Glimpse a deer’s antlers in the tule fog, thrill to the wild and lonely call of the Sandhill crane, hear the explosive wingbeats of thousands of waterfowl taking flight from the marshes. These are but a few of the glorious offerings at the Cosumnes River Preserve in winter. The preserve, which officially began with a Nature Conservancy purchase of about 150 acres of valley oak forest in 1987, has since grown to over 46,000 acres.
The preserve grew because The Nature Conservancy and other founding partners - Ducks Unlimited, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, and California Department of Fish and Game - came to recognize how rare the area was. The Cosumnes River is the last undammed river flowing from the Sierra Nevada into the Great Central Valley. As such, the natural process of flooding during winter and spring remains. The health of its valley oak riparian forests and freshwater marshes is dependent upon this seasonal inundation.
Water in Winter Attracts Wildlife
Whether by foot, on its trails and boardwalk, by canoe or by car, visiting the preserve in winter might just be the best time to see wildlife. Paddling the river, visitors may occasionally be startled by the slap of a beaver’s tail or spy the sleek head of a swimming otter.
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