close-up of a flock of White-faced ibis foraging in a rice field

White-faced ibis makes a rare mid-Winter showing

The Conservancy now has lots of white-faced ibis on Conservancy preserves. But not so, really,…

presentation slide of Ever-changing Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Risk Chart

Tiny bubbles (with large impacts)

Over the past couple of weeks, I have been asked to speak to various habitat…

cluster of shurbs and tree branches along a dirt roadway at the Conservancy

It’s not just habitat for animals

Looking at the adjacent photo, you might see a lot of things I don’t. As…

International Relations and “Shop Talk”

Along with a multidisciplinary team from the California Department of Fish and Game, we toured…

close-up of a mix of young and bloomed button-willow plants

Pretty as a button

These button-willows (also called Buttonbush, Honey-bells) have a scientific name of Cephalanthus occidentalis. But my…

Smut

The Conservancy’s preserves have now been infested by smutgrass (Sporobolus indicus). This is going to…

long shot of a group of wildlife lovers on a walking tour along a dirt trail through grassy areas of the Conservancy

Field trip

In cooperation with the Friends of the Swainson’s Hawk and Sacramento chapter of the Audubon…

close-up of two blue white-faced ibis eggs in a nest just above the water

Blue eggs but no ham

The blue eggs shown in the photo here are those of a white-faced ibis (Plegadis…

close-up of a yellow and green Budgerigar (Budgie) sitting in a field

Budgie

Sometimes the strangest things happen on Conservancy preserves. Recently, I saw this brightly colored bird…

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