Executive Director's Blog Archive
May 21, 2013
There’s a snake lurking in the grass.
The ancient Roman poet Virgil’s line that “there is a snake lurking in the grass”…
May 16, 2013
Movin’ dirt
Officially called the “BKS Tract North Course Channel Clearing Project, Phase 3,” you can see…
May 16, 2013
Preserve neighbors briefed by Conservancy leaders
Conservancy Board President David Christophel and Board Vice President Mike Bradbury delivered an orientation to…
April 17, 2013
Swainson’s Hawk season
Drive just about anywhere in the Natomas Basin during the spring season and you are…
February 1, 2013
We learn from the first
There is a very interesting article on the nation’s first habitat conservation plan, the San…
January 28, 2013
Hawk Shop
They are everywhere. If you like raptors, this is the time of year in the…
October 30, 2012
Three little hawks, sitting on a fence…
A pretty rare sighting, shown in this photo. Three hawks sitting on three fence posts…
October 25, 2012
Fishy screens
The Natomas Central Mutual Water Company recently held a “ribbon cutting” ceremony at its new…
October 15, 2012
The natives are…expensive
According to the NBHCP, the Conservancy is only permitted to plant native vegetation on Conservancy…