Recognizing the significance of California ricelands to wildlife conservation.

HRES 1049 is a resolution recognizing California rice lands as critical habitat for wildlife, particularly waterfowl along the Pacific Flyway. It highlights rice growers' conservation practices, such as winter flooding, which create essential surrogate wetlands supporting hundreds of species in a region that has lost over 90% of its historic wetlands. The resolution acknowledges these efforts as vital to maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem health in California's Central Valley.