Sixteen teachers from across California didn’t know entirely what to expect when they arrived at California Waterfowl’s Grizzly Ranch in the Suisun Marsh on March 24. They had signed up for CWA’s second annual Wildlife Conservation Education Seminar, a four-day program designed to help educators bring outdoor education into their curricula. Over the course of […]
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Plan to explore 3-pintail option moves forward
The Pacific Flyway Council—one of four that advise the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on waterfowl regulations—recommended on March 27 making it a high priority to review and possibly revise the federal regulatory model for determining pintail bag limits. Currently it is only a long-range priority for the Harvest Management Working Group of the U.S. […]
Meet our new Tulare/So Cal biologist
From the foothills of Dunlap, California, to the mountains of Idaho, Matt Ruso has chased just about every kind of game. It was the opportunity to improve wetland habitats and increase waterfowl hunting opportunities that brought him back to California. Ruso is California Waterfowl’s newest regional biologist, covering the Tulare Basin and Southern California. “It’s […]
Press release: Women’s workshop is an intro to outdoor skills
(Fairfield, California) March 5, 2018 — Women can learn a wide variety of outdoor skills –orienteering, archery, shooting, leathercraft, canning, fishing, boating and more – at California Waterfowl’s Multi-Course Workshop next month in the Suisun Marsh south of Fairfield. “The three-day Multi-Course Workshop gives women the chance to sample a lot of outdoor activities – […]
PACIFIC FLYWAY CENTER: Putting Wetlands on a Pedestal
(February 25, 2018) To millions of motorists traversing Interstate 680 south of Gold Hill Road in Fairfield, the vast expanse of land to the east might look empty. But the duck hunters who have conserved and protected these 88,000 acres of wetlands for over a century know better. It’s the Suisun Marsh! And none has […]
CWA seeks 3-pintail limit
California Waterfowl has asked the Pacific Flyway Council to develop options allowing states to choose a three-pintail bag limit, and will be discussing this issue with the Council when it meets in March in Norfolk, Virginia. In a detailed letter, CWA noted that California’s midwinter index of pintail is approximately 1 million birds, representing a substantial share of the entire […]
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: pesticide alternatives for wetland mosquito abatement
(Sacramento, California) October 5, 2017 — A bill signed this week by Gov. Jerry Brown seeks to help private wetland managers reduce mosquito populations while also reducing pesticide use and habitat management costs. Mosquito and vector control districts are responsible for limiting mosquito reproduction in an attempt to thwart mosquito-borne illnesses like the West Nile […]
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 […]
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