My colleague Sara Kross and I are pleased to announce that our survey to assess Central Valley growers' perceptions of wildlife on farms has been mailed out and is available online! See press release:
UC DAVIS SURVEY SEEKS GROWER OPINIONS OF WILDLIFE
Researchers at the University of California, Davis and the UC Cooperative
Extension are launching a survey next week to understand the concerns and
expectations that Central Valley farmers have for birds and bats on their
managed land.
³We know that growers have a vital working knowledge of their land and
the wildlife that shares it,² said Katherine Ingram, co-author of the
survey and a PhD student in the department of Wildlife, Fish &
Conservation Biology at UC Davis. ³Birds and bats are found on farms
around the Central Valley, and while we study the biology of these
animals, we often don¹t understand the role that they play on farms. This
survey will help us do that.²
Over 20 bat species and 300 bird species can be found in California, many
of which use the state¹s farmland for some or all of their life cycles.
Next week, 500 surveys will be mailed to growers in Butte, Sutter, Yolo,
Solano and Sacramento counties. Growers, landowners and managers from
anywhere in the state are also encouraged to fill out the survey online
at http://wfcb.ucdavis.edu/farmer-survey. Survey participation is
voluntary, and all responses will remain anonymous.
³Grower responses to this survey will help us develop research questions
and outreach materials that are relevant and meaningful to California
farms,² said Rachael Long, farm advisor for the UC Cooperative Extension.
UC DAVIS SURVEY SEEKS GROWER OPINIONS OF WILDLIFE
Researchers at the University of California, Davis and the UC Cooperative
Extension are launching a survey next week to understand the concerns and
expectations that Central Valley farmers have for birds and bats on their
managed land.
³We know that growers have a vital working knowledge of their land and
the wildlife that shares it,² said Katherine Ingram, co-author of the
survey and a PhD student in the department of Wildlife, Fish &
Conservation Biology at UC Davis. ³Birds and bats are found on farms
around the Central Valley, and while we study the biology of these
animals, we often don¹t understand the role that they play on farms. This
survey will help us do that.²
Over 20 bat species and 300 bird species can be found in California, many
of which use the state¹s farmland for some or all of their life cycles.
Next week, 500 surveys will be mailed to growers in Butte, Sutter, Yolo,
Solano and Sacramento counties. Growers, landowners and managers from
anywhere in the state are also encouraged to fill out the survey online
at http://wfcb.ucdavis.edu/farmer-survey. Survey participation is
voluntary, and all responses will remain anonymous.
³Grower responses to this survey will help us develop research questions
and outreach materials that are relevant and meaningful to California
farms,² said Rachael Long, farm advisor for the UC Cooperative Extension.