TOUR DATE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2024

TIME: 2:55 – 4:45 p.m.

DESCRIPTION: THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SEE COSUMNES RIVER PRESERVE UP  CLOSE AND PERSONAL. Since this is a small group tour, you will have open conversations with the Preserve’s biologists and get all of your questions answered. Jointly managed by 9 private and government agencies, the Cosumnes River Preserve is the finest Valley Oak riparian forest and wetland in California. Explore this key link on the Pacific Flyway and learn why its management is considered a model in conservation partnerships. Experienced tour guides will share the ‘back story’ and guide you through the beauty of the Preserve.  You will explore areas that are not open to the public to show how rice farming and managed wetlands provide a home for an extraordinary variety of wildlife. Expect to walk short distances and see hundreds to thousands of migratory waterfowl.  Very likely, you will experience the thrill of seeing Sandhill Cranes as they fly into these wetlands for the night to roost.

LANDS PASS: No Lands Pass is required for this tour

TRANSPORTATION: You will drive your own vehicle or carpool in a caravan to various locations on the preserve

CHECK-IN: Meet your guide at the Cosumnes River Preserve Visitor Center, 13501 Franklin Blvd, Galt, CA, 95632 by 2:45 p.m.

NOTE: DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS SATURDAY NIGHT. Binoculars will be helpful.

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REGISTRATION PROCEDURE: Choose an option and select the number of reservations you wish to purchase. No actual tickets will be issued. You will receive an email to confirm your reservation (Check your Spam Folder if you do not receive one) On the day of the tour your guide will have a list of participants and will check you in.

 WAITING LIST PROCEDURES: If you try to register for a tour that is full, you may be given the option to get on a waiting list. The waiting list is limited to the first few customers who attempt to register. If space becomes available these customers will be notified by email that they have 48 hours to register for the tour. After 48 hours, the space(s) will be open for registration on a first come-first serve basis. This system is fully automated. Our volunteer staff will not be able to let you know if you are on the waiting list.

 LATE REGISTRATION: If you register for a tour after the deadline, please bring a copy of your confirmation email to show your guide or show confirmation on your cell phone.

 QUESTIONS ABOUT REGISTRATION: If you have questions about a tour or registration issues contact our Registration Coordinator at tours@lodisandhillcrane.org or leave a voicemail at (800) 581-6150. Please contact us at least two weeks prior to the tour if you need special accommodations. You will be contacted within a week.