The Natomas Basin Conservancy

Executive Director's Blog Archive

Two large great horned owls sitting in trees. One great horned owl appears to be looking directly at camera and the second in the opposite direction keeping an eye on all that is going on around them. They are slightly camouflaged by tree branches with an overcast sky in the background.

February 9, 2026

Standing Sentry

This has been a boom year on Conservancy habitat land for Great horned owls (Bubo…

Brown and white burrowing owl standing up tall outside of its nest with brush in the background.

October 2, 2025

Early morning stretch

We are pleased to report that Burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) have re-colonized in an important…

This photo contains a left facing view of a black mink peering out of a water pipe surrounded by tall grass.

July 29, 2025

Well, hello there!

Adorable, no doubt–but what happens when we need to turn the water on? The pipeline…

July 11, 2025

What’s important

We are often asked by outsiders what a day is like at the Conservancy. Otherwise…

Photo of a Great horned owl chicks sitting on a branch in a tree with blue sky in background.

July 7, 2025

Up close and personal

Just in case you haven’t seen Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) chicks up close, see…

This photo contains a dark-brown and white feathered Bald eagle with a yellow beak and talons perched on a branch with a blue sky in the background.

July 1, 2025

A higher-ranking bird…

Look at the white plumage on the shoulder of this Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). It…

Photo of trees, tulle, and rush above blue waters.

May 29, 2025

It’s a beautiful thing

These three photos represent the setting the Conservancy attempts to achieve in much of its…

A Great horned owl in flight over a field.

March 17, 2025

Big bird

Photo taken by Conservancy staff at a Conservancy preserve, 2025. With this article is a…

A burrowing owl perched on a post facing the camera.

February 25, 2025

Owl overdose?

Photo taken by Conservancy staff at the Conservancy’s BKS tract, 2025. Yes, a lot of…

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