For more information call Cathy Weiss at 678-6188. The event is planned from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will include family entertainment and boating safety exhibits. The goal of the program is to emphasize the importance and simplicity of boating safety. Agenda items include safety demonstrations and boat inspections for boat owners, as well as puppet shows and activities for children. The in-depth tour of the new 3,500 acres of the area will be led by Yolo Audobon Society field trip leader Sid England.
Visitors can expect to see waterfowl, shorebirds, songbirds, raptors and wading birds.
The newly constructed seasonal and permanent wetlands were designed to promote waterfowl and other wildlife use while retaining the floodway function of the bypass. The tour group will meet at the west levee gate at the end of Chiles Road at 9 a.m. The gate is on the south side of Interstate 80 and adjacent to the Yolo Basin Wetlands sign. Carpools are encouraged.