We support preservation, restoration, and enhancement of the Cache Creek watershed.
Upcoming Events
Planting Day
Help the Cache Creek Conservancy restoration staff plant native plants and restore the Cache Creek ecosystem.
Saturday, February 22, 2020
9:00 am - noon
All experience levels welcome!
We are excited for our second public planting day of 2020 and working with the community to enhance our local creek. The event will begin with an instructional planting demonstration and the remainder of the time will be spent planting a variety of native plant species sourced locally from Hedgerow Farms and Putah Creek Council. All experience levels welcome!
What to bring: water bottle, clothes and shoes you don't mind getting dirty, sun protection, snacks, and garden/work gloves if you have them. We will have a limited amount of gloves available to borrow.
Please RSVP so that we can estimate attendance. We look forward to having you join us!
Volunteer Orientation
Sunday, March 1, 2020
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Cache Creek Conservancy will be holding two Volunteer Orientations with an environmental education focus. Come learn about the Conservancy and history of the Cache Creek Nature Preserve. Tour key sites of the Nature Preserve and get up to date information about projects and programs. Outreach and Watershed Education Specialist, Mikayla Peterson, will demonstrate an 'Experience the Creek' lesson. You can become a nature steward—no prior experience necessary!
Visitor Center at Cache Creek Nature Preserve
34199 County Road 20, Woodland, CA
Contact mpeterson@cachecreekconservancy.org for more information
Gravel to Green Project Unveiling
Saturday, March 28, 2020
Visit Capay Open Space Park for the unveiling of the new interpretive signs and completed park enhancements.
- walk the trails
- play in the water
- smell the flowers
- bird watch
- educational activities with the Conservancy's environmental education staff
- find our more about the Gravel to Green project!
CAPAY OPEN SPACE PARK
15603 County Road 85
Esparto, CA
Contact mpeterson@cachecreekconservancy.org for more information
20th Anniversary Celebration
As shown above, the Cache Creek Nature Preserve held its Grand Opening in the year 2000. Twenty years later the Nature Preserve is flourishing! Native plants cover the once sparse slopes of the rehabilitated wetland, thousands of elementary students "Experience the Creek" each year, and Native American cultural practices are used to maintain habitats found here.
Come celebrate 20 years with us at an open house extravaganza from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, 2020. There will be presentations from Cache Creek Conservancy staff, special guests, family-friendly activities, local musicians, and food available from Buckhorn BBQ and Davis Creamery!
Cache Creek Cleanup Day Results
The results are in!
On September 21, 9 am to noon, volunteers met at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve for the biggest volunteer event in the world, Coastal Cleanup Day. In our small part of the world, volunteers worked diligently collecting trash up and down Cache Creek and along County Road 94B and 20 with a goal to keep Cache Creek's waterway clean.
We made a big difference on Saturday!
Number of volunteers: 105
Total miles/area cleaned: 0.2 square miles or 125 acres
Pounds of trash collected: 420 lbs
Pounds of recycling collected: 42 lbs
Most unusual items found: Bathtub, air hockey table, dryer
Thank you to our wonderful volunteers who made this day such a success!
Check out the photos below! Photos courtesy of Jessica Smith, Lea Bertz, and Elise Stinnett.
If you have photos of the creek cleanup event to share, send them to mpeterson@cachecreekconservancy.org
Past Events
Great Backyard Bird Count
Thank you to everyone who participated in our Great Backyard Bird Count. Our list totaled 55 species, including a Great Horned Owl, California Thrasher, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and amazing views of a Green Heron! We submitted the list to researchers at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society to contribute to their data on migration patterns and long-term population trends.
Planting Day
Locally-sourced, native grasses and wildflowers are now taking root in the riparian area at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve! Thank you to the 18 volunteers who gave their time to help establish native habitat!
Public Meeting for Proposed Visitor Center
Cache Creek Conservancy and NORR presented concepts for the proposed Visitor Center at the Woodland Public Library in January. The overall public reaction to the proposal was positive. Concerns included restroom facilities and ensuring environmental and fire safety.
Meet the Curators!
A big thank you to everyone who showed support and visited the Nature Preserve during our "Meet the Curators!" event in December. Our interns gained valuable experience developing and presenting the exhibit!
The mammal exhibit will continue to be on display until spring and shows many of the different species found here at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve. It includes beaver, bat, river otter, raccoon, and bobcat to name a few! We encourage you to come visit us and learn about native mammals!
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Full Moon Night Walk
The Cache Creek Nature Preserve was open late for an after-dark, guided tour. Visitors experienced nature after dark for a unique opportunity to be immersed in nature's night-time sounds and activity. Bats, owls, deer, and beaver were among the nocturnal animals we observed!
Movies on Main Street
Cache Creek Conservancy brought a piece of the Nature Preserve to Woodland! We enjoyed the spirit of the evening by playing Guess the Native Spider and giving fun spider tattoos!
