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Festivals
Flyway Nights Speaker Series
Working Group Meetings

Yolo Bypass Working Group Meeting [ link ]
Dates And Times:
  • The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 4th, 2-4pm. Please contact Robin Kulakow at (530) 756-7248 if you would like to attend.

    Meeting Agenda

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    Description: The Yolo Basin Foundation hosts and facilitates focused meetings which provide farmers, land owners and agencies within the Bypass a forum to discuss Bypass related issues as well as provide guidance and opinions on such issues. The Working Group is open to the public and is funded by CALFED.
    Meeting Location: Meetings are held at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Headquarters building [ directions ]. Please call Robin Kulakow at (530) 756-7248 two-days prior to the meeting date to RSVP.

     

    Teacher Workshops

    Discover the Flyway - Teacher Workshop
    Dates And Times:
  • The next teacher workshops are scheduled for:
    • Saturday, September 18, 2010
    • Saturday, October 16, 2010
    Workshops go from 8:30am to 4:30pm each day. Teachers need not attend both, but they must attend one workshop for the full day to be eligible for scheduling field trips with their students.

    For more information or to see the registration form, please click on the following links:


    Or call: (530) 758-1018 or email: Ann Burris at Yolo Basin Foundation.

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    Description: The Discover the Flyway one-day workshop is geared for teachers (K-12) interested in providing a learning resource for their students that aids in appreciation and understanding of the natural world. The program is a great way to motivate students in science and provides a thematic approach integrating reading and writing with wildlife, science, and natural resources conservation. The workshop will familiarize teachers with wetland habitats in the context of the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area and provide suggestions and lessons for hands-on learning activities for use in both the classroom and outdoors. Tied to the state teaching standards for science, activities focus on the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area and Demonstration Wetlands as an outdoor classroom.

    Discover the Flyway School Field Trip Program

    Teachers completing a workshop have access to the popular Discover the Flyway school classroom field trip program led by Yolo Basin Foundation staff and volunteers.

    For more information on our 2010-2011 school field trip program, please see our Education page.
    Meeting Location: Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Headquarters, 45211 County Road 32B (Chiles Road), Davis [ directions ].

     

    Volunteer Training
    Public Tours

    Yolo Wildlife Area
    Dates And Times:
  • The second Saturday of each month except July, August and September. Alternative tours are arranged in these summer months.
    Tour times
    • October through April: 9am to 12 noon
    • May and June: 8 am to 11 am
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    Description: Tour the 16,000-acre Yolo Wildlife Area with an experienced field trip leader the second Saturday of the month from September through June. View flooded seasonal and permanent wetlands, native grasslands and young riparian forests. Depending on the season, look for migrating and resident waterfowl, shorebirds, songbirds, raptors, and wading birds.

    Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Photo Album

    Click here to see an album of photographs by Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Manager Dave Feliz.
    Admission: A $5.00 donation is suggested from all trip participants excluding children (under 12) and current members of the Yolo Basin Foundation. Call (530) 757-4828 the morning of the trip for a recorded message for trip cancellations or additional information. Children are welcome on all trips, but please note the trips are not oriented for the needs of young children.
    Meeting Location: Meet in Parking Lot A at the Yolo Wildlife Area. From Davis take I-80 East and exit at Mace Blvd. Turn left at the end of the off-ramp (Chiles Road). Go straight through the next light and travel approximately 4-miles to the end of the road. Drive up on to the levee and enter the Wildlife Area on the left. From Sacramento take I-80 West. At the west end of the Yolo Causeway bridge take the first exit (County Road 32A, East Chiles Road). Turn right at the end of the off-ramp and go under the freeway. Turn left onto the levee and enter the Wildlife Area on the left.
    What to Bring: For warm weather bring a hat and sunscreen. For cold weather dress in layers. For all trips bring water, binoculars, spotting scopes and shoes that can get muddy.

     

    City of Davis Wetlands
    Dates And Times:
  • The first Saturday of each month.
  • September through February: 3 pm to 5 pm
  • March through August: 9 am to 11 am

    Tours run rain or shine. No reservation is required.

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    Description: Visit this unique wastewater treatment facility with specially trained docents the first Saturday of each month. This constructed wetlands project utilizes treated wastewater and stormwater to create wildlife habitat. The 400-acre site was previously agricultural land and is now being returned to a managed native California wetlands ecosystem that includes oak riparian woodlands and native grasslands. Learn about the various biological processes that enhance water quality, the advantages of a native plant community and see hundreds of shorebirds in the peak of their southern migration. Birds that may be seen include: dowitchers, yellow legs, sandpipers, avocets, stilts, long-billed curlews, ibis, egrets, herons, yellow-headed blackbirds, a peregrine falcon and various hawks and waterfowl.
    Meeting Location: City of Davis Wastewater Treatment Plant

    The tour begins at the parking lot and gate in front of the City's Wastewater Treatment Plant, Road 28H, 1 mile east of the Yolo County Landfill.

    • From Davis:
      Take Poleline Road heading north towards Woodland. Turn right onto Road 28H. Stay on this road for 3 miles until reaching the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
    • From Woodland:
      Take County Road 102 south towards Davis. Turn left onto Road 28H. Stay on this road for 3 miles until reaching the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
    • From Sacramento:
      Tour participants coming from Sacramento should take the I-80 west and take the first exit, 32A, at the west end of the Yolo Causeway. Turn left at the end of the off ramp onto Road 105. Follow the road across the railroad tracks until reaching a T-intersection at the end of the road. Turn right onto Road 28 H and continue to the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
    What to Bring: For warm weather bring a hat and sunscreen. For cold weather dress in layers. For all trips bring water, binoculars, spotting scopes and shoes that can get muddy.

     

    Fund Raisers

    Gaggle of Gatherings
    Dates And Times:
  • The first Gaggle of Gatherings fundraiser was introduced at the Bucks for Ducks in October 2007.

    In 2010 we have an especially exciting lineup of events. Please click the following link for full descriptions and to sign up!

    Descriptions and Ticket Purchases

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    Description: The Gaggle of Gatherings consists of a variety of interesting workshops, outings and lectures ("gatherings") with a focus on enjoying and learning about nature. Follow the link for full descriptions and ticket purchases.

     
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