November 2008 Board Meeting

This is a notice of a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of The Natomas Basin Conservancy on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the offices of The Natomas Basin Conservancy, 2150 River Plaza Drive, Suite 400, Sacramento,...

Gives me the creeps

On the Conservancy’s Silva tract preserve, there exists a large concrete slab that served as part of a feeder trough for a now-defunct dairy operation. While burrowing owls come and go, they were often seen spending the season peeping out from underneath this...
Native grass update

Native grass update

It was great to get a field tour of some riparian native grass planting ideas from the master, John Anderson at Hedgerow Farms. This afternoon, John was kind enough to give us some recommendations as to what types of grasses and forbs should be planted around the...
The Ray Tretheway Grove

The Ray Tretheway Grove

Recently we exposed Sacramento City Councilmember Ray Tretheway to the Ray Tretheway Grove on the Conservancy’s Silva tract preserve. About six years ago, when Ray was on the Conservancy’s Board of Directors, he and I planted two trees on what we call the...

October 2008 Board Meeting

This is a notice of cancellation of the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of The Natomas Basin Conservancy scheduled for Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. The next scheduled meeting of the Conservancy will be held on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 4:00...