The Conservancy causes the planting of various kinds of crops that promote Swainson’s hawk foraging. One of those crops is alfalfa. In this series of photos, you can see a Conservancy alfalfa field in the process of being harvested. Soon, a Swainson’s …

The Conservancy is making still further attempts to provide additional prey for the Swainson’s hawk, a “primary” species in the Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation Plan. In this photo, the Conservancy is conducting aerial seeding of a Conservancy rice f …

With the help of a substantial monetary contribution to the Conservancy, we’ve embarked on a wonderful experiment. The contribution received was designated for use in habitat enhancements for the Giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas). The Conservancy p …

This photo captures the essence of Conservancy restoration and enhancement work. But the point here is the beauty of the scene, which is on the Conservancy’s flagship managed marsh complex, most often referred to as the “BKS tract.” Notice at the top t …

There is so much going on with respect to water use these days. There are the increasingly-frequent droughts, and the relatively-new legislation pertaining to groundwater usage, and then there is the State-overseen groundwater exchange program that hel …

Several years ago, we posted about buttonwillow (Cephalanthus occidentalis varcalifornicus), and our love for them. Buttonwillow is still present on the Conservancy’s flagship preserve, and doing well. Since it is common in wetland habitats, it makes s …