Ducks Unlimited looking for Biologist for Rice Programs
Ducks Unlimited is looking for a qualified applicant to work on California ricelands conservation programs in the Sacramento Valley.
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Conservation
6th Annual California Swan Festival
The following event information comes from the Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust.
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Seeking Farmers to Provide Habitat for Cranes
To learn more and apply at BirdReturns.org by Noon on October 16, 2023, to create short-term habitat for the BirdReturns-Sandhill Crane Program. The BirdReturns Program creates short-term habitat that migratory birds, including sandhill cranes, desperately need by paying farmers to flood their fields.
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Rice Levee Program – Enrollment Now Open
California Waterfowl Association (CWA) will be soliciting applications for the Rice Levee Program starting on September 25, 2023. This program is funded by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, through the Nesting Bird Habitat Incentive Program, which allows rice farmers to submit bids for the management of their internal levees for upland nesting bird species (Mallard, Gadwall and Pheasant). To participate in this program, rice levees must be reconstructed before January 1st or left from previous growing season. Enrolled levees must be left undisturbed until July 15th.
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Application Deadline Fast Approaching for Winter Flooding Programs in Rice
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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Reminder – Applications open for Winter Flooding Programs in Rice
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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New Fish Food Program Applications Open Now
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.
Application Period Now Open for Winter Flooding Programs in Rice
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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Conservation Programs Workshop on August 17
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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Upcoming Conservation Programs Workshop
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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