Reminder – Applications Open for Climate Smart Commodities Program

Through USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program, the USA Rice – Ducks Unlimited Rice Stewardship Partnership will be able to offer over $9 million in financial assistance to California rice producers. This opportunity will offer rice producers a suite of more than 30 practices to choose from to fit the needs and capabilities of their operation.

Application Deadline Fast Approaching for Bid4Birds

The California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation, in collaboration with our partners at BirdReturns and California Department of Fish & Wildlife, is currently soliciting applications for the Bid4Birds habitat program this late summer and fall. Applications are submitted through the Bid4Birds website and the application period closes on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at noon.

BirdReturns Late Summer Farmlands Opportunity

Seeking farmers: Get paid to provide habitat 

The Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership (Audubon California, The Nature Conservancy, and Point Blue Conservation Science), in collaboration with the California Rice Commission and the Delta Conservancy, and with funding from the California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, is now accepting online bids for the BirdReturns-Late Summer Farmlands Habitat Program. This program offers farmers and landowners in the Sacramento Valley an opportunity to receive financial compensation for providing a few weeks of ponded or shallow flooded habitat for migratory birds.