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- The Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area is a 3,700 acres (15 km²) wetland restoration project constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers and Ducks Unlimited within the ["Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area"] located in the Yolo Bypass in Yolo County, California, between the cities of Sacramento and Davis. The Yolo Causeway, part of Interstate 80, runs through it. The restoration was named for Congressman Vic Fazio, who lobbied for the project and was instrumental in appropriating funds for the initial construction. [[Image(vicfaziosign.jpg, "Although you can't go spin doughnuts in the wildlife area, you can drive down to it and go walking." 200, left, thumbnail)]] The project was dedicated on November 17th, 1997 by [wiki:WikiPedia:Bill_Clinton Bill Clinton], who hailed the project as a national model for meeting the challenge of "trying to improve our economy and lift our standard of living while improving, not diminishing, our environment." The facility is managed by the California Department of Fish and Game [http://www.dfg.ca.gov/ California Department of Fish & Game] while the educational programs and public tours are administered by the ["Yolo Basin Foundation"] in partnership with Fish and Game.This partnership and its success have been widely regarded as a model for planning and completion of other wetland projects within the ["Yolo Bypass"].	+ \|\|<bgcolor='#E0E0FF'>'''Website'''\|\| + \|\|[http://www.yolobasin.org/wildlife.cfm]\|\| + + The '''Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area''' is located along I-80 at the ["Yolo Causeway"] between ["Davis"] and ["Sacramento"]. + + The Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area is a 3,700 acres (15 km²) wetland restoration project constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers and Ducks Unlimited within the ["Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area"] located in the Yolo Bypass between here and ["Sacramento"]. The ["Yolo Causeway"], part of ["I-80"], runs through it. The restoration was named for Congressman ["Vic Fazio"], who lobbied for the project and was instrumental in appropriating funds for the initial construction. + + The project was dedicated on November 17th, 1997 by [wiki:WikiPedia:Bill_Clinton Bill Clinton], who hailed the project as a national model for meeting the challenge of "trying to improve our economy and lift our standard of living while improving, not diminishing, our environment." The facility is managed by the California Department of Fish and Game [http://www.dfg.ca.gov/ California Department of Fish & Game] while the educational programs and public tours are administered by the ["Yolo Basin Foundation"] in partnership with Fish and Game.This partnership and its success have been widely regarded as a model for planning and completion of other wetland projects within the ["Yolo Bypass"].
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DavidFeliz — 2008-01-25 22:39:52

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- '''[http://www.yolobasin.org/wildlife.cfm The Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area]''' is located along I-80 at the ["Yolo Causeway"] between ["Davis"] and ["Sacramento"]. It is the largest public/private restoration project west of the Florida Everglades in which 16,500 acres of the ["Yolo Bypass"] floodway have been restored to ["Davis Wetlands" wetlands] and other associated habitats. The original 3,700 acres were dedicated in November 1997, and the [http://www.dfg.ca.gov/ California Department of Fish & Game] purchased an additional 12,808 acres in 2002 to help expand the project.	+ '''[http://www.yolobasin.org/wildlife.cfm The Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area]''' is located along I-80 at the ["Yolo Causeway"] between ["Davis"] and ["Sacramento"].
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- The approximate 25,500-acre area is managed by the Department of Fish & Game to promote an increase in ["Waterbirds" waterfowl] and other bird populations. The ["Yolo Basin Foundation"] works closely with the Department of Fish & Game to help grow the project and provide an educational component to the project. This partnership and its success have been widely regarded as a model for planning and completion of other wetland projects within the ["Yolo Bypass"].	+ The Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area is a 3,700 acres (15 km²) wetland restoration project constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers and Ducks Unlimited within the ["Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area"] located in the Yolo Bypass in Yolo County, California, between the cities of Sacramento and Davis. The Yolo Causeway, part of Interstate 80, runs through it. The restoration was named for Congressman Vic Fazio, who lobbied for the project and was instrumental in appropriating funds for the initial construction. [[Image(vicfaziosign.jpg, "Although you can't go spin doughnuts in the wildlife area, you can drive down to it and go walking." 200, left, thumbnail)]] The project was dedicated on November 17th, 1997 by [wiki:WikiPedia:Bill_Clinton Bill Clinton], who hailed the project as a national model for meeting the challenge of "trying to improve our economy and lift our standard of living while improving, not diminishing, our environment." The facility is managed by the California Department of Fish and Game [http://www.dfg.ca.gov/ California Department of Fish & Game] while the educational programs and public tours are administered by the ["Yolo Basin Foundation"] in partnership with Fish and Game.This partnership and its success have been widely regarded as a model for planning and completion of other wetland projects within the ["Yolo Bypass"].
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- [[Image(vicfaziosign.jpg, "Although you can't go spin doughnuts in the wildlife area, you can drive down to it and go walking." 200, left, thumbnail)]]The project was named after former Congressman Vic Fazio, who lobbied for it in Congress. The project was dedicated on November 17th, 1997 by [wiki:WikiPedia:Bill_Clinton Bill Clinton], who hailed the project as a national model for meeting the challenge of "trying to improve our economy and lift our standard of living while improving, not diminishing, our environment."	+ In 2001, the Wildlife Area expanded to over 16,000 acres (65 km²) through the acquisition of the Glide and Los Rios properties. Since this time, extensive wetland enhancement and restoration projects have proceeded rapidly. The Department of Fish and Game has incorporated agriculture into the management of the property to generate operating income and to provide wildlife habitat. During the winter, large flocks of ["Ducks" ducks] and ["Waterbirds" geese] can been seen here as well as at the ["Davis Wetlands"]. There is an auto tour route that is open from sunrise to sunset unless flooded. Docent-led tours are available on the second Saturday of each month -- which makes a nice compliment to the docent-led tours available on the first Saturday of each month at the ["Davis Wetlands"].
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- During the winter, large flocks of ["Ducks" ducks] and ["Waterbirds" geese] can been seen here as well as at the ["Davis Wetlands"]. There is an auto tour route that is open from sunrise to sunset unless flooded. Docent-led tours are available on the second Saturday of each month -- which makes a nice compliment to the docent-led tours available on the first Saturday of each month at the ["Davis Wetlands"].	+ The floodplain that makes up the Yolo Bypass receives water from the Sacramento River and provides an Important Bird Area of the Pacific Flyway for an impressive variety of waterfowl.Unless the area is impassable due to normal seasonal flooding, a dirt and gravel road is open to the public for driving and walking tours, and a docent-led tour is given once per month.

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JabberWokky — 2006-08-02 05:45:52

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KarlMogel — 2006-08-02 00:17:18

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- The project was named after former Congressman Vic Fazio, who lobbied for it in Congress. The project was dedicated on November 17th, 1997 by [wiki:WikiPedia:Bill_Clinton Bill Clinton], who hailed the project as a national model for meeting the challenge of "trying to improve our economy and lift our standard of living while improving, not diminishing, our environment."	+ [[Image(vicfaziosign.jpg, "Although you can't go spin doughnuts in the wildlife area, you can drive down to it and go walking." 200, left, thumbnail)]]The project was named after former Congressman Vic Fazio, who lobbied for it in Congress. The project was dedicated on November 17th, 1997 by [wiki:WikiPedia:Bill_Clinton Bill Clinton], who hailed the project as a national model for meeting the challenge of "trying to improve our economy and lift our standard of living while improving, not diminishing, our environment."

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KarlMogel — 2006-08-02 00:14:52

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JabberWokky — 2006-07-18 19:02:20

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KaiTing — 2006-03-26 08:28:19

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PaulLanzi — 2005-04-02 21:10:51

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- During the winter, large flocks of ["Ducks" ducks] and ["Waterbirds" geese] can been seen here as well as at the ["Davis Wetlands"]. There is an auto tour route that is open from sunrise to sunset unless flooded.	+ During the winter, large flocks of ["Ducks" ducks] and ["Waterbirds" geese] can been seen here as well as at the ["Davis Wetlands"]. There is an auto tour route that is open from sunrise to sunset unless flooded. Docent-led tours are available on the second Saturday of each month -- which makes a nice compliment to the docent-led tours available on the first Saturday of each month at the ["Davis Wetlands"].

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AlphaDog — 2005-03-28 00:50:37

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- '''[http://www.yolobasin.org/wildlife.cfm The Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area]''' is located along I-80 at the ["Yolo Causeway"] between ["Davis"] and ["Sacramento"]. It is the largest public/private restoration project west of the Florida Everglades in which 16,500 acres of the ["Yolo Bypass"] floodway have been restored to ["Davis Wetlands" wetlands] and other associated habitats. The original 3,700 acres were dedicated in November 1997, and the ["California Department of Fish & Game"] purchased an additional 12,808 acres in 2002 to help expand the project.	+ '''[http://www.yolobasin.org/wildlife.cfm The Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area]''' is located along I-80 at the ["Yolo Causeway"] between ["Davis"] and ["Sacramento"]. It is the largest public/private restoration project west of the Florida Everglades in which 16,500 acres of the ["Yolo Bypass"] floodway have been restored to ["Davis Wetlands" wetlands] and other associated habitats. The original 3,700 acres were dedicated in November 1997, and the [http://www.dfg.ca.gov/ California Department of Fish & Game] purchased an additional 12,808 acres in 2002 to help expand the project.

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- [http://www.yolobasin.org/wildlife.cfm The Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area] is located along I-80 at the ["Yolo Causeway"] between ["Davis"] and ["Sacramento"]. It is the largest public/private restoration project west of the Florida Everglades in which 16,500 acres of the ["Yolo Bypass"] floodway have been restored to ["Davis Wetlands" wetlands] and other associated habitats. The original 3,700 acres were dedicated in November 1997, and the ["California Department of Fish & Game"] purchased an additional 12,808 acres in 2002 to help expand the project.	+ '''[http://www.yolobasin.org/wildlife.cfm The Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area]''' is located along I-80 at the ["Yolo Causeway"] between ["Davis"] and ["Sacramento"]. It is the largest public/private restoration project west of the Florida Everglades in which 16,500 acres of the ["Yolo Bypass"] floodway have been restored to ["Davis Wetlands" wetlands] and other associated habitats. The original 3,700 acres were dedicated in November 1997, and the ["California Department of Fish & Game"] purchased an additional 12,808 acres in 2002 to help expand the project.
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- During the winter, large flocks of ["Ducks"] and ["Waterbirds" Geese] can been seen at this location (most people see them from the 80) as well as at the ["Davis Wetlands"]. There is an auto tour route that is open from sunrise to sunset unless it is flooded.	+ During the winter, large flocks of ["Ducks" ducks] and ["Waterbirds" geese] can been seen here as well as at the ["Davis Wetlands"]. There is an auto tour route that is open from sunrise to sunset unless flooded.

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- '''The Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area''' is located along I-80 at the ["Yolo Causeway"] between ["Davis"] and ["Sacramento"]. It is the largest public/private restoration project west of the Florida Everglades in which 16,500 acres of the ["Yolo Bypass"] floodway have been restored to ["Davis Wetlands" wetlands] and other associated habitats. The original 3,700 acres were dedicated in November 1997, and the ["California Department of Fish & Game"] purchased an additional 12,808 acres in 2002 to help expand the project.	+ [http://www.yolobasin.org/wildlife.cfm The Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area] is located along I-80 at the ["Yolo Causeway"] between ["Davis"] and ["Sacramento"]. It is the largest public/private restoration project west of the Florida Everglades in which 16,500 acres of the ["Yolo Bypass"] floodway have been restored to ["Davis Wetlands" wetlands] and other associated habitats. The original 3,700 acres were dedicated in November 1997, and the ["California Department of Fish & Game"] purchased an additional 12,808 acres in 2002 to help expand the project.

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AlphaDog — 2005-02-28 17:35:53

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	+ '''The Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area''' is located on I-80 at the ["Yolo Causeway"] between ["Davis"] and ["Sacramento"]. It is the largest public/private restoration project west of the Florida Everglades in which 16,500 acres of the ["Yolo Bypass"] floodway have been restored to ["Davis Wetlands" wetlands] and other associated habitats. The original 3,700 acres were dedicated in November 1997, and the ["California Department of Fish & Game"] purchased an additional 12,808 acres in 2002 to help expand the project. + + The approximate 25,500-acre area is managed by the Department of Fish & Game to promote an increase in waterfowl and other bird populations. The ["Yolo Basin Foundation"] works closely with the Department of Fish & Game to help grow the project and provide an educational component to the project. This partnership and its success have been widely regarded as a model for planning and completion of other wetland projects within the ["Yolo Bypass"].