Rice Levee, Road Edge, and Ag Corridor Program Announcement

California Waterfowl Association (CWA) will soon be soliciting applications for the Rice Levee, Road Edge, and Ag Corridor Program. This program is funded by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, through the Nesting Bird Habitat Incentive Program, which pays private landowners 80 cents per linear foot 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, vegetation on rice levees and roads must be left from the previous growing season. Enrolled areas must be left undisturbed until July 15th. To find out more about the program or to apply, visit the California Waterfowl Association’s website. 

2025/26 CRC Grower Elections Complete

The Commission 2025/26 elections are complete with the following growers elected to director or alternate positions as noted:

Sites Reservoir Project Advances Toward Construction

Two major environmental permitting milestones were achieved in July for the Sites Reservoir project:

• July 16: The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service issued a Biological Opinion assessing impacts on endangered and threatened species.
• July 7: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife approved a Master Streambed Alteration Agreement allowing changes to local waterways at the construction site.