September 7, 2011 Finance Committee Meeting

This is notice of a meeting of the Finance Committe of the Board of Directors of The Natomas Basin Conservancy on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Conservancy’s office, 2150 River Plaza Drive, Suite 460, Sacramento,...
Pretty as a button

Pretty as a button

These button-willows (also called Buttonbush, Honey-bells) have a scientific name of Cephalanthus occidentalis. But my it is pretty (see the photo I took this weekend at the Conservancy’s Silva tract). At first, I thought they might be just another deciduous...
Annual tree monitoring report

Annual tree monitoring report

The Conservancy has enjoyed a excellent longstanding relationship with the Sacramento Tree Foundation (STF). Each year, the Conservancy engages STF to count and evaluate the trees on Conservancy preserves. With each report, there is more helpful informative, and the...

Smut

The Conservancy’s preserves have now been infested by smutgrass (Sporobolus indicus). This is going to be very difficult to get rid of, and maybe impossible. According to Cal-IPS News (Winter 2010), one smutgrass plant can produce 45,000 seeds per year. Our...

August 3rd, 2011 Board Meeting

August 3, 2011 Board Meeting This is a notice of a regular meeting of the Board of Director’s of The Natomas Basin Conservancy, on Wednesday, August 3, 2011, at 4:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at The Natomas Basin Conservancy, 2150 River Plaza Dr.,...