This free, family-friendly community event will feature guided walks through the Preserve, kid’s adventures with Nature’s Theater’s Super Bird walking story, a nature bingo activity, food from the Hefty Gyros food truck and interactive displays from over a dozen partner organizations including NorCal Bats, Save the Snakes and more. 

A dedicated “kid’s zone” will include the Woodland Public Library’s bookmobile, games, face painting, crafts and fort building. Live music from various artists will be provided throughout the day as well as an ongoing campfire with s’mores and campfire activities. 

Everyone is invited to bring their favorite snacks, a water bottle, a picnic, and a chair and come enjoy the start of spring in our beautiful preserve located just on the edge of  town. This unique urban preserve is a special gem in our community and the Tuleyome Spring Thing is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy all it has to offer – all while supporting Tuleyome’s mission to conserve, enhance, restore and enjoy our deep home place. 

This unique urban preserve is a special gem in our community and the Tuleyome Spring Thing is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy all it has to offer – all while supporting Tuleyome’s mission to conserve, enhance, restore and enjoy our deep home place. Photo courtesy of Tuleyome

“I am the volunteer board chair for Tuleyome because they are the most effective preservation organization in our region. The Woodland Regional Park Preserve came into being with Tuleyome’s vision and partnering with Woodland to protect this urban adjacent wild place," said Lyndsay Dawkins, founder of Nature’s Theater. 

“Tuleyome approaches the nature connection from a hands-on, educational and immersive perspective. In partnership with Tuleyome, my organization has reached thousands of kids with eco-themed theater. Kids care about what they're connected to, so these experiences are golden. The Spring Thing will offer a peek into an urban jewel, as they explore the Preserve. This event is a perfect way to deepen the nature connection for kids.” 

For more information and to register for the event, visit: https://www.tuleyome.org/event-details/685.  

About Tuleyome, the City of Woodland and Woodland Regional Park Preserve 

Tuleyome is a 501(c)(3) volunteer advocacy-oriented nonprofit conservation  organization, founded in 2002 and based in Woodland. Our mission statement is: "Tuleyome engages in advocacy and active stewardship with diverse  communities to conserve, enhance, restore, and enjoy the lands in the region." 

At Tuleyome we live our mission every day: we preserve and restore wild habitat, we  build and repair hundreds of miles of trails, we educate the public about local  conservation and environmental issues, we engage kids with an award-winning youth  program. It is our hope that our work will inspire people to protect, restore, and enjoy the  natural landscape in the Northern Inner Coast Range and Western Sacramento Valley. 

Woodland is the county seat of Yolo County, located in California's Central Valley. Woodland has a strong historic heritage and its agricultural setting is largely responsible for the community's distinct identity and plays an important economic role in Woodland. In addition, one of its long-term Council goals was to record the conservation easement at the Woodland Regional Park Preserve, which was accomplished in April  2023. 

The Woodland Regional Park Preserve's unique landscape will bring the enjoyment of  the outdoors to our community and will advance our understanding of the many ways  the environment shapes our agriculture, our communities, and our personal and  planetary health. This unique place serves as a gateway to the northern Inner Coast Range and Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument. The 165-acre site comes to fruition with the aid of many partners such as Tuleyome, the City of Woodland, non profit partners, various stakeholders, and support from community members. We hope visitors will enjoy the Nature this beautiful place has to offer.