August 1, 2012 Board Meeting

This is a notice of a regular meeting of the Board of Director’s of The Natomas Basin Conservancy, on Wednesday, August 1, 2012, at 4:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at The Natomas Basin Conservancy’s BKS Preserve, 9055 East Levee Road, Elverta California...
Veteran Conservancy Board member retires

Veteran Conservancy Board member retires

One of the Conservancy’s longest-serving Board member, Paul Junker, has retired from the Board after nearly a decade of service. “Paul has been a valuable asset to the Conservancy’s Board. As the drafter of the 2003 Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation Plan,...
Audubon does it again

Audubon does it again

It is always amazing the power of dedicated and committed volunteers. The attached report shows the number of species of birdlife identified by a group of Sacramento Audubon Society visitors to the Conservancy’s Silva tract on the BKS preserve. All this in just...
Art photos made by machine…

Art photos made by machine…

With a remote camera, set to shoot when it detects motion, these geese were captured one recent morning. What a photo! And to think that the photo was taken with a cheap, battery-powered camera, tied to a tree. The real reason the camera is set up at this site is to...
Who says there is no color this time of year?

Who says there is no color this time of year?

See the adjacent photo of cactus blossoms on the Conservancy’s Silva tract, right next to the gate. For some reason, there is exception color on this very old cactus plant on the preserve this year. I’ve heard people say that there is nothing but green and...