Panel of experts discuss how reactivating the floodplains can provide habitat and food for native fish and for migrating birds, and highlights the many projects and opportunities in the Sacramento Valley Nearly the entire Sacramento Valley floor is part of the historic floodplain that once supported robust fish and wildlife populations.  As the Sacramento Valley was settled and farming began, levees and dams were built to protect people from catastrophic floods; however, the severing the rivers from their floodplains has … Continue reading FEATURE: Reactivating our floodplains: A new way forward