Each time we do a managed marsh channel clearing project, the entire team gets a little better at it. This year, working on the BKS tract North Course Channel Clearing Project, Phase 2, we are working at breakneck speed and with no adverse surprises. T …

It is always amazing the power of dedicated and committed volunteers. The attached report shows the number of species of birdlife identified by a group of Sacramento Audubon Society visitors to the Conservancy’s Silva tract on the BKS preserve. All thi …

With a remote camera, set to shoot when it detects motion, these geese were captured one recent morning. What a photo! And to think that the photo was taken with a cheap, battery-powered camera, tied to a tree. The real reason the camera is set up at t …

See the adjacent photo of cactus blossoms on the Conservancy’s Silva tract, right next to the gate. For some reason, there is exception color on this very old cactus plant on the preserve this year. I’ve heard people say that there is nothing but green …

There is a national conference of mitigation banking officials being held in Sacramento at present. Not “bank” as in financial institution. Rather, this is the profession of individuals who secure land in advance of mitigation need, modify it appropria …

NBC120427graphwatercosts The Conservancy is served well by the Natomas Central Mutual Water Company. In fact, because share ownership of the mutual company is attached to the land, the Conservancy finds itself an 11 percent owner of the company. Mutual …