
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 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.
TOUR TIME: 3:40 – 6:15 p.m.
This tour meets at the Cosumnes River Preserve Visitor Center, 13501 Franklin Blvd., Galt, CA, 95632. Check in with your guide at 3:40 p.m.
You may be interested in knowing that other Sandhill Crane tours are available during the fall and winter. For more information about California Department of Fish and Wildlife tours during the season go to this CDFW website. For information about Sandhill Crane tours through the Cosumnes River Preserve, chick here.
TICKETS:
Adult: $35.00
Youth: $35.00
Child: $35.00
Tickets went on sale online for purchase on September 5, 2022
Tour guides will receive a list of customers who have registered by October 30, 2022.
Customers who register online for a tour after that date must show the guide a hard copy or phone display of the email receipt. The receipt may go to your spam folder.
Unsold tickets will be available during the festival and can be purchased on this website.
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
This tour meets at the Cosumnes River Preserve Visitor Center, 13501 Franklin Blvd., Galt, CA, 95632. Check in with your guide at 3:40 p.m.
Contact the Registration Coordinator in advance at tours@lodisandhillcrane.org if special accommodations are needed.
TOURS TAKE PLACE RAIN OR SHINE.
Cancellation Policy: Full refunds (minus a 3% processing fee) are available prior to a tour upon the customer’s request at tours@lodisandhillcrane.org. A full refund is automatically issued for any events cancelled by the festival organizers.
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