities.
 
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Members of Congress Honor CWA's 75th Anniversary

U.S. representatives Mike Thompson (D-Napa) and Doug LaMalfa (R-Biggs) introduced a House Resolution this week that recognizes the significance of California Waterfowl’s 75th anniversary. 
 
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PHOTO GALLERY: CWA biologists searching cover crops for mallard nests

CWA biologists located 20 nests in 127 acres of cover crop fields today - part of ongoing research about how wild ducks use agricultural fields.