Plumbing

Conservancy construction work this summer has been pretty minimal. But in cooperation with the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency (SAFCA), the Conservancy is facilitating the installation of a bypass pipeline on the Conservancy’s Natomas Farms tract. …

Ebony and Ivory

This photo, taken on the Conservancy’s Betts tract, shows active use by the White-faced ibis. The darker of the two species seen in the photo here is the White-faced ibis, and it is one of the NBHCP’s “Covered Species.” Over the years, we have noticed …

It’s the trend…

When I saw the adjacent chart, I realized that what we are doing here at the Conservancy is essential. I like to quote California’s original Giant garter snake expert, George Hansen, who said many years ago: “If you want to know where Giant garter snak …

Water use abuse (of the statistical variety)

In a previous posting, I shared a water use graphic that helped explain where water flows in California. There is so much information in the popular media about the uses of California’s water resources that is inaccurate; I went looking for clarity fro …

Rice experiment

The Conservancy is required to cooperate with scientists in exploring new and better ways to sustain the NBHCP operating Conservation Plan. Here, we can see an experiment being conducted by the rice science community to promote the sustainability of ri …

It smells like onions

The photo here shows onions that have matured on Conservancy property. Normally onions don’t provide the best of habitat for the NBHCP’s Covered Species. However, this onion crop is planted on a field normally used to grow alfalfa. Alfalfa is the premi …