(June 29, 2017) Often asked if I have favorites on the Conservancy’s preserves, I usually state that all is beautiful and that all the flora and fauna are important. But honestly, every year at button willow blossoming time, my will power vanishes and I have to...
The City of Sacramento has appointed two new members to the Conservancy’s Board of Directors. It also re-appointed a third member to a renewed term. Former City Council member Steve Cohn and former City of Sacramento City Manager John Shirey were appointed to the...
(May 2, 2017) Yes, we’ve had Bald eagles in the Natomas Basin before, but rarely. We know they are seen more often the further north one travels. But sightings this far south, and in the Natomas Basin, are not at all common. Now, we have numerous photo-documented...
(March 16, 2017) Regarding this photo, taken this morning on the Conservancy’s flagship preserve (“BKS”), we have a question. Or maybe what we have is simple wonderment. That is, why aren’t more aircraft designed this way? I mean with wings elevated...
(March 8, 2017) Those cute little Burrowing owls. Over the years, I’ve posted on this blog on a couple of occasions that I am often asked which is my favorite of all the NBHCP’s Covered Species. My first thought when responding to this question is the Burrowing owl....
