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California Rice Fields Offer Threatened Migratory Waterbirds a Lifeline

Conservation groups are working with Central Valley farmers to restore critical habitat for wetland birds struggling to subsist on a fraction of their historic wintering grounds. But finding the right spots is challenging.

By Liza Gross

Sandhill cranes fly in for the night at the Woodbridge Ecological Reserve in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, one of their favorite roosting spots in California’s Central Valley. Credit: Liza Gross/Inside Climate News
Trabajadores agrícolas en un campo cerca de Bakersfield, California. Crédito: Citizen of the Planet/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

A medida que aumentan las temperaturas, más trabajadores mueren en el campo

By Liza Gross, Peter Aldhous

Farmworkers work in a field near Bakersfield, Calif. Credit: Citizen of the Planet/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Dying in the Fields as Temperatures Soar

By Liza Gross, Peter Aldhous

A San Joaquin Valley dairy farm is viewed from above on April 13, 2023, in Visalia, Calif. Credit: George Rose/Getty Images

A Battle Is Underway Over California’s Lucrative Dairy Biogas Market

By Emma Foehringer Merchant

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