by MARK HENNELLY, VICE PRESIDENT FOR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC POLICY Over the last several years, California Waterfowl has increased its advocacy efforts at the federal level through additional outreach and trips to Washington, D.C., as well as by hiring a contract lobbying firm that specializes in natural resource and outdoor recreation issues. In partnership […]
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Federal grants announced for Sac Valley, Klamath area wetlands
The good news kept coming this week as the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission announced on Monday the approval of $28 million in funding for wetland conservation projects. Of that sum, $23.9 million will go to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners for North American Wetlands Conservation Act grants. When paired with $72 […]
Funding for duck clubs: After 15 years, the Presley Program is back!
(Originally published in Summer 2019 issue of California Waterfowl Magazine) by BRIAN OLSON, CA DFW COMPREHENSIVE WETLAND HABITAT PROGRAM COORDINATOR California’s privately owned lands play a critical role in providing the resources required by millions of waterfowl that winter and breed in the Central Valley. Almost all of the agricultural lands used by waterfowl in […]
Pair of grants approved for Wildlife Area work
Wednesday’s meeting of the California Wildlife Conservation Board brought more good news for ducks as a pair of California Waterfowl projects were approved for funding. Both projects will work to improve water use on wetland habitat at state wildlife areas. With $721,000 in funding, the larger of the two grants will help CWA, in conjunction […]
Large grant approved for CWA work at Imperial Wildlife Area
California Waterfowl’s efforts to provide water-wise enhancements for wetlands in Southern California got a big boost on Thursday when the state Wildlife Conservation Board approved a $950,000 grant to fund much-needed habitat work at the Wister Unit of the Imperial Wildlife Area. Working in conjunction with Imperial County, which also contributed a $75,000 grant, and […]
Habitat conditions look great at CWA-restored McArthur Swamp Project in NECA
Ash Field, Hollenbeak Field, Rat Farm Pond currently supporting nesting activity This just in! Recent aerial photos by PG&E show great water coverage in the Rat Farm, Hollenbeck Field and Ash Field areas of the McArthur Swamp. CWA and PG&E completed this 850+ acre restoration project during the fall of 2012, and the acreage is […]
CWA wins grant for Woodland Regional Park project
The Wildlife Conservation Board has awarded California Waterfowl $511,000 as part of a cooperative project with the city of Woodland and Explorit Science Center, to restore approximately 20 acres at Woodland Regional Park. CWA will enhance and restore the wetland area as part of a long-term project that will turn the park into a science […]
Hey, Southern California: CWA is coming to YOU!
If you love waterfowl, wetlands and hunting and live in Southern California, you won’t want to miss our Orange County dinner on May 19 at the Huntington Beach Elks Lodge. CWA president John Carlson, Jr., will be in attendance as well as most of our program managers and board of directors, and they want to meet YOU. […]
Press release: $1.5M grant a boon to Sac Valley ducks
(Sacramento, California) February 23, 2018 — The Gray Lodge Wildlife Area provides critical habitat for wintering migratory birds in the Sacramento Valley, as well as extensive hunter opportunity on its 9,100 acres. But when drought strikes – something we can expect more frequently in the future – that habitat is in jeopardy. We can’t create more […]
Press release: $1M grant for Sac Valley habitat
(Sacramento, California) September 11, 2017 — California Waterfowl will restore 936 acres and enhance 1,378 acres of wetlands in the north Sacramento Valley after receiving a $1 million federal grant through the North American Wetlands Conservation Act. Migratory and breeding waterfowl and shorebirds, as well as 12 federal- and state-listed species, will realize major habitat […]
