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SACRAMENTO VALLEY, Calif. – Join a Department of Fish and Game naturalist-led swan tour of Marysville’s Rice and Waterfowl area this November through January.
Co-hosted by local rice farmers and land owners, these tours will focus on finding tundra swans, as this tract is one of the best locations for seeing swans in California.
Ducks, geese, cranes, shorebirds, white pelicans, herons, egrets and raptors including bald eagles are also commonly seen in this area, known as District 10.
The area contains 23,000 acres of rice fields and restored habit not normally open to the public. This is an excellent example of rice farming for wildlife habitat.
Tours will be held Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. They are driving tours along a short route with very little walking required.
Pre-registration is required on the Department of Fish and Game Web site, www.dfg.ca.gov/regions/2/SwanTours.
Up to 30 people may register for each tour. The tours are free, but registrants are encouraged to make a donation online to the California Wildlife Foundation to support this program.
The swan tours are part of Department of Fish and Game's wildlife viewing services program, which includes similar outdoors opportunities at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, Yolo Basin Wildlife Area, Isenberg Crane Reserve and North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve.
For more information about the swan tours, call 916-358-2852.
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Klamath River sport anglers have nearly reached the 3,950 quota of adult fall-run Chinook salmon, triggering a size restriction on the lower river on Thursday, Sept. 22.
As of Thursday, anglers along the river’s lower 40 miles may no longer keep adult fall-run Chinook that are 22 inches or more in length.
“We’re encouraged by the Klamath River salmon returns so far this year and recreational river fisherman have taken their full allotted quota already,” said Neil Manji, Department of Fish and Game Northern Region Manager. “Some fishermen may be disappointed with the new restrictions, but it’s good news because it means that there’s more fish in the river this year.”
Klamath anglers downstream of the Highway 96 Bridge at Weitchpec (at the confluence with the Trinity River) will be able to continue fishing for jack salmon. The daily limit is three salmon 22 inches or shorter.
Anglers fishing at the mouth of the Klamath River have also reached their sub-quota of 592 adults Chinook caught below the Highway 101 bridge, triggering a closure of the spit area (within 100 yards of the channel through the sand spit formed at the mouth). Sport fishing in this area will close on Sept. 22.
Department of Fish and Game biologists have been closely monitoring fish landings in the Klamath area in September. The 3,950 quota of adult Chinook salmon is half the number of adult fish allotted to recreational anglers for the entire Klamath-Trinity River basin.
The remaining 3,950 adult Chinook salmon are available to recreational anglers on the Klamath River above the Highway 96 Bridge at Weitchpec and on the Trinity River. These areas will remain open to the take of adult Chinook salmon until DFG determines that the sub-quotas for these areas have been met.
Anglers may keep track of the status of open and closed sections of the Klamath and Trinity rivers by calling 800-564-6479.
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It begins and ends at the hospital’s Healing Gardens, 5176 Hill Road East, and winds through the scenic Hill Road/North Lakeport loop.
The foundation has partnered with Sutter Health in a matching grant campaign to raise funds to construct an OUTDOOR Mobility Park.
The 12,600 square foot park will reside on the hospital campus and give patients the opportunity to safely relearn everyday skills such as walking on curbs, stairways, gravel, sand, bark and slippery or uneven surfaces; entering and exiting their own automobiles; using common tools for cleaning and gardening; and using exercise and sports courts for strength, flexibility and cardiovascular fitness.
“The Sutter Lakeside Rehabilitation Mobility Park will help our patients acquire the strength, skills and confidence to move about the community and live a full life, as independently as possible,” said Paul Axtell, M.D., Director of Orthopedics at Sutter Lakeside Hospital.
It is projected that the park will serve approximately 5,200 patients annually of a wide variety of ages and can be an effective form of transitional rehabilitation for injury/illness recovery, including total joint replacements, neurological injuries (stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease), balance disorders, trauma/sports related injuries (traumatic brain injury, fractures/sprains) and sensory depriving disorders such a neuropathy and spinal cord injuries.
The entry fee is $25 and the proceeds will benefit the Mobility Park Campaign.
Participants will receive an event T-shirt and goodie bag on a first come/first serve basis. All registration forms will be entered into a drawing to win prizes. You must be present to win. Sponsorship opportunities are available and include generous advertising benefits.
For more information call 707-262-5189 or to watch a KTVU Channel Two News feature story on the Rehabilitation Park, visit http://www.sutterlakeside.org/giving/mobilitypark.html.
Registration forms are available on the main page of the hospital Web site at www.sutterlakeside.org.
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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Brad Barnwell will lead a bird walk at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, in the park at 5300 Soda Bay Road, Kelseyville.
Meet Barnwell at the Visitor Center parking lot. There is no entrance fee to the park for participating in walks.
“The lake level is nearing the point where we might be able to get out on the gravel bars and mud flats to see shorebirds, pelicans, herons, egrets, terns, ducks and geese,” Barnwell said. “People should dress for the weather, bring binoculars, and wear sturdy footwear they don't mind getting a little muddy or wet.”
Barnwell leads many bird walks throughout the area and is noted for his skill in bird identification and capturing birds on camera. He readily shares his knowledge with those who walk with him.
This will undoubtedly be an exciting walk as unusual fall migrants can show at any moment. Bald eagles have also been known to stop at the gravel bar.
Visit www.clearlakestatepark.org for great photos, activity schedule and park information provided by Clear Lake State Park Interpretive Association.