(December 16, 2016) This great horned owl, resting in the rafters on one of the Conservancy’s barns, doesn’t like our intrusion. But this is a working barn it’s in, after all, and we think great horned owls are pretty good at fending for themselves. It …

(December 1, 2016) Owl Eyes (okay, a Burrowing owl, one of the NBHCP’s “Covered Species”) decides to winter on the Conservancy preserves. A rare treat, and a treat we are so thankful for. The Conservancy spent thousands of dollars embellishing a highli …

( October 20, 2016)  Featured with this post is probably one of the last good photos of a Giant garter snake for the year. As the cooler weather sets in, these cold-blooded animals will be going into “brumation.” Brumation is the word biologists use to …

(October 5, 2016) It may seem strange that peppers are grown on some of the Conservancy’s mitigation ground (see photo). But there is a reason. First is that the ground these papers were planted on normally supports alfalfa. And alfalfa is the preferre …

(September 20, 2016) That time of year again! Rice harvest is underway. Rice prices are at historic lows, but quality appears to be very good this year. This will be a nice harvest. The side benefit to rice harvest is rice that is lost to the harvester …

(September 12, 2016)  Here is a great shot that supports our contention that we now have Pacific pond turtles (formerly called Northwestern pond turtles) on all of the Conservancy’s managed marsh complexes. Photographed on one of the Conservancy’s pres …