Patrick Huber (left), Ethan Valburg (center), and Sean Minard (right) The Conservancy received three new appointments to the Conservancy’s Board of Directors. The City of Sacramento appointed Patrick Huber and Ethan Valburg. The County of Sutter appoin …
The Natomas Basin Conservancy chosen by CDFW for its first beaver translocation program.
The Conservancy recently cooperated with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) in that agency’s inaugural beaver conservation translocation program. The inaugural translocation involved a mated pair and their five offspring from one of …
Conservancy Wins ECOS Award
At its 50th Anniversary Banquet on December 1st, 2023, the Environmental Council of Sacramento (ECOS) awarded the Conservancy its Environmentalist of the Year Award in the category of “Environmentalist of Regional Significance.” The award specifically …
Effie Yeaw’s Orion makes a visit
Conservancy staff photo, October 4, 2023 The Conservancy partnered with The Effie Yeaw Nature Center (Effie Yeaw) to bring Orion, a live Swainson’s hawk, for an educational presentation to the Conservancy’s Board of Directors and others involved in mit …
New appointments to the Conservancy’s Board of Directors
The County of Sutter has appointed two new members to the Conservancy’s Board of Directors. The City of Sacramento has re-appointed a member to a renewed term. Michael Critchfield (pictured left) and Doug Libby (pictured right) were appointed to the Co …
Conservancy Board Dedicates the Anne Rudin Preserve
The Conservancy’s Board of Directors officially dedicated the newly-named Anne Rudin Preserve, a mitigation property which serves as sanctuary and refuge for the Natomas Basin HCP’s “Covered Species.” The 53-acre property lies in the Conservancy’s Fish …