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Along a 23 acre stretch of the lower Mokelumne River northeast of Lodi, Vino Farms Inc. is tackling a massive riparian habitat restoration project. The effort to root out invasive plants, increase the diversity of native species, and improve wildlife habitat has been made possible through grants from the Sand County Foundation and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Work began in the fall of 2007 while the grape trucks were still rolling through Lodi’s 90,000 acres of premium winegrapes. In this 3-part feature series, Vinecology follows the work of Vino Farms, contracted with the River Partners, through each step in the riparian restoration process.

Davis Student Organization Invited to Lead Workshop at the International Society for Conservation Biology Meeting in South Africa

Vinecology, a graduate student organization at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), has been invited to lead a workshop at the international Society for Conservation Biology meeting in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

East Bay Municipal Utility District conducted a survey of falcons, kites, hawks and owls in the lower Mokelumne River watershed in central California from April 1998 through April 2001 to determine species composition, relative abundance and habitat use. The survey consisted of day and night surveys of the lower Mokelumne River by boat and roadside surveys of the watershed by automobile. The 781 person-hours of surveying yielded 2,172 observations of 16 species.