Sylvia WrightThe floodplain of the Sacramento River, seen here from I-5 near the Sac airport, serves as wildlife habitat, flood-protection infrastructure, and rice farmland.
The California Ricelands Salmon Project is developing programs for helping young fish use these rice checks as winter nurseries.
This was yesterday, Feb. 16. Tonight a lot of precip is pouring into this watershed, and much more is coming.
