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Klamath's bone-dry wetland
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Driving down the highway that straddles the California-Oregon border on opening day of duck season last fall, hunters were horrified to find the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge bone dry on both sides of Route 161, something veteran waterfowlers there had never seen. A survey found only 29,000 ducks and 120,000 geese using the limited water on the refuge, where usually there would have been 450,000 ducks and even more geese.
To learn why this is happening and what CWA is doing about it,
click
here.
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Pair of grants approved for wildlife area work
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The California Wildlife Conservation Board last month approved two grants worth $893,000 for CWA projects in the Suisun Marsh and the Grasslands, that will improve water use on wetland habitat at state wildlife areas.
These grants come on the heels of a $950,000 grant from the WCB for CWA work on the Wister Unit of the Imperial Wildlife Area approved in March and will help continue our mission to improve wetland habitat and hunting opportunities across California.
Click
for the complete story.
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The Suisun Marsh Field Day is always one of our favorite events. Good food, good weather, awesome hand-carved decoys, plenty of activities for the kids and, of course, great friends. What more could you ask for?
Even though the marsh won't be the same without Frank Johnson and Bill Brush we know their spirits will live on when we spend time together in our wetlands.
Click
here for great photos and a recap of the event.
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Need a summer activity for your 10- to 17-year-old? Look no further than our five-day Camp Sprig events, but don’t wait – they fill up fast! CWA summer camps are broken into three types – Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3. Level 1 camps include California Hunter Education certification. Level 2-3 camps assume a certain level of hunting knowledge and are designed for campers who have hunted at least one season.
Click
here
for more information and to get your youth registered today! Our first camp (Level 1) starts
THIS
Sunday!
We have scholarships available. Click
here
for more information.
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2019 State Banquet - a celebration of volunteers
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Get your tickets NOW for the 2019 State Banquet at the Holiday Inn in Sacramento on August 3.
Some of our planned activities include:
Friday, August 2
• 7 p.m. Casino Night & Welcome Reception in the Sierra Ballroom on the 16th floor. FREE
Saturday, August 3rd
• 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Meeting of the Members & Board Meeting Free (coffee & pastries)
• 6 p.m. State Banquet in Grand Ballroom, space is limited to 350.
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The 2019 CWA Super Raffle is HERE!
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CWA's 2019 Super Raffle is here! We've got TWO grand prize options: A Benelli Sportsman’s Package or a St. Thomas Villa vacation! We've also got hunt packages, the latest and greatest gear and, oh yeah, did we mention
17 FIREARMS?!
Tickets are only $25 apiece, six for $100, 14 for $200 and 24 for $300. Get a chance to win some AWESOME prizes while supporting California Waterfowl. Drawing will be held at our 2019 State Banquet on August 3 in Sacramento. Need not be present to win.
Download a printable ticket order form
here.
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Summer issue of California Waterfowl
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The Summer issue of California Waterfowl magazine, graced with a gorgeous cover shot of a gadwall courtship flight by
David Stimac, has started 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.
Read more about what's inside by clicking
here.
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Check out this AWESOME Mallard Nest Searching Video!
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CWA's egg salvage crew teamed up with
Lundberg Family Farms
recently to search 87 acres of cover crops for nesting ducks before the fields were due to be worked. Our biologists found 14 mallard nests, rescuing more than 120 eggs that will be hatched and reared at our partner Rancho Esquon Hatchery before being released into the wild.
CWA will be hosting tours of the hatcheries this summer. These events are a great way to get kids involved and learn about waterfowl and wildlife habitat. Click
here
to find an upcoming tour.
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Worst gun control bills die in committee
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The two worst gun control bills, AB 688 and AB 18, died in the Appropriations Committee at the end of May. AB 688 would have required that long guns in automobiles be stored similarly to handguns, in locked cases out of sight. In addition, the cases would have to be secured to the frame of the car or truck with a cable or chain. AB 18 would impose a $25 excise tax on the purchase of a firearm. This would be on top of the many taxes and fees that already make up the bulk of the cost of a new firearm.
Neither bill will move forward this year, but both will probably re-emerge in years to come. There are still a handful of gun control bills that California Waterfowl opposes and will continue to work to defeat.
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Come support our Veteran Hunt Program at the Lake Arrowhead America's Freedom Fighters Banquet on June 29.
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California Waterfowl is a 501c3 organization whose mission is to grow California’s waterfowl populations, wetlands and hunter-conservationist communities.
Our vision is a California with thriving waterfowl populations, vibrant wetland ecosystems and respected hunting communities.
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