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The Wilderness Land Trust “keeps the promise of wilderness” by working to transfer private land to public ownership while protecting wilderness.

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California Duck Days Coming April 26

03/30/2025

The family friendly California Duck Days wetlands and wildlife festival will be held on April 26 at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Headquarters.

Yolo County is for the Birds

02/15/2025

Join the Yolo Bird Alliance for an online meeting and lecture by two speakers about the decline of American Kestrels across much of North America on February 19 at 7PM over Zoom. Read on for more information about how to (virtually) attend.

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Goats Return for Spring Grazing

Find these furry firefighters in various locations around town

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Restored Stream Supports New Wild Salmon Run

Almost everywhere in California, salmon are on the decline. But in Putah Creek, a restored stream running through the University of California Davis campus, wild salmon are not only increasing, they also are completing their life cycle.

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Rice Fields Provide Vital Habitat for Snakes, Birds, Fish

From ducks and cranes to giant garter snakes and salmon, flooded rice fields in California's Central Valley offer important, often vital habitat to many wildlife species.

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In the Wake of Washington Turmoil, U.C. Davis Hopes to See Federal Funding Continued for Delta Smelt Captive Breeding Program

By Dan Bacher The disinformation about the Delta Smelt spread by President Donald Trump and his Big Ag allies has deluged social media, as well as mainstream...

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Art Shapiro Does It Again: Wins Beer-for-a-Butterfly Contest

University of California, Davis distinguished professor emeritus Art Shapiro has done it again.Original article published at West Sacramento News-Ledger

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Bird Flu Detected in Yolo County

Avian influenza, also known as bird flu and influenza A (H5N1), has been detected in a backyard poultry flock in Yolo County, according to the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency and the Yolo County Agricultural Commissioner.

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Where Are All the Eggs? Bird Flu’s Spread Not the Only Culprit in Crisis of Global Proportions

IF YOU HAVE tried to bake a cake recently, you might have had a hard time finding eggs. The empty shelves are a sign of the devastating impact of avian influenza, H5N1 or HPAI, on commercial poultry flocks in California.The …

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Widespread Cockfighting in CA Identified as Possible Source of Bird Flu Emergency

California may have more than a million fighting birds, according to the Center for a Humane Economy.

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Sites Reservoir in the Sacramento Valley Remains a Second Environmental Battlefront Between Newsom and California Tribes and Conservation Groups

By Dan Bacher Gavin Newsom continued his “California Jobs First” tour last week with a press event at a farm in Colusa in the Sacramento Valley where the...

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