The Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust finalized a conservation easement last month that will permanently protect 952 acres in Yuba County, officials said Wednesday.
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A ridge overlooks the lower Klamath Basin, which farmers and conservationists said was like a scene reminiscent of the 1930s Dust Bowl. Growers are working with conservationists to provide habitat for migrating birds. The region will receive $3.8 million from the NRCS to use working ag land as a stopping point for migrating birds.
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In a region fraught with conflict between farmers and environmentalists, some growers in the Klamath Basin are working with a wildlife group to provide habitat for migrating birds – and receiving a small amount of irrigation water in return.
The Tulelake Irrigation District is moving existing water from one drainage pond, or sump, in the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge to another to provide a deeper wetland for northern pintail and other waterfowl.