Habitat flooded for birds migrating through the Sacramento Valley in California
2/16/2022 1:05:17 AM
CATEGORIES:
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Amador County, CA
Butte County, CA
Colusa County, CA
El Dorado County, CA
Glenn County, CA
Lassen County, CA
Modoc County, CA
Nevada County, CA
Placer County, CA
Plumas County, CA
Sacramento County, CA
San Joaquin County, CA
Shasta County, CA
Sierra County, CA
Siskiyou County, CA
Sutter County, CA
Tehama County, CA
Yolo County, CA
Yuba County, CA
Start Date: 2/4/2022
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Lengthy drought in the Sacramento Valley prompted concerns ahead of the annual bird migration because just 60,000 acres were expected to be flooded rather than the usual 270,000 acres of habitat. Disease and food depletion were expected to be problems for the birds.
"The Department of Water Resources provided a large sum of money to run drought relief programs for water birds," according to a California Rice Commission wildlife programs manager. "We were able to put out 50,000 acres of flooded habitat and that includes rivers and wetlands."
KCRA-TV NBC 3 Sacramento (Calif.), Feb 4, 2022
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