California Swan Festival - Sunset, Swans and Rice at Montna Farms in Dingville

Come celebrate the wildlife and habitats of our abundant Northern Sacramento Valley!

Highlights:

Guided tours for birders and families
Kid’s Activities
Live animal presentations from West Coast Falconry, Wild Things, and NorCal Bats
Unique and interesting presenters, film showing of Yuba Water Agency’s “The Tricky Yuba”
Vendors and Exhibitors

Tours:

The Swan Festival will have a variety of tours for all interest levels and ages. Enjoy bird-watching tours, explore the beauty of local flora and fauna, hike in the mysterious Sutter Buttes volcanic range, visit a local rice farm, or get an introduction to birding.

Tour registration and departure will take place at the Swan Festival Hub at Yuba College, Marysville, CA.

Click Here To Register For Tours

Sunset, Swans and Rice at Montna Farms in Dingville:

One of the main reasons the Sacramento Valley is so attractive to wintering waterfowl is because the multitude of rice farming operations provide vast acreages of temporary wetlands in which the birds can rest and feed. One of the premier spots to view waterfowl and other birds wintering on flooded rice fields is Montna Farms. Located in Dingville, just south of Yuba City, CA, agriculture and wildlife blend in harmony at Montna Farms. Jon Munger, Operations Manager, will share with us how rice moves from field to fork through growing, drying, storing, milling and marketing. We’ll discover how California’s rice industry is sustaining agriculture and waterfowl. Then we’ll see the huge fields of wintering waterfowl, where we’ll get great views of Tundra Swans, geese, ducks, White-faced Ibis, herons, egrets, raptors, and lots more!

Leaders: Jon Munger and David Rosen

Tour # 105
Time: 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Meet: Montna Farms Main Office, 12755 Garden Highway, Yuba City, CA
Difficulty: 2
Limit: 25 people
Cost: $20/adult, $10/youth/kids