Food trucks at the river in Fresno at this free event

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The radical of Fresno are invited to larn astir California's natural resources astatine the San Joaquin River this weekend.

The Coexist with Wildlife Day connected Saturday is hosted by the Fresno Chaffee Zoo and the San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust.

Starting astatine 7 a.m., river-goers tin instrumentality portion successful a two-hour mini BioBlitz, a scavenger hunt wherever participants look for and grounds arsenic galore taxon arsenic imaginable wrong the area. The BioBlitz aims to thatch radical astir the flora and fauna that telephone the San Joaquin River home. 

From 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., event-goers are invited to articulation a hands-on enactment to reconstruct the earthy environment. Food trucks, escaped crystal pick and popsicles volition beryllium on-site betwixt 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Those who instrumentality portion successful the archetypal 2 phases of the lawsuit volition person tickets to beryllium entered into a noon drafting for prizes. Those funny successful attending tin get astatine immoderate clip betwixt 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. Parking volition beryllium disposable adjacent Coke Hallowell Center For River Studies astatine 11605 Old Friant Road.

The lawsuit is free, but registration is required. To register, sojourn the Coexist with Wildlife California online.