Reservations number: 530-667-4665 (call between 1:00 and 6:00 pm)

This year’s event will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m at the community building known as the Honker on Main Street in Tulelake, California. Airboat rides through Tule Lake Marsh, wild bird banding and guided trips to local wildlife refuges are just a few of the family events featured at the Festival on May 20^th. All events including bus and airboat tours are offered free of charge.

Events include:

• Locally produced wildlife videos shown throughout the day
• Live Bluegrass music featuring the Chuck Holloway band -- late morning and early afternoon
• Guided tour of Lower Klamath Refuge (bus trip) 9:00 – 11:30 (reservations suggested)
• Live bird demonstrations presented by Wildlife Images -- throughout the day
• Airboat rides through Tule Lake Marsh (RESERVATIONS REQUIRED 530-667-4665) STARTING TIMES: 10:00 TO 3:00 at half hour intervals
• Volunteer Fire Department Tri-Tip Bar-b-que (noon until it’s gone!); food and refreshments (all day)
• Neotropical bird identification field trip 9:00 to 12:00 (reservations suggested)
• Hands-on mist netting and bird banding at the Tule Lake Refuge visitor center (7:30 - noon)
• Guided tours of Discovery Marsh (meet at the Tule Lake Refuge visitor center) – offered during the morning, as visitors arrive. Light refreshments will be provided at the visitor center
• Raptor Identification bus trip to the Petroglyphs on Lava Beds National Monument --1:00 to 3:30 (reservations suggested)
• Youth activities for all ages including: Children’s wildlife art instruction, bird house building, live hawk and owl demonstrations (all day), live bird educational program (starting at 10:30 pm) and a "fun with bird migration game" (noon to 1:00 pm)
• Walking Wetlands bus tour—1:00 to 3:00

Vendor booths, wildlife information stations, wildlife art …..and more.

Tulelake Saturday Events Feature Birds, Baseball, Bluegrass and Barbecue