Conservation Stories
Reminder – Fall Bid4Birds Application Period Open
The California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation, in collaboration with BirdReturns and the 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 Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at noon.
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Rolling Out the Rice Footprint
In the last several months, the Rice Footprint report from UC Davis has been rolled out to our conservation and water partners. The response has been very positive, with great comments on the importance of rice habitat and the groundbreaking multi-species look at working agricultural lands.
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Applications Now Open for Fall Bid4Birds
The California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation (Foundation) is happy to announce a collaboration between Bid4Birds and BirdReturns. We will work together, with funding from the Foundation and the California Department of Fish & Wildlife, to incentivize habitat for early migrating waterbirds this late summer and early fall.
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Upcoming Enrollment Opportunity for Late-Summer & Fall Flooding through Bid4Birds-BirdReturns
The California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation (Foundation) is happy to announce a collaboration between Bid4Birds and BirdReturns. We will work together, with funding from both the Foundation and the California Department of Fish & Wildlife, to incentivize habitat for early migrating waterbirds this late summer and early fall.
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Reminder – BirdReturns: Late Summer Farmlands Program
The Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership (Audubon California, The Nature Conservancy, and Point Blue Conservation Science), with funding from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, is now accepting online bids for the BirdReturns-Late Summer Farmlands Habitat Program.
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