CALIFORNIA WATERFOWL REACHED OUT TO DOZENS OF WATERFOWL AND WETLANDS BIOLOGISTS TO GET A BEAD ON OUR UPCOMING SEASON BY CAROLINE BRADY, CWA WATERFOWL PROGRAMS SUPERVISOR (Originally published in the Fall 2020 issue of California Waterfowl) Postpone. Delay. Cancel. You’re likely accustomed to hearing those words by now. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, waterfowl population […]
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Gear for early honkers
BY PHIL BOURJAILY (Originally published in the Fall 2020 issue of California Waterfowl) There are lots of reasons to love honker hunting. You can hear them coming, and they’ll talk back to a call. They dislike battery-operated spinners even more than I do, but they respond to a flag waved by hand. They are, in their way, breathtaking fliers, […]
Fall issue on its way to members
The Fall issue of California Waterfowl will soon be landing in members’ mailboxes. We’re delivering many timely articles and stories for you to dig into as you prepare for the 2020 season. Not a member? Join now by clicking here, and you’ll be on the list to get future issues. Then email Editor John Geiger at […]
2020-21 Waterfowl Season Update – Kern NWR
A brief update on the status of Kern National Wildlife Refuge. More refuge updates coming soon! Water The water allocation for the refuge was cut for the 2020-21 water year so that will affect the habitat and hunt program. Only 17,000 acre-feet, which is 5,000 less than received last year and 8,000 acre-feet less than […]
This dead mallard shows why Klamath matters to the entire state
If you’d like to understand why water supply problems in the Klamath Basin are a problem for ALL California ducks, look no further than this hen, or rather what’s left of her. Hers is one of more than 20,000 bird carcasses found at the Klamath Basin refuges this summer as the worst botulism outbreak in […]
California Waterfowl creates task force to fight for water-starved Lower Klamath NWR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Communications Director Holly Heyser, hheyser@calwaterfowl.org, 916-886-5484 California Waterfowl has combined forces with key volunteers to create a Lower Klamath Refuge Task Force. Its mandate is to secure water rights for the embattled Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, and restore the refuge to its former greatness and vital role in the Pacific […]
Botulism Outbreak at Klamath
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 […]
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 […]
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