As required by the 2003 NBHCP, the Conservancy’s annual audit of year-end financials has been completed. A clean opinion was issued by auditors Gilbert Associates, Inc. of Sacramento on March 24, 2010. Representatives of Gilbert met independently with …

Necessary marsh channel clearing work was conducted over a two-year period during the summers of 2007 and 2008 on the Conservancy’s marsh complexes. After this, the only channel clearing and maintenance work that remained existed on the Conservancy’s B …

CalSierra Construction’s Randy Waite was awarded the Conservancy’s “Big Hat” award at the Conservancy’s August Board of Directors meeting. The Conservancy occasionally gives its “Big Hat” Award to individuals who do extraordinary things that help the C …

The Conservancy has added several new Research & Education Series papers to its web site database. The new papers include a 2008 status report on giant garter snakes in the Natomas Basin, a report on monitoring avian productivity on a Conservancy prese …

A dedicated group of volunteers recently completed a research project on Conservancy land detailing the numbers and types of birds on the preserve. Working under the direction of Julia Camp and Doug Leslie, the range of birds identified by the team is …

The Conservancy has begun posting research and education papers on its web site for public consumption. The purpose of the effort is to promote better understanding of the biological and scientific issues associated with the implementation of the Natom …