F rom 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. Yet ...
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF SMALL BUGS CALLED ZOOPLANKTON GROWING FROM THE BACTERIA IN THE EXCESS RICE STRAW. IT MAKES BUGS. BUT BUGS ARE THE LIQUID GOLD FOR CALIFORNIA’S ECONOMY.