February 2011 Board Meeting

This is a notice of a regular meeting of the Board of Director’s of The Natomas Basin Conservancy, on Wednesday, February 2, 2011, at 4:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the offices of The Natomas Basin Conservancy, 2150 River Plaza Dr., Large Lobby Conference...
It’s all connected

It’s all connected

The Conservancy has lost several goats this winter to disease. The expert we use on the subject says the cause was likely attributable to something called coccidiosis. Coccidia parasites get into the goats when they are ingested by grazing. During this past cold and...
An opossum is not a badger

An opossum is not a badger

We are on the lookout for a badger on the preserves. We’ve had three reports from trusted individuals that one exists. State wildlife officials are doubtful. So we set up a few motion-detect cameras to try to see if it was true. I was excited when I first viewed...
Busier than a beaver

Busier than a beaver

Now I know where the saying came from. The photo attached to this entry is a few days worth of work by some very industrious beavers at the Conservancy’s Silva tract near Water Control Structure “R.” When I first came to work for the Conservancy, I...
Conservancy Board of Directors makes 2011 HCP fee recommendation

Conservancy Board of Directors makes 2011 HCP fee recommendation

The Conservancy’s Board of Directors recently recommended that the current HCP fee of $44,050 per disturbed acre (the “base fee”) be decreased to $37,547 per acre. The Board also decided to recommend a fee decrease from $26,550 per acre to $22,547 per...