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Cache Creek Nature Preserve is a microcosm of Northern California habitats; wetlands, marsh, riparian, oak savannah, and grasslands. The Conservancy is sponsoring a series of walks where we will leisurely explore each of these habitats observing and learning about the birds and other wildlife as we go.

Next Walk is Winter, December 22, 2024

The Biology team here at Cache Creek Nature Preserve submitted their 2023 Wood Duck Nest Box Report recently. This post provides some general information about Wood Ducks and some highlights and raw data for students and citizen scientists to consider.

From prehistoric times to today, the Cache Creek Nature Preserve has played an important part in the great story of California.

Spend quality time at Cache Creek Nature Preserve watching birds and report your findings to help scientists understand and protect birds around the globe.

We’ll make a Game Camera Photo Gallery at some point, but we wanted to share a few from recently and last year in this blog post.

The Gorman Museum of Native American Art is celebrating its 50th anniversary by welcoming people to its new, dedicated building on the UC Davis campus.

What were you doing in the Spring and Summer of 2023?

It was Songbird breeding season, one of the busiest times for our Biology staff and interns.

Capture the wild and natural beauty of Cache Creek in time for Earth Day by participating in our amateur photo contest. Throughout the Winter and into the Spring, the Nature Preserve offers countless opportunities to practice photography and capture inspiring photos.

The Project Phoebe research team finished up the first of three field seasons back in August 2023 and submitted their first report, which you can download below. This article provides some highlights from the report.