Offered on weekends beginning Saturday, Oct. 19, make plans to join in the Guided Wildlife Tours at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area.

The tours start at 12:30 p.m. and the wildlife area is at 3207 Rutherford Road, Gridley. The 90-minute walking tour covers slightly more than a half mile through this premier birding spot that highlights migratory waterfowl and other wetland wildlife. Tours are canceled in heavy rain. This land is part of the CDFW Lands Pass Program and associated fee-for-use requirement. For more information on the Lands Pass Program, visit www.wildlife.ca.gov/lands-pass. There is no additional cost for the tour. Tour tickets online: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wildlife-viewing-on-the-gray-lodge-wildlife-area-butte-co-tickets-72324329015?aff=erelexpmlt. Walk-ons welcome. For tours/general information, call (530) 846-7505 or email lori.dieter@wildlife.ca.gov.