Discover the Wetlands Summer Camps

By Yolo Basin Foundation 

Registration opens March 1 for all camps here: http://yolobasin.org/summered/

Occur Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

8:30 a.m. Early Drop Off

Drop off and pick up at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area HEADQUARTERS

            45211 County Road 32B (Chiles Rd.)

            Davis, CA 95618

Max # of campers/camp: 15

Cost: $220 for Yolo Basin Foundation members; $250 for non-members.

 

Flow through Yolo

Dates: June 15-19, 2020

For children entering 1st-3rd grade in the Fall

Play around with the flow of water and wind! Experiment with water and wind movement and how the fish, birds, and plants that use water and wind to survive. Make a water and oil lava tube, a tree cookie garden step stone, fish prints, and more!

 

We Are A Part of the Rhythm of Nature

Dates: June 29 – July 3, 2020

For children entering 4th-6th grade in the Fall

Travel through time from the days of the Patwin to the people of today, using the wetlands as a resource. Try your hand at making tule rope, pounding acorns, making a game out of wetland materials, and more! Simulate irrigating a farm and moving food from the farm to the people through experiments and games. 

 

By-Pass the Bugs, Please!

Dates: July 13-17, 2020

For children entering 1st-3rd grade in the Fall

Bug out with the bugs of the bypass. Explore the life of water bugs, beetles, dragonflies, butterflies, and bees. Make your own butterfly sun catcher, beetle jar, and bees wax candle.

 

Welcome the Wildlife

Dates: July 27-31, 2020

For children entering 4th-6th grade in the Fall

Explore the life that the Yolo Bypass welcomes: bats, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and aquatic insects! Learn how to handle snakes, using fake snakes of course! Get in the pond to get up close and personal with fish and insects. Perform some new animal dissections too.

 

                                                            

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