Building a bridge between farmers and wildlife conservation is the goal behind a new project designed to help salmon populations recover in California's Central Valley. Researchers say winter flooded ...
Funded by the California Rice Commission, the University of California, Davis partnered with the Point Blue Conservation Science to release a first-of-its-kind report looking into the necessity of ...
THE SACRAMENTO RIVER IS DWINDLING. AND THAT HAS LOCAL SCIENTISTS CONCERNED. FOR YEARS, THEY’VE WORKED TO FIND A SOLUTION. AND NOW, AS KCRA 3’S JASON MARKS SHOWS US, THEY BELIEVE THEY MAY HAVE FOUND AN ...
A bit of Jeopardy-worthy trivia leads this week’s outdoor notes. “I’ll take chinook salmon for $1,000 Alex (or Ken).” The ...
A recent report from the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences shows how flooding California rice fields can support a wide range of wildlife. The report was prepared for the California Rice ...
The giant garter snake is one of many species reliant on California's flooded rice fields. (California Rice Commission photo) The California rice industry is getting a chance to showcase its wildlife ...
From ducks and cranes to giant garter snakes and salmon, flooded rice fields in California’s Central Valley offer important — often vital — habitat to many wildlife species. Yet uncertainties around ...
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, some farmers ...
WILLIAMS, Calif. -- The rumble of Don Bransford's pickup truck rousts egrets and blue herons, scattering them above gold and green rice fields drying in the afternoon heat of harvest time in the ...