Drought
Ducks Unlimited is at work in the Klamath Basin
Finding solutions in drought-stricken Southern Oregon, Northeastern California The Klamath Basin is in the midst of an historic massive drought that threatens to change the face of the region’s wetland habitats and the very fabric of the local [...]
Klamath Basin farmland used as waterfowl habitat
Western Region Director of Operations Jeff McCreary talks Klamath Basin habitat with Farm Progress magazine. [...]
Drought Brings California Agencies Together In Common Goal
A group of government agencies, NGO’s and private landowners gathered for a press conference at the scenic Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area located just outside Sacramento on Thursday to celebrate the fall arrival of waterfowl and, more importantly, [...]
Despite spring rains, drought still continues
The Orange County Register’s Aaron Orlowski penned an interesting piece warning Californians that even though the state just experienced an above average rainy season, the drought is still lingering and we could see extremely dry conditions [...]
Californians seeing water partnership benefits
DU Western Region Director of Conservation Programs, Jim Well (center), spoke to the gathered media on the partnership between rice farmers and waterfowl. Ducks Unlimited joined a group of water district managers, farmers and fish biologists in [...]
Sacramento Bee Addresses California Drought and Waterfowl Hunters
The Sacramento Bee’s Ryan Sabalow literally waded into the weeds over the weekend with an in depth story on how the massive California drought is affecting duck hunters in the Central Valley. And as imagined, things are tough as the state [...]
More Water for Rice Fields and Birds
In case you missed it last week, the Bureau of Reclamation recently announced that it will be releasing an additional 50,000 acres of water to California rice farmers over the next month, which is great news for waterfowl in the state. This latest [...]
Concern Mounts Over Water for Rice
Ag Alert, the weekly newspaper for California Agriculture, yesterday touched on the mounting concern over the lack of water for winter-flooded rice in the Sacramento Valley, which may be down from the normal range of 300,000 acres to only 50k in [...]
DU CEO Dale Hall comments on California drought legislation
Last week, California Senators Feinstein and Boxer introduced the California Emergency Drought Relief Act as a way to mitigate the devastating effects of the drought crippling California. Ducks Unlimited CEO Dale Hall released the following [...]
OPINION: Water cuts hit wildlife, ag just as hard
DU Western Region Director Mark Biddlecomb and David J. Guy,president of the Northern California Water Association, worked together to place the attached opinion piece in today’s Stockton Record. Among some of the key messages: Much has been [...]
Waterfowl and Rice Update
Ducks Unlimited this week joined with the California Rice Commission, the Northern California Water Association, the National Resources Conservation Service and several local farmers and water district representatives for a press conference to [...]
Ducks Unlimited Supporting California Rice
With recent heavy media attention on the California drought and the use of water by agriculture, the California Rice Commission and Northern California Water Association held a media event outside of Sacramento today to spotlight the multiple [...]
Bleak News on California Water
Standing in a grassy mountain field normally covered in snow this time of year, California Governor Jerry Brown yesterday announced mandatory state-wide water restrictions, ordering California’s water agencies to institute a 25% cutback. The [...]
What is DU doing for the western drought?
As the news trickled out this week that the Sierra snow pack is at only 19% of average for early March, a near record-low, California and other western states were faced with another year of extreme drought heading into the summer season. While this [...]
Let it Rain
Drought-plagued California finally received some substantial rain over Thanksgiving week, with even more precipitation and snow predicted this week. All of which is good news of course for the waterfowl who call the Central Valley home in the winter [...]
Al Jazeera America tackles botulism in Central Valley
Al Jazeera America continued to bring attention to the current drought conditions in California and the effects on the Pacific Flyway, specifically in regards to waterfowl and disease. The piece, by author Nate Schweber, provides an interesting [...]
Where will migratory birds find food this fall?
(L to R): Dave Shuford of Point Blue, Leigh Martinez of CBS 13, Mark Smith of DU Western Region Director of Public Policy, Mark Smith, made an appearance on CBS13’s Friday news to talk drought and waterfowl. You can see the full interview [...]
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