Environment & Wildlife
159 posts
Bee friendly — Celebrate World Bee Day
By Denise Cottrell Special to the Express Celebrate bees with the Master Gardeners of Yolo County and Winters…
Funding support coming for Lake Solano infrastructure, salmon habitat
Last year, Congressman John Garamendi requested over $12M in funding for local projects. Of the $12,183,898 package, $867,648…
Putah Creek Council recruiting nature-minded volunteers to join docent program
By Karyn Utsumi Special to the Express Help reinvigorate Putah Creek Council’s Lake Solano Park (LSP) Docent Program…
Sacramento perch in the ponds at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area
By Corky Quirk Special to the Express Last summer the CA Department of Fish and Wildlife transplanted native…
Tuleyome Tales: Return of the Swainson’s Hawk
By Judith Lamare Special to the Express When will the first Swainson’s hawk return to our region from…
Winters library hosting series on wildflowers and pollinators
receiving a grant to fund a series of monthly events that will focus on wildflowers and pollinators at…
Yolo Basin Foundation hosting vernal-pool programs
Yolo Basin Foundation Press Release Vernal pools are seasonal wetlands that can fill with water during winter and…
Putah Creek Council bolsters biodiversity
Winters’ residents don’t just live in houses. In fact, many dwell in nests, holes and in the water…
Game over — First bumble bee of 2022 in sight
By Kathy Keatley Garvey Special to the Express The second annual Robbin Thorp Memorial First-Bumble Bee-of-the-Year Contest is…
Berryessa recreation plan on SCWA directors’ radar
By Todd R. Hansen McNaughton Media Solano County Water Agency directors will give longtime Putah Creek streamkeeper Rich…