Are you considering applying for the Climate Smart Commodities Program but have some questions?
Reach out via phone or email to Regina Stafford of Ducks Unlimited who is the primary program contact here in California: rstafford@ducks.org, (916) 279-2867. She would love to hear from you!
The Application Period is open now through August 15, 2024.
Information on this program can be found here.
We are providing this update on work supporting the Rice Footprint – the number of rice acres needed to support our communities and the environment.
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Here, we share a brief update on the winter-flooding programs being implemented this winter. We are happy to report that an additional $1 million has been added to the State’s California Winter Rice Habitat Incentive Program, which provides payment for winter flooding for next winter (2025-26).
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California Waterfowl Association (CWA) is currently soliciting applications for the Rice Levee and Ag Corridors Program. This program is funded by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, through the Nesting Bird Habitat Incentive Program, which allows private landowners to submit bids for the management of their internal rice levees or road edges for upland nesting bird species (Mallard, Gadwall and Pheasant). To participate in this program, rice levees and roads must be reconstructed or mowed before January 1st or left from previous growing season. Enrolled areas must be left undisturbed until July 15th.
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