{"id":411,"date":"2021-09-30T11:21:37","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T11:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/?post_type=x5_program&#038;p=411"},"modified":"2026-01-07T19:11:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T19:11:04","slug":"spring-wetlands","status":"publish","type":"x5_program","link":"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/program\/spring-wetlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Wetlands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#616167\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1592\" height=\"1061\" src=\"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/swr_lighthawk_flight_7.jpeg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/swr_lighthawk_flight_7.jpeg 1592w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/swr_lighthawk_flight_7-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/swr_lighthawk_flight_7-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/swr_lighthawk_flight_7-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/swr_lighthawk_flight_7-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1592px) 100vw, 1592px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\">Wetland Programs<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-eec0694fbbced535eb0804f0ca0ae9e6\"><strong>Spring 2026 Program Update<\/strong><br>BirdReturns will not be offering a Spring 2026 program. Please check back next year for updates on future spring opportunities, and thank you for your continued support of bird habitat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">BirdReturns- Spring Wetlands 2025<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The objective of the BirdReturns Spring Wetland Program is to incentivize private wetland managers to provide spring flooded habitat for migrating shorebirds and waterfowl. By maintaining seasonal wetlands through early spring, followed by a gradual drawdown, wetland managers can create this much needed habitat for migratory birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>Applicants may apply for both the Spring and Summer Wetland Programs as long as each application is for a separate wetland unit that can be independently managed to meet program requirements.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Program Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>APPLICATION PERIOD<\/strong> (CLOSED)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3c900d386922811e1e244aacfa1f9fd1\"><strong>January 1st, 2025 &#8211; January 22nd, 2025<\/strong> (11:59 pm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em><u>All bids are final once the application period is closed<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-theme-bullet\">\n<li>Wetland properties in the Suisun marsh, Legal Delta, Sacramento Valley, Tulare, and San Joaquin Valley<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seasonal wetland units &gt;25 acres<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wetland owners with access to ground and\/or surface water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must notify local mosquito vector control districts if selected to participate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>What qualifies as a wetland?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"\">A given area of land managed for wetland functions and where water is intentionally and actively applied annually through a managed process (USFWS 2000). These diked wetland areas are often managed by manipulating water levels specifically to benefit waterfowl and\/or shorebirds. Wetlands must have one or more of the following three attributes: 1) At least periodically, the land supports predominantly hydrophytes (plants growing in water or waterlogged soil); 2) the substrate is predominantly undrained hydric soil; and 3) the substrate is saturated with water or covered by shallow water at some time during the growing season of each year. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.centralvalleyjointventure.org\/\">Central Valley Joint Venture<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">If you have farmed or fallowed crop fields- please check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/program\/farmlands\/\">Farmlands Program<\/a> and our <a href=\"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/program\/sandhillcranes\/\">Sandhill Cranes Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"u-text-uppercase\"><strong>Ineligible Applicants<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-theme-bullet\">\n<li>Wetlands enrolled in any annual incentive program (i.e., NRCS EQIP, Presley, FishFood) that provides payment to conduct flooding during the same time window as this program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Within 5 miles of major airports, including Beale AFB, Sacramento International, Travis AFB, Fresno-Yosemite International and Lemoore Naval Air Station (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/viewer?mid=1HB191Vikg7vOYh_Alt8_w7yZ0O87Dwk&amp;ll=38.95063042443853%2C-121.538525&amp;z=8\">check map here<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wetlands less than 25 acres in size<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top: -26px;padding-top: -73px\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1530\" height=\"1980\" data-id=\"809\" src=\"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVMap-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVMap-6.jpg 1530w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVMap-6-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVMap-6-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CVMap-6-1187x1536.jpg 1187w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1530px) 100vw, 1530px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Practice Specifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>FLOODING PRACTICE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-theme-bullet\">\n<li>Soils must remain flooded or fully saturated from the end of the waterfowl season until the end of the drawdown period.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conduct a gradual drawdown to reach 50% mudflats on enrolled units within the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd week of April. Wetlands must reach 50% mudflats before the end of the selected week.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-theme-bullet\">\n<li><strong>Option 1:<\/strong> First week of April<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Option 2:<\/strong> Second week of April<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Option 3:<\/strong> Third week of April<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allow access to wetland units for compliance and biological monitoring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Photo of ideal drawdown conditions (50% mudflats\/ 50% flooded)<\/summary>\n<p class=\"\">This image highlights an ideal spring habitat for shorebirds and other waterbirds. By holding winter water into spring and gradually lowering water levels, we mimic the conditions of a natural system. As water recedes, it exposes saturated mudflats and shallow ponded areas. These habitats concentrate invertebrates, creating vital protein-rich food sources for migrating birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Shorebirds migrating through the Central Valley in April depend on these habitats as they journey north to their breeding grounds. However, when managed wetlands release winter water too early, much of this critical stopover habitat disappears, leaving birds with fewer opportunities to rest and refuel during their migration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/4-5-19-7a_vivid-bright-\u00a9-Greg-Golet-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/4-5-19-7a_vivid-bright-\u00a9-Greg-Golet-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/4-5-19-7a_vivid-bright-\u00a9-Greg-Golet-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/4-5-19-7a_vivid-bright-\u00a9-Greg-Golet-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/4-5-19-7a_vivid-bright-\u00a9-Greg-Golet-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/4-5-19-7a_vivid-bright-\u00a9-Greg-Golet-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/4-5-19-7a_vivid-bright-\u00a9-Greg-Golet-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>VEGETATION MANAGEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-theme-bullet\">\n<li>Wetland must have less than 50% emergent cover\/vegetation (particularly cattails\/tules) to ensure availability of open habitat for shorebirds and minimize costs associated with mosquito abatement.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Payment Rates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>BUDGET:<\/strong> $320,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>CENTRAL VALLEY HABITAT GOAL:<\/strong> 13,500 acres<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>PAYMENT RATES (Per Acre):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">REGION<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">OPTION 1 (First Week of April)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">OPTION 2 (Second Week of April)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">OPTION 3 (Third Week of April)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Sacramento Valley and San Joaquin Valley <br>(Excluding Grasslands Water District)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$18<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$20<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$22<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Grasslands Water District, Suisun, and Delta<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$10<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$10<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Tulare<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$120<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$140<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$160<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Application Ranking and Scoring Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">All bids will be ranked and scored by representatives from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.camigratorybirds.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife.ca.gov\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wildlife.ca.gov\/\">California Department of Fish and Wildlife<\/a>. This committee will assess bids according to standardized methods, using the best available science and tools that predict the habitat value of each application according to its location in the landscape, history of bird use in the surrounding area, and timing. Applicants that are able to <strong>flood longer and have larger acreages will rank higher<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ranking Strategy:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Primary ranking will be conducted at the regional level. The highest-scoring bids will be selected within a region until the regional habitat target is met. Targets are set so each region has an opportunity to contribute toward a portion of the Central Valley-wide habitat target. Spring regional habitat targets are set at 10% of the Central Valley-wide habitat objective. With remaining funding, the highest-scoring bids across all regions will be selected until all funding is spent or the statewide habitat target is met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wetland Gradual Drawdown Sequence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1134\" src=\"http:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1-week-after-gradual-drawdown.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1-week-after-gradual-drawdown.jpeg 2016w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1-week-after-gradual-drawdown-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1-week-after-gradual-drawdown-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1-week-after-gradual-drawdown-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1-week-after-gradual-drawdown-1536x864.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>One Week After Gradual Drawdown: <\/strong>Gradual drawdown after one week that begins to expose mudflats on the edge of the unit, with little to no vegetation throughout most of the unit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1135\" src=\"http:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2-weeks-after-gradual-drawdown-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2-weeks-after-gradual-drawdown-edited.jpeg 2016w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2-weeks-after-gradual-drawdown-edited-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2-weeks-after-gradual-drawdown-edited-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2-weeks-after-gradual-drawdown-edited-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2-weeks-after-gradual-drawdown-edited-1536x865.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Two Weeks After Gradual Drawdown: <\/strong>Late winter-early spring conditions that begin to attract waterbirds with minimal vegetation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1127\" height=\"634\" src=\"http:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Wetlands-Great-shoow-flooded-habitat-edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Wetlands-Great-shoow-flooded-habitat-edited-1.jpg 1127w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Wetlands-Great-shoow-flooded-habitat-edited-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Wetlands-Great-shoow-flooded-habitat-edited-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Wetlands-Great-shoow-flooded-habitat-edited-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1127px) 100vw, 1127px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Great shallow flooded habitat with variable water depths, attracting different species of birds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1134\" src=\"http:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/3-weeks-after-gradual-drawdown.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/3-weeks-after-gradual-drawdown.jpeg 2016w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/3-weeks-after-gradual-drawdown-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/3-weeks-after-gradual-drawdown-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/3-weeks-after-gradual-drawdown-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/3-weeks-after-gradual-drawdown-1536x864.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Three Weeks After Gradual Drawdown: <\/strong>Late season habitat that shows exposed mudflats with standing water near the middle of the unit; demonstrates what ideal site conditions are prior to flooding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why the Spring Wetland Program Matters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Each spring, shorebirds like sandpipers and plovers migrate thousands of miles along the Pacific Flyway, stopping in California\u2019s Central Valley to rest and refuel. With over 90% of historic wetlands lost, private lands now make up 65% of the remaining habitat these birds rely on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Our Spring Wetland Program helps keep these critical areas flooded during migration, providing the food and shelter shorebirds need to complete their journey. By supporting this program, you\u2019re helping protect migratory birds and sustain the Central Valley\u2019s rich biodiversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.org\/en-us\/about-us\/where-we-work\/united-states\/california\/stories-in-california\/water-future\/#body_rich_text_editor_14992301\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"87\" src=\"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TNCLogoPrimary_RGB-300x87.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-596\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3.4482758620689653;width:190px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TNCLogoPrimary_RGB-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TNCLogoPrimary_RGB-1024x296.png 1024w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TNCLogoPrimary_RGB-768x222.png 768w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TNCLogoPrimary_RGB.png 1329w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.audubon.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Audubon-California-logo-300x173.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-597\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7341040462427746;width:147px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Audubon-California-logo-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Audubon-California-logo-1024x589.png 1024w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Audubon-California-logo-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Audubon-California-logo-1536x884.png 1536w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Audubon-California-logo-2048x1179.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"146\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/CDFW-Insignia-146x193-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-800\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7564766839378239;width:101px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pointblue.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Point-Blue-Logo-300x112.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-598\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.6785714285714284;width:198px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Point-Blue-Logo-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Point-Blue-Logo-1024x381.png 1024w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Point-Blue-Logo-768x286.png 768w, https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Point-Blue-Logo.png 1115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Suisun-RCD-logotype-3990x180-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1232\" style=\"width:223px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The BirdReturns Program is managed by the&nbsp;Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.org\/en-us\/about-us\/where-we-work\/united-states\/california\/stories-in-california\/water-future\/#body_rich_text_editor_14992301\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Nature Conservancy<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ca.audubon.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Audubon California<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pointblue.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Point Blue Conservation Science)<\/a>, in partnership with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/suisunrcd.org\/\">Suisun Resource Conservation District<\/a>. This program is possible thanks to the generous funding by the <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife.ca.gov\/\">California Department of Fish and Wildlife<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Questions? Contact Us!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/program\/wetlands\/submit-a-wetlands-application-50205\">Submit aN APPLICATION<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-secondary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/UMkxXrG3toRjdQmm9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FEEDBACK <\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-secondary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/nmtnQuPAtvzUyV7B7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sIGN UP FOR EMAIL UPDATES<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:72px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Xer\u00f3nimo Casta\u00f1eda<br>(916) 737-5707 x119<br><a href=\"mailto:xcastaneda@audubon.org\">xcastaneda@audubon.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Ashley Seufzer<br>415-644-4608<br><a href=\"mailto:ashley.seufzer@audubon.org\">ashley.seufzer@audubon.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top: 50px;margin-bottom: 50px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seeking Private Wetland Managers &#8211; help improve and extend the habitat value of the Central Valley&#8217;s vital network of privately managed wetlands<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":618,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-411","x5_program","type-x5_program","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/x5_program\/411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/x5_program"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/x5_program"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/x5_program\/411\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdreturns.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}