A photo of a Burrowing owl standing on dirt, while facing left.

A very good sign

The photo that is shown with this post is of a Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia),…

Photo of a Giant garter snake expert from USGS holding a Giant garter snake freshly caught from a snake trap in a Conservancy marsh. People are watching, taking photos, and notes on the educational presentation.

Habitat values…to humans

As the photo with this post shows, the Conservancy was again host to a team…

A photo collage of two photos. On the left is a yellow labrador retriever dog laying in the grass looking over its shoulder with a goat in the distance. The picture on the right has two brown and white goats, a kid goat feeding on the nanny goat.

A New Team Member.

Pictured here are two photos, one of a goat about to give birth to a…

An illustration of managed marsh construction plans for the Nestor tract.

Art for Wildlife’s Sake.

Now that the habitat conservation plans (HCPs) are being more actively used by private and…

Two photos of a brown and white speckled Burrowing owl staring at the camera lens combined in a photo collage.

The Hoot of Success

Photos taken by Conservancy staff on Conservancy mitigation land, 2023. The Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia)…

A combine harvester harvesting rice in a field.

That sweet smell.

It’s a great time of the year when rice harvest begins. One of our favorite…

A photo of a Black-shouldered kite perched on a branch with prey in its clutches.

Prey production

The Conservancy has redoubled efforts to use mitigation lands for prey production purposes. A big…

A collage of four photos of button willow plants with insects perched on top of them.

Button, Button, Who Has the Button?

Okay, so some call it button bush (Cephalanthus occidentalis). We call it button-willow. It’s a…

A group of White-faced ibis, Aleutian cackling geese, and egrets in a marsh.

It’s a Convention of Like Minds

On the Conservancy’s flagship preserve, Conservancy field staff photographed an interesting assembly of birds. They…

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