Keywords: science usgs rice biology water rice fields ricefields sampling outdoor grass plant A USGS researcher is sampling sediment from flooded rice fields after 1 month of growth. The USGS studies rice fields for many reasons such as to help in better management practices of fields as it relates to the consumption of rice by wildlife. Learn more at www.nwrc.usgs.gov/factshts/021-00/021-00.htm. Credit: Lisamarie Windham-Myers , USGS A USGS researcher is sampling sediment from flooded rice fields after 1 month of growth. The USGS studies rice fields for many reasons such as to help in better management practices of fields as it relates to the consumption of rice by wildlife. Learn more at www.nwrc.usgs.gov/factshts/021-00/021-00.htm. Credit: Lisamarie Windham-Myers , USGS |