CALIFORNIA DUCK DAYS 2002 - One of California's premier wildlife viewing festivals, California Duck Days will be held February 15-17th, 2002, in the Sacramento Valley region. The festival coincides with the Central Valley's peak migration period of hundreds of thousands of birds traveling down the Pacific Flyway. The event features field trips, workshops, demonstrations, and a large Exposition Hall full of educational displays about wetlands and other Central Valley wildlife habitats. The headquarters for all festival activities is the Veterans Memorial Center in Davis, 203 E. 14th Street.

This fun, family-oriented festival includes over 40 field trips to view and learn about wildlife areas throughout the Central Valley, many on private land not normally available to the public. The diverse workshop topics include duck calling, decoy carving, waterfowl identification, wetland protection, waterfowl hunting, farming for wildlife and much more. Baby ducklings, live entertainment and an Exhibition Hall full of hands-on activities, displays, and over 40 different organizations concerned with wildlife and habitat protection will also be on hand to entertain the whole family.

Sponsors of California Duck Days include the Yolo Audubon Society, California Waterfowl Association, Capital Public Radio, City of Davis, First Northern Bank, Hallmark Inn, Sierra Club of California, Sierra Club Mother Lode Chapter, Yolo County, BV Winery and the University of California at Davis.

For more information, call 800-425-5001 or 530-758-1286, or visit www.duckdays.org. California Duck Days is an educational, nonprofit event that inspires people about wetlands and wildlife of the Central Valley in a fun, family-oriented atmosphere. A one-day, on-site-only pass is just $8. A one-day field trip pass is $25 and a weekend pass that includes all field trips and on-site events is only $40. Children 16 and under are admitted free.