Executive Director's Blog Archive
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…
September 19, 2012
A colorful native
It is, for sure, a bright spot on the Conservancy’s preserves (see photo). This time…
September 19, 2012
Leaving the stump up
As a habitat land manager, you have to think of a million different things. The…