California Duck Days is a family-oriented, community-based outdoor festival with activities for people of all ages. Celebrate the wildlife of our wetlands with field trips, exhibits, fishing, and much more in the festival. The festival is at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Headquarters, the heart of the pacific flyway. $20/car entrance fee
In conjunction with International Bat Night, this will be a day to learn about inviting bats to your yard or farm! The event will include an opportunity to build a bat house and a live viewing of several native species of bats. Yolo Basin Conservancy will provide the supplies and instruction and you will supply […]
Get a closer look at thousands of Mexican free-tailed bats as they fly-out in the evening sky. Corky Quirk will be discussing these bats natural history and biology throughout the tour. The program will caravan to the bat viewing site in the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area. Maximum 35 guests. $75 per person. For registration and […]
Learn all about these hawks and other raptors as they make California their summer home. Join Jim Estep, a wildlife biologist in identifying these birds and their habitat. Estep has been working with Swainson's Hawks for over 35 years and done a variety of research on species' ecology. Whether you are a beginner or experienced […]
Immediate-past Board Chair of Yolo Basin Foundation, Pete Bontadelli will be discussing the existing biological opinion for salmon and current state and federal water projects. Looking at the past role of the Bypass and its importance to flood protection for the Central Valley. Join Bontadelli as he reviews the position of the Yolo Bypass past, […]