The Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership is kicking off their BirdReturns Fall Wetland Incentive Program (funded by CDFW). For full details and applications please visit their website: www.birdreturns.org/wetlands

Since its launch in 2014, BirdReturns has been supporting farmers and wetland managers to adaptively manage their lands to benefit waterbirds. Now, with funding from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership (Audubon California, Point Blue Conservation Science, and The Nature Conservancy) is expanding the BirdReturns Wetland Program to include additional geographies, incorporate new seasons, and increase participation. Private wetlands compose sixty-five percent of remnant wetland habitat in the Central Valley, making them important habitat strongholds. Many of these wetlands are managed to provide waterfowl habitat and subsequent hunting opportunities. By adjusting management of water depth and timing, private wetlands can meet habitat needs for a greater diversity of waterbird species. Encouraging the management of wetlands to provide multiple benefits to wildlife is especially important during different life stages, including for migrating shorebirds and molting waterfowl.

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