map of the Conservancy Preserve showing areas colored blue, red, and black that need to be re-seeded for native vegetation

The natives are…expensive

According to the NBHCP, the Conservancy is only permitted to plant native vegetation on Conservancy…

close-up of the green and purple vinegar weed (Trichostema lanceolatum)

A colorful native

It is, for sure, a bright spot on the Conservancy’s preserves (see photo). This time…

old stree stump in the middle of a dry field, with a hawk perched at the top gazing outward

Leaving the stump up

As a habitat land manager, you have to think of a million different things. The…

close-up of orange-red native California rose buds

A rose, by any other name…

One of the Conservancy’s favorites, the native California rose, is very much in bloom at…

a giant garter snake on the dirt with part of a fish carcass stuck in its mouth

That’s a mouthful…

The adjacent photo is of a giant garter snake that bit off way more than…

CAT backhoe machinery on the banks of a partially cleared channel of water

It’s still uneventful. And we like it that way.

Each time we do a managed marsh channel clearing project, the entire team gets a…

thumbnail image of a report that shows the number of species of birdlife identified by a group of Sacramento Audubon Society visitors

Audubon does it again

It is always amazing the power of dedicated and committed volunteers. The attached report shows…

black and white image of three geese standing on the banks of a marsh, taken with a remote camera

Art photos made by machine…

With a remote camera, set to shoot when it detects motion, these geese were captured…

close-up of pink and orange cactus blossoms attached to a cactus

Who says there is no color this time of year?

See the adjacent photo of cactus blossoms on the Conservancy’s Silva tract, right next to…

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