Lodi

Join Paul Tebbel at a private location to view Sandhill Cranes as they fly from their feeding grounds to their roosting marsh at the Woodbridge Ecological Reserve. You won't want to miss this. Paul is widely known as one of the most knowledgeable people in the country, when it comes to Sandhill Cranes.

Avoid the crowds and listen as experienced volunteer docents from the Department of Fish and Wildlife share the natural history of the cranes.

Jim Dunn was the Festival’s 2015-featured photographer and one of the Festival’s most popular presenters.  He says, “Birds in the wild are an intriguing subject for any photographer.  Making beautiful photographs of wild birds places requirements on the photographer and his or her equipment that are very different.“ 

Join Headwaters Kayak staff for an enjoyable paddle along the Mokelumne River. The tour will be guided by locally renowned naturalist, Jay Bell.

Turner Road Vintners continues to be a destination highlight among Festival goers. Its innovative eco-friendly water reclamation ponds have created a natural habitat for a variety of birds.

Avoid the crowds and listen as experienced volunteer docents from the Department of Fish and Wildlife share the natural history of the cranes.

Avoid the crowds and listen as experienced volunteer docents from the Department of Fish and Wildlife share the natural history of the cranes.

All workshops have beeb cancelled for 2021.

Cancelled presentations

Bring your binoculars and enjoy a leisurely walk on flat ground through the old growth riparian habitat at Lodi Lake Nature Trail with a local birding expert.

Bring your binoculars and enjoy a leisurely walk on flat ground through the old growth riparian habitat at Lodi Lake Nature Trail with a local birding expert.