According to USFWS staff, a current botulism outbreak at the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex is one of the worst outbreaks they have ever dealt with. At the onset of the outbreak, access had to be restricted to allow helicopters with drop buckets to safely access water to fight the Caldwell Fire, which was […]
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Banding at Klamath
With help from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff, California Waterfowl’s waterfowl crew has been busy trapping and banding ducks in the Klamath Basin since early July. They teamed up with the refuge biologists again in an effort to beat last year’s record of 5,000 banded birds in five weeks. And despite the numerous challenges (evaporating wetlands, […]
Water is now flowing to LKNWR
Water is flowing into the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge today, thanks to the efforts of California Waterfowl. While the new water won’t meet all the refuge’s needs, it is enough to keep Unit 2 full this summer. That’s critical for the thousands of ducklings on the refuge that are still flightless. Without this water, […]
CWA meets with Interior Secretary about Lower Klamath
California Waterfowl and Klamath Basin farmers met yesterday with U.S. Secretary of Interior David Bernhardt, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman, U.S. Rep. Doug La Malfa and Rep. Greg Walden regarding the ongoing water crisis in the Klamath Basin and its impacts on both waterfowl and agriculture. CWA stressed the need to maintain water […]
Lower Klamath loses its only promised water for the year
When the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced last month that farmers would be getting their full allocation of water for the year, allocation did not include water for the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge. So this week, California Waterfowl delivered a letter to the Klamath Falls office of Bureau laying out options and requesting action […]
Staff and program reductions announced
California Waterfowl took the painful step today of reducing our workforce in response to the massive loss of revenue due to Covid-19. We’ve laid off ten employees representing more than 20% of our workforce. These layoffs constitute a heartbreaking loss of human capital – people who built programs, taught countless Californians how to hunt and […]
GEAR GUIDE: 15 items proven in the marsh
BY PHIL BOURJAILY (Originally published in the Summer 2020 issue of California Waterfowl) Waterfowl hunting gear is like history. One thing you know for sure is that tomorrow there will be more of it. Dig deep enough into the year’s new gear, and you can pick out a few items that will make your hunts easier and better. To […]
An unusual search mission, powered by CWA volunteers
California Waterfowl volunteers do a lot of amazing things, but sometimes the stuff we ask them to do is just downright weird – and boy do we love them for helping us out. Case in point: Waterfowl Programs Supervisor Caroline Brady was monitoring the movements of GPS-collared geese recently and noticed that there were two […]
Summer issue on its way to members
The summer issue of California Waterfowl will soon be in the hands of members throughout the state. The issue delivers fascinating stories that explore the latest research into waterfowl genetics, offers tips for public-land hunting and evaluates new gear that could make the 2020-21 season your best ever. Not a member? Join now by clicking […]
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Wind in my face, sun at my side’
BY YANCEY FOREST-KNOWLES (Originally published in the Summer 2020 issue of California Waterfowl) In this new autobiography, Wind in My Face, Sun at My Side, by Tupper Ansel Blake, more than 300 extraordinary photographs illustrate the life story of one of the nation’s preeminent wildlife photographers. Tupper’s 40-year career spanned what many consider to be the golden age of conservation. This elegant […]
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