The California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation is now accepting applications for two winter flooding programs: California Winter Rice Habitat Incentive Program (CWRHIP) and Fish Food. Applications are submitted through the Foundation website and will be accepted through Sunday, September 10, 2023.
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Reclamation District 108 (RD108) and California Trout are soliciting applications for the Fish Food Program, which pays rice farmers and wetland managers to flood their fields for a few weeks and drain the water (full of food) to fish-bearing waterways to benefit out migrating salmon while providing wintering and migratory bird habitat. Landowners do not have to be in RD 108 to apply.
Application deadline is September 10, 2023.
The California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation is now accepting applications for two winter flooding programs: California Winter Rice Habitat Incentive Program (CWRHIP) and Fish Food. Applications are submitted through the Foundation website and will be accepted through Sunday, September 10, 2023.
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Are you interested in finding out more about the variety of conservation programs that are currently available for rice producers? The California Rice Commission is hosting an upcoming workshop to discuss all the programs including: Bid4Birds, California Winter Rice Habitat Incentive Program, Fish Food Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, BirdReturns and more! Workshop speakers will provide an overview of each program and there will be many opportunities for questions. Refreshments will be provided and no RSVP is required.
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Are you interested in finding out more about the variety of conservation programs that are currently available for rice producers? The California Rice Commission is hosting a workshop this month to provide clarity on all the programs including: Bid4Birds, California Winter Rice Habitat Incentive Program, Fish Food Program, RCPP, BirdReturns and more! Workshop speakers will provide an overview of each program there will be many opportunities for questions from the audience. Light refreshments will be provided, and no RSVP is required.
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The California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation is currently soliciting applications for the Bid4Birds habitat program this fall. Applications are submitted through the Foundation website and the enrollment period closes on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.
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The California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation is now accepting applications for its Fall 2023 Bid4Birds Program. Applications are submitted through the Foundation website and the enrollment window will be open until Wednesday, June 28, 2023.
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The California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation (Foundation), is happy to announce the upcoming enrollment period for the Fall Bid4Birds habitat program.
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It has been about six weeks since we concluded our fieldwork and drained our Ricelands Salmon Project field. Our primary objective was to practice the draft salmon management practice on a full-sized rice field and assess the extent to which natural-origin or “wild” salmon used the 125-acre Sutter Bypass rice field after the floodwaters had receded. A special shout-out goes to Steve Neader for the use of his fields and his continued willingness to devote his time and energy into helping to us to test-out the draft management practice.
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The application deadline for practices through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) is fast approaching. To be eligible for participating in any practices this spring or fall, producers must sign up by May 1, 2023. Applications must be submitted through Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offices. Below is a summary of the practices that are currently open for enrollment.
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