Bat Talk & Walk

Bat Talk and Walk Summer Series by Reservation Only

Yolo Basin Foundation and the Department of Fish and Game invite members of the public for an evening with the bats during the 2008 Bat Talk and Walk Summer Series, beginning Thursday May 29th at 6:45pm.

Each evening’s program begins with a 45 minute indoor presentation on bat natural history and includes an opportunity to view live bats. The group then carpools to the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area to watch one of the largest colonies of Mexican Free-tailed Bats in California, as it emerges to hunt insects at sunset. The Yolo Bypass colony is a maternal colony. Bats arrive here from Mexico in spring to give birth to their pups.

Due to the overwhelming popularity of these events and for the safety and quality of the experience, this year’s Bat Talk and Walk Summer Series are by reservation only. To make a reservation please go to the Yolo Basin Foundation website www.yolobasin.org and select the ''Bat Talk and Walk'' link. Reservations may be made for a maximum of 6 persons, including children. No walk-ins will be accepted on the night of the event. It is no longer possible to arrive only for the ''fly out'' component of the tour, so all participants must be present for the indoor presentation.

All dates and times for the summer series are available on the Yolo Basin Foundation website. An $8 donation is suggested from all adult participants. Participants with reservations will meet shortly before the scheduled starting time at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Headquarters on Chiles Road.

Directions to the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Headquarters are available on the Yolo Basin Foundation website, or c