California rice fields fuel salmon migration
A record-setting amount of food for endangered fish was produced this winter on California rice fields, scientists say. The ...
Small bugs in California rice fields are making a huge impact for salmon
Every morning is an early morning for scientists working the flood plains of the Sacramento Valley. Thousands of small bugs ...
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California Rice and Wildlife Report Released
In addition to adding $1 billion of economic value and up to 7,500 jobs for California’s Sacramento Valley, the state's rice fields act as surrogate wetlands for many birds and other wildlife. (Gary ...
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CalRice report reiterates need for rice fields in cross-species conservation efforts
Black-necked stilts in a flooded rice field. (Photo: California Rice Commission) Funded by the California Rice Commission, the University of California, Davis partnered with the Point Blue ...
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Sacramento-area rice fields could hold a key to helping struggling salmon runs
In the winter, rice fields in the Sacramento region are flooded with water. It’s a common method to prepare the field for new growth. With the help of a program led by California Trout ...
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California Rice and Wildlife Report released
“This Rice Footprint report by the University of California, Davis, details how these same fields that grow America’s sushi rice serve as the economic driver for our small communities and are ...
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Small bugs in California rice fields are making a huge impact for salmon
Montgomery and his crew from California Trout head out along ... Doherty said.At one time, Doherty and rice farmers would burn their fields after the fall harvest to prepare for the spring ...