Rice Archives

July 1, 2025

By Holly Heyser Delta Protection Commission Rice acreage is growing rapidly in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta’s agricultural core. It nearly...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Partnering with tribes to restore a Delta wetland: Benefits go both ways

Robin Meadows

Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

June 19, 2025

By Robin Meadows Five years ago, Plains Miwok cultural practitioner Don Hankins got a surprising invitation from Russ Ryan, a...

GRIST: The ‘king of poisons’ is building up in rice

Grist

Agriculture

April 21, 2025

Rice feeds more than half of the world’s population. Climate change is loading the beloved grain with arsenic, creating a...

Webb Tract Update: Updates on wetland and rice conversion projects

Metropolitan Water District

Ecosystems

March 20, 2025

From the Metropolitan Water District: The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy hosted the...

UC DAVIS: California rice and wildlife report released

UC Davis

Ecosystems

February 28, 2025

Rice fields provide vital habitat for snakes, birds and fish By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis From ducks and cranes to...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: California rice fields offer threatened migratory waterbirds a lifeline

Inside Climate News

Fish and wildlife

January 13, 2025

Conservation groups are working with Central Valley farmers to restore critical habitat for wetland birds struggling to subsist on a...

METROPOLITAN: Webb Tract Wetland Project update

Metropolitan Water District

Ecosystems

January 7, 2025

From the Metropolitan Water District: Webb Tract is about to be transformed by a Nature-Based Solutions grant from the Sacramento-San...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Save the peat, save the planet, save the Delta?

John Hart

Delta science Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

December 16, 2024

By John Hart, Estuary News In the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, an invisible fire is burning. Peat soils, laid down...

DELTA PROTECTION COMMISSION: The Delta Supports State-Boosted Sustainable Ag: What Does That Look Like?

Delta Protection Commission

Agriculture

September 26, 2024

From the Delta Protection Commission: What policies would Delta residents support for adapting to environmental changes in the region? Given...

AG ALERT: Rice planting ramps up after slower start

Ag Alert

Agriculture

May 15, 2024

By Ching Lee, Ag Alert After a storm dumped more than an inch of water on parts of Northern California...

SCIENCE IN SHORT: Reversing Delta land subsidence with Steven Deverel

Ashleigh Papp

Science Podcasts

March 18, 2024

Rice to the Rescue: Reversing land subsidence and carbon emissions Thousands of years ago, the plants of California’s Delta began...

AG ALERT: Waterfowl flock again to valley rice fields

Ag Alert

Agriculture

January 31, 2024

By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert The return of fully planted rice crops to the Sacramento Valley following years of drought...

NEWS RELEASE: Delta Conservancy Board Approves $13 Million for Nature-Based Solutions: Wetland Restoration Projects

Delta Conservancy

Policy and regulation

October 25, 2023

From the Delta Conservancy: The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy Board on Wednesday approved awarding up to $13.3 million for three...

AG ALERT: Saving rice land as habitat can help wildlife, farmers

Ag Alert

Agriculture

October 25, 2023

By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert As California agriculture braves a roller coaster of climate extremes, one sector—rice— faced a dramatic...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Wild baby salmon raised on a California rice farm show stunning survival to the ocean

Robin Meadows

Best of the Notebook Fish and wildlife Notebook News and Features

June 22, 2023

When Steve Neader’s rice farm flooded last winter after three years of drought, a UC Davis research team checked to...