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Spring issue of California Waterfowl on the way to members

March 4, 2021

The Spring issue of California Waterfowl has begun landing in members’ mailboxes. Not a member? Not a problem. Join now by clicking here, and you’ll be on the list to get all future issues. Then email Editor John Geiger at jgeiger@calwaterfowl.org to get this issue mailed to you as well. Here are some of the […]

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 4,500 acre-feet of water per year for the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, and it has begun seeking donor funding for the first payment. This water right is a down payment toward the refuge’s more realistic need: 30,000 acre-feet of […]

Ducks eggs in a wheat field.

CWA sponsors bills to support local mallards, create combination license

March 4, 2021

California lawmakers have introduced two new bills that would benefit local waterfowl conservation efforts, as well as hunters and fishermen. Both measures are sponsored by California Waterfowl. AB 614 (Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, D-Winters) would help start up the Nesting Bird Habitat Incentive Program, which focuses on increasing and enhancing nesting habitat for our local mallards and pheasants […]

REPORT: CA’s waterfowl breeding habitat needs attention

March 3, 2021

The Central Valley Joint Venture has released a new Implementation Plan for migratory bird habitat that focuses substantially on local breeding habitat for mallards and other ducks. The plan calls for nearly doubling brood-supporting wetland acreage in the Central Valley, and it calls for substantially increasing nesting habitat in the Sacramento Valley to reverse especially […]

Delaying harvest worked out well for farmer, mallard hens

March 3, 2021

The successful Delayed Wheat Harvest Incentive Program paid farmers to delay harvesting and let mallards finish nesting. Larry Hunn has been farming in Sacramento County for more than 45 years on land his grandfather began tilling in the 1920s. In the Sacramento Valley, fields of small grains, like wheat and triticale, provide dense nesting cover […]

Agony, ecstasy: Stories from California’s newest hunters

March 3, 2021

Obstacles are different, but the consensus is the same: It’s worth it to start waterfowl hunting. Complied by John Geiger Many of us have been duck hunting our whole lives. We can forget that there’s very little that’s intuitive when it comes to picking gear, finding a legal place to hunt and understanding the myriad […]

New gear reviews: Shotgun, call, waders and e-collar

March 3, 2021

California Waterfowl staff members love duck and goose hunting as much as you do. As dedicated waterfowlers, we take our gear seriously. We figured we’d share with you what we liked about some of the products we’re trying out. Benelli SBE3 now in 20-gauge Benelli is finally bringing to market a Super Black Eagle 3 […]

Collecting carbon to fund restoration

March 3, 2021

CWA, River Partners pilot program could open thousands of acres for hunting across the state. by JAKE MESSERLI, CWA CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Wetlands and riparian areas are known for the wildlife habitat they provide as well as controlling damaging floods, and recharging and filtering our groundwater. What many don’t know is that wetlands, when properly […]

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Advocacy: What to expect from Sacramento and D.C. in 2021

March 3, 2021

Here’s how we’re fighting for wetlands, waterfowl and hunting. Presented by Federal Premium Ammunition.   by MARK HENNELLY, Vice President for Legislative Affairs and Public Policy (Originally published in the Spring 2021 issue of California Waterfowl) For the first time since 2011, both the U.S. Congress and White House will be controlled by the Democratic Party. […]

Lower Klamath backgrounder: biological opinions and their role in keeping LKNWR dry

February 23, 2021

One of the federal policy actions driving the lack of water for the Lower Klamath NWR is the development of biological opinions that allocate water in the Klamath Basin under the Endangered Species Act. The ESA requires government agencies to consult with other agencies that must protect listed species about the effects of certain government […]

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