Yolo Basin Foundation

Bucks for Ducks!

Bucks for Ducks is our largest annual fundraiser of the year! There are three ways you can participate.

Attend the Event

The last day to purchase tickets for the event is Wednesday, September 13th. The event will take place at the El Macero Country Club in Davis on October 1st from 3-6 PM. To purchase your tickets, click here.

Online Auction
Browse the online auction site today and bid on items September 24 – October 2. We have over 80 items to bid on, from photographs and paintings to unique artwork, jewelry and experiences. To view the items and to bid click here.

Donate
Support the event by donating here.

For further information, please click here.

News From the Wildlife Area

News From Yolo Basin Foundation

Yolo Basin Foundation Discover The Flyway Docent Training!

Join us this fall! Become a Discover the Flyway docent with Yolo Basin Foundation and provide outdoor learning experiences for K – 12th grade students. Help teachers and students from local schools connect to nature, learn about science, and protect wetlands through field trips to the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area. If you enjoy spending time outdoors with young people, and appreciate being part of a community of volunteers, this is a wonderful opportunity! No experience in education or science is necessary.

As a new docent, you will learn about the natural history of local wetlands, how to facilitate hands-on activities such as Wetland Pond Study, The Great Percolation Race, and Migration Madness, and take a guided tour of the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area.

Docent training sessions will take place outdoors at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Headquarters. Ongoing training continues with opportunities to shadow experienced staff and docents during school field trips starting September 21. Docents are needed for morning or afternoon shifts, Tuesday through Thursday, for the 2023-24 school year. 

The goal of Discover the Flyway is to offer children a meaningful outdoor experience that will give them an appreciation for the wetlands, agriculture, and wildlife of the Central Valley. 

Dates: September 5, 7, 11, 15 from  9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and September 13 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

To register for Discover the Flyway docent training, fill out a volunteer application on the Yolo Basin Foundation website, yolobasin.org/volunteer, and sign up for the training dates. 

Contact Heidi Satter, hsatter@yolobasin.org with questions.

Yolo Basin Foundation

45211 County Road 32B (Chiles Road)
Davis, CA 95618
(530) 757-3780
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Mailing Address

Yolo Basin Foundation
P.O. Box 943
Davis, CA 95617

Yolo Basin is a 501c3 nonprofit organization.

Working Group and Studies

Click here for information on the YBWA Land Management Plan, Yolo Bypass Working Group, and studies related to the Yolo Bypass.

Links and Resources

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