The photo associated with this post shows one of the Conservancy’s most productive Swainson’s hawk foraging properties. Usually, it is in alfalfa, one of the favored crops for the hawks. But after years in alfalfa production, the soil on this tract nee …

People are amazed when we tell them of the things that occasionally happen on Conservancy property. Some are astonished by what we tell them. Rarely, we get photos of some of the craziness, and in this instance, we have several photos, one of which is …

The NBHCP encourages the Conservancy to conduct experiments on Conservancy mitigation land that could lead to benefits for the NBHCP’s Covered Species. We are gratified that experimentation being conducted on Conservancy preserves with rice is working …

When inspecting construction work on the Conservancy’s Silva tract yesterday, I kept noticing being noticed. And when I moved, it moved. Curious George? I don’t know a good name for this little guy (see attached photos), but the curiosity content was v …

The Conservancy is just about to release an exciting series of educational photographs, all taken on Conservancy preserves. Each photo was taken on a Conservancy preserve by the noted landscape photographer Gerry Tsuruda, and all photos are done in lar …

The ancient Roman poet Virgil’s line that “there is a snake lurking in the grass” likely didn’t anticipate that there were snakes that we find important and needing protection. So here is a photo of a mature female giant garter snake found by the Conse …