On Thursday, September 20, the governor signed AB 2697 (Gallagher, R-Yuba City), a waterfowl and upland game bird nesting habitat incentive program. With substantial member and partner support, California Waterfowl was able to see this CWA-sponsored legislation through the entire, often tumultuous, legislative process. AB 2697 will establish the “Nesting Bird Habitat Incentive Program” which […]
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Keeping your dog safe from harmful algal blooms
(Reprinted from the Fall 2018 issue of California Waterfowl Magazine) BY BECKYE STANTON and REGINA LINVILLE In 2017, there were 18 reported dog deaths in California from suspected exposures to harmful algal blooms. Here’s what you need to know to keep your dog safe: What are cyanobacteria and harmful algal blooms? Cyanobacteria (also called blue-green […]
Record attendance for CWA summer activities
It was a record-breaking summer for California Waterfowl as attendance at Grizzly Ranch’s summer camps and clinics hit an all-time high. Leading the way were the six sessions of youth summer camps that brought in 175 future hunters. The five-day camps featured tons of outdoor activities with hands-on instruction in rifle, shotgun and archery along […]
Summer banding: 1,445 birds banded, 46 volunteers engaged
CWA’s Grasslands banding crew trapped and banded 395 birds using bait traps on state, federal and private lands this summer. We partnered with agencies and landowners to take advantage of the habitat and water allocations that were available in the area for the second year in a row. Waterfowl biologist Jason Coslovich and seasonal technician […]
Fall issue of California Waterfowl
The Fall issue of California Waterfowl will soon be landing in members’ mailboxes, and we’ve got some great stories for our readers! Not a member? If you join now by clicking here, then email Editor Holly Heyser at hheyser@calwaterfowl.org, she’ll mail you a copy of this issue. Here are some of the highlights: That […]
Lawsuit threatens efforts to solve Klamath water problems
(Reprinted from the Fall 2018 issue of California Waterfowl Magazine) BY JEFFREY A. VOLBERG, DIRECTOR OF WATER LAW AND POLICY It seems that every water issue revolves around fish, not waterfowl. The state and federal Endangered Species acts create rights to water that override all other rights. Water for waterfowl generally tends to be subordinated […]
CWA urges you to support Proposition 3 – the water bond
(Reprinted from the Fall 2018 issue of California Waterfowl Magazine) BY MARK HENNELLY, VICE PRESIDENT FOR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC POLICY Proposition 3 – an $8.87 billion water bond measure on the November ballot – represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to provide long-term support of some of the most important aspects of waterfowl conservation in California: […]
Pintail daily limit expected to return to 1 in 2019-20 season
When the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its 2018 waterfowl breeding population report this week, it revealed annual declines in most species counts of 3% to 31% – only wigeon increased. The silver lining was that most populations remain above their long-term averages. But there were two exceptions: pintail and scaup, which were down […]
Duckling treks 5 miles to find water
BY WAYNE TILCOCK, ASSOCIATE EDITOR Ducks are no strangers to long distance travel, sometimes flying thousands of miles to reach the perfect feeding or nesting grounds. For most mallards, that life of travel doesn’t start until they can get air under their wings, when they’re about two months old. Until then, their mothers have to […]
FISH ON! DISPATCHES FROM THE VETERAN HUNT PROGRAM
BY MIKE PEETERS, VETERAN HUNT PROGRAM COORDINATOR Any day spent fishing is a great day, and California Waterfowl’s Veteran Hunt Program made a great day even better for 35 veterans on Sunday. Leaving out of Newport Beach on the FREELANCE, veterans headed out to Catalina Island, and after a 2.5-hour ride, the anglers finally […]
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