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Canoeing the Backwaters of the Colorado River

Join BLM specialists as they explore all the geology, wildlife, and fauna along the banks of the Colorado River.  Make sure you are physically fit because there may be times during the canoe trip that you will be required to row against the current.
Friday April 16th (6am-noon)

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Desert Bighorn Sheep and Wildlife Search
Susanna Henry from the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge takes you on a trip through the Kofa NWR in a search for Desert Bighorn Sheep and wildlife in their natural habitats.
Saturday April 17th (615am-4pm)

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Imperial Wildlife Refuge B-Wash Hike
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Friday April 16th (7am-3pm)

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SegwaYuma Historic Heritage Tours
Join Steve and Kate, owners of SegwaYuma Tours for a historic trip through Yuma’s Heritage areas.  This 2-hour adventure will highlight Yuma’s rich history along the Colorado River via Segway www.segway.com.  Climb aboard and hang on for this historic adventure.
Friday April 16th (2-4pm)

Saturday April 17th (2-4pm)

Sunday April 18th (10-12pm)

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Castle Dome Mines Ghost Town and Yuma Proving Ground Heritage Center Tour
Take a historic trip through Yuma’s mining history.  Visit over 25 restored buildings full of artifacts as diverse as the folks who once lived in this thriving mining community.  Afterwards take a journey back in military time at the Yuma Proving Ground’s Heritage Museum, highlighting the historic military testing facilities journey from it’s inception in 1942 to the modern day “21st century soldier”.
Friday April 16th (8am-3pm)

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Exploring Backyard Sanctuaries
Some of the best interactions with wildlife and humans are in backyards.  Join us as we explore several different landscape styles and the various creatures that visit.

Friday April 16th (8-11am)

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Sunset Canoe Adventures on the Lower Colorado
Take a relaxing canoe ride from the confluence of the Colorado and Gila rivers through downtown Yuma’s Gateway Park ending up at the Yuma’s West Wetlands Park.  Watch for waterfowl, migratory birds, and beavers as you travel through the restored wetlands areas of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area.
Friday April 16th (4-7pm)

Sunrise Canoe Adventures on the Lower Colorado

Saturday April 17th (6-9am)

Sunday April 18th (6-9am)

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Bat Netting
Join experts from the Arizona Dept. of Game and Fish and participate in bat netting in the Fortuna Wash near it’s confluence with the old Gila River channel.  Participation would include an in-the-field explanation and demonstration of equipment and procedures used, viewing of the processing of captured bats, a demonstration of the Anabat system (translates high-frequency bat hunting calls into signals audible by humans), and release of bats by selected (and appropriately gloved) Participants.
Friday April 16th (630-10pm)

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Dunes Ecology
At 200 square miles, the Algodones Dunes west of Yuma are the second largest dune system in the United States.  In this evening field trip we will learn about the origins of the dunes and how the area’s animals and plants have adapted to the unique, but harsh environmental conditions.  Learn the tracks of invertebrates, lizards, snakes, and Kit foxes; and view Shove-nosed snakes, Geckos, Scorpions, and possibly sidewinders after dark.
Friday April 16th (6-10pm)

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Evening Owl Adventure Tours
Join local experts Henry Detwiler and Bob Miller as they travel around Yuma searching for Burrowing Owls then head up to Betty’s Kitchen and locate Barn, Great-horned, and Western Screech Owls.
Friday April 16th (615-10pm)

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Explore the Lower Colorado River Marshes
Join BLM specialists for a leisurely boat ride in the Imperial Division of the Colorado River to listen for birds such as the Yuma Clapper Rail, Black Rail, Least Bittern, and others.  You will learn audio playback techniques that specialists perform as they conduct bird surveys.
Saturday April 17th (6-1030am)

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Salton Sea Birding & Nature Tour
For Bird Watchers, the sea is the only place in California where one can see such a variety and abundance of herons, egrets, ibises, and woodstorks – species also characterizing Florida’s Everglades, but the Salton Sea offers even greater species diversity.  More than two thirds of all species of birds in the continental United States have been recorded at the Salton Sea.  In addition you’ll see sings of the area’s tumultuous geology at the bubbling mud spots.  Join Bob Miller for this exciting adventure through California’s premier Bird Watching locations.
Saturday April 17th (7am-5pm)

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Muggins Wilderness Hike
Let’s celebrate the 10^th Anniversary of the National Landscape Conservation System by exploring the Muggins Mountains Wilderness Area approximately 25 miles east of Yuma.  The rugged landform and colorful geologic strata of the Muggins Mountains are considered exceptionally scenic for the region.  Make sure you wear your hiking boots because the hike could be strenuous at times.    

Saturday April 17th (6-1030am)

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Horse Tanks Hike and Evening Cookout
The Horse Tanks area on the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge is rich with both biological and cultural resources.  Join us for a hike to look at the natural rock waterholes, historical inscriptions, bedrock grinding mortars, and petroglyphs.  After the hike enjoy an evening cookout under the stars.
Friday April 16th (3-10pm)

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Yuma East Wetlands Restoration Area Sunset Tour

End your day with a walk through the peaceful atmosphere of the Yuma East Wetlands, a site dedicated to restoring a natural wetland ecosystem and supporting a broad range of wildlife including the Yuma Clapper Rail and many other marsh birds as well as a wide variety of neotropical migrant birds.
Friday April 17th (615-730pm)

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Quechan Tribal Nation Elder Village Tour
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Saturday April 17th (845-10am)

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Birding by Sound
Wildlife expert Fred Wong gives instruction on identifying songbirds by their calls and songs at Betty’s Kitchen.
Sunday April 18th (615-1030am)

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Sonoran Pronghorn Antelope Captive Breeding Enclosure on the Cabreza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge

Join Jill Bright from the Arizona Dept of Game and Fish for this day trip to the captive breeding enclosure for the endangered Sonoran Pronghorn Antelope.  From a low of less than two-dozen animals just a few years agao, the captive breeding, forage enhancement, and water development programs have resurrected the US population to near 100 animals.  This trip requries medium leveling hiking.

Saturday April 17th (5am-2pm)

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Bird Watching Tour of Betty’s Kitchen and Mittry Lake
Look for migrant and resident birds as we search the riparian areas of Betty’s Kitchen and Mittry Lake wildlife areas.  Tanagers, warblers, flycatchers, sparrows, and other passerines are possible finds.
Sunday April 18th (7am-12pm)

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Quigly Pond Birding & Wildlife Search
Join local expert Fred Croxen  - need description.
Saturday April 17th (8am-1pm)

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King of Arizona Mines Archaeology and Wildlife Search
Join local expert Fred Croxen  - need description.
Friday April 16th (930am-3pm)

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Desert Reptiles
In this trip to the Mittry Lake area search for desert snakes and lizards and discuss their ecology, behaviors, and habitat preferences.  Search for reptiles in the riparian vegetation, rocky habitats, and in the sandy flatland deserts.  You are likely to see Chuckwallas, Desert Iguanas, Desert Spiny Lizards, Ornate Tree Lizards, and a variety of other reptiles.
Saturday April 17th (9am-1pm)

Sunday April 18th (9am-1pm)

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Yuma River Tours Jet Boat Adventures
Travel through the Imperial Wildlife Refuge visiting Picacho State Park, Native American Petroglyph sites, Norton’s Landing, and the historic miner’s cabin.  This 5 hour river day tour offers a unique view of wildlife in their protected habitats along with visits to historic locations along the river and includes lunch.

Friday April 16th (9am-4pm)

Saturday April 17th (9am-4pm)

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Sears Point Birding & Wildlife Adventure
Join us as we visit an archaeological site approximately 75 miles east of Yuma that boasts hundreds of petroglyphs on volcanic basalt outcrops that lie next to the Gila River.  The area is believed to have been utilized for thousands of years.  Other features at the site include sleeping circles, geoglyphs, and rock alignments.

Sunday April 18th (6am-1pm)

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Behind the Scenes at the Imperial Wildlife Refuge

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Saturday April 17th (630am-2pm)