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Yolo Bypass sees flood of wildlife activity

Posted by: Maven on February 4, 2010 at 8:13 am

bypassThat is a great picture! Click on it to look at a slideshow of pictures from the Yolo Bypass that go with this story from the Sacramento Bee:

“The Yolo Bypass is a migratory interchange for man and beast. That’s especially so in a flood.

The bypass has flooded again for the first time since April 2006. The flooding began the weekend of Jan. 23, when the Sacramento River overtopped the Fremont Weir. It did so again on Jan. 28 and 29.

Commuters driving between Davis and Sacramento on the Interstate 80 causeway surely have noticed: They now cross an inland sea, not dry farm fields.

The flooding means migratory waterfowl that use rice farms and managed wetlands at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area have a lot more room to stretch out. … “

Read more from the Sacramento Bee by clicking here.

February 4, 2010 · Filed Under Sacramento

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