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.
Fall Program Key Details:
- Application Period: June 5 to 26, 2024
- Approximate level of funding: $275,000
- Payment rates vary and are generated by the grower, based on their individual costs of providing the habitat.
Habitat Details:
- Time period: July 22 to September 30, 2024
- Duration: maintain flooding for 3-week contract period
- Flooding: maximum of 4 inches throughout contract period
- Field preparations required (little to no standing vegetation)
- Contracts are ranked on timing, habitat quality, and price
Please read Practice Requirements thoroughly before applying as some details have changed.
To apply please visit the Bid4Birds webpage. For questions, contact Kristin Sesser, Wildlife Programs Manager with the California Rice Commission at (916) 607-8988 or ksesser@calrice.org.
