Executive Director's Blog Archive
April 1, 2008
Habitat enhancement sign of success
At least two burrowing owls have moved onto the Conservancy’s Elsie tract. They’re occupying one…
March 1, 2008
Still more “soft path” solution experiments
Mindful of the need to work constructively with the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District…
February 28, 2008
Recent storm challenging
The January and February wind and rain storms have been a real challenge. As the…
September 11, 2007
Amazing find on Conservancy preserves
On September 6, 2007, I personally saw 11 Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) on the Kismat…
September 10, 2007
2007 channel maintenance program at Lucich North completed
It is with some great pleasure that I record that the large marsh complex channel-clearing…
September 1, 2007
Polywire Pollyanna
The team that keeps grass height to levels appropriate for Swainson’s hawk foraging (these raptors…
August 1, 2007
Love it when a plan comes together!
The Conservancy’s biological effectiveness monitoring team just notified us that two amazing things happened on…
July 1, 2007
Makes it all worthwhile
On the Conservancy’s Betts tract preserve, there is a residence rented to the Widdowsons. Both…
June 16, 2007
Collaborative Relationship Pays Off
The bad news is that the Mosquito District just called and said it was going…