Project Phoebe at the Preserve
A group of UC Davis PhD students are researching the bird, Black Phoebes at the CCNP.
See how they paint the toenails of the chicks to keep track of them.
News, Events, Resources & Meanderings
Earth Day Photo Contest 2023
Date(s): March 1 - April 22, 2023
Time(s): Anytime the Nature Preserve is open
Cost: Free
Capture the wild and natural beauty of Cache Creek in time for Earth Day by participating in our amateur photo contest. The contest period starts on March 1 and concludes on Earth Day, April 22.
Great Backyard Bird Count 2023
Date(s): February 17th - 20th
Time(s): Various. See below.
Cost: Free
The Great Backyard Bird Count is an international 4-day event celebrating the world of birds. Spend time at Cache Creek Nature Preserve watching birds and report your findings to help scientists understand and protect birds around the globe.
Christmas Break at the Visitor Center
Date(s): Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Time(s): 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Cost: Free
Are you looking for fun things to do with kids on the Holiday Break? A visit to the Cache Creek Nature Preserve may just be the ticket!
Yolo Christmas Bird Count
Date(s): Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Time(s):
Cost: Free
On Wednesday, December 28, you can be a part of local natural history by joining us at the Yolo Christmas Bird Count. Teams of citizen scientists (basically, anyone interested) will participate in a day of organized nature walks and bird tallying.
“Bye, Bye” Harnawaz
Harnawaz Boparai, the Conservancy’s biologist working on special projects, has left the Conservancy to pursue his academic career in ecological paleontology. We had a special last day in a Chevy on a levee eating pie!
Planting Days Winter 2022/23
Date(s): POSTPONED New Date to be Announced
Time(s):
Cost: Free
POSTPONED: Come back soon to look for the new date, or sign up for our newsletter in the footer below.
Help us restore the Nature Preserve to its previous health and beauty. We’ll be planting trees, shrubs and forbs.
Christine Golden Honored at Philanthropy Day
Christine Golden was selected as the Cache Creek Conservancy’s Philanthropy Day Honoree for 2022. She will receive special recognition with the other 27 volunteers or donors from throughout Yolo County at a reception on November 15.
Species Spotlight: Great Horned Owl
Owls are birds of mystery. Depending upon your culture, they represent wisdom or death. Great Horned Owls are found throughout the world.
Leok Po Demonstration & Workshop 2022
Leok Po (pronounced lay-oak poe) in the Wintun language means Good Fire. This demonstration and workshop will showcase California Native American use of fire to enhance cultural resources and help restore the environment.
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