Putah Creek Exploration Book

Click the book to take a tour!

Explore public access sites along Lower Putah Creek with interactive 360 degree photography. Walk through the virtual sites and hear what it is like to actually stand at selected locations through realistic binaural stereo audio.  Visit Putah Creek online and learn about the plants and animals that call the creek corridor home, the recreation opportunities available at each location, and about the history of Putah Creek.  Explore online and then come discover Putah Creek in person!

Click here to visit our interactive book on Putah Creek

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The filming was done over 6 days at the public access sites along the creek by a custom computer driven camera that can be remote controlled to take panoramic images. The audio is recorded by using miniature microphones from the live-theatre industry that are placed inside a mannequin head to recreate sound as though you were standing at the site.

The Putah Creek Council partnered with Dennis Blakey from Listening to Nature to create the online Putah Creek Exploration Book.  Dennis has a background in animation and graphics.  Dennis has also created explorer books for the Department of Water Resources at the Feather River Fish Hatchery (Feather River Fish Hatchery Book) and for the West Sacramento Historical Society Museum and Visitor's Center (Historical Society Book).

The Putah Creek Exploration Book was funded through a grant from the CALFED Bay-Delta Authority.