The Natomas Basin Conservancy

Executive Director's Blog Archive

white and brown goats grazing on bankside vegetation at the Natomas Basin Preserve

July 18, 2019

Chewy

In this photo, we show the perfect situation for water’s edge vegetation management. The photo,…

close-up of rocked spillway with four Giant garter snakes partially submerged in the water and noted by graphical numbered markers

May 9, 2019

A remarkable find

(May 9, 2019) Species covered by the Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation Plan (NBHCP) such as…

a raccoon standing on its hind legs in a grassy area of TNBC Preserve, facing and looking at the camera

April 30, 2019

Hollywood star on Conservancy preserve

(April 30, 2019) The photo that accompanies this story was taken the day the movie…

Giant garter snake entwined and blended in a tule thicket at the Preserve

April 26, 2019

In suspension

(April 26, 2019) Giant garter snakes are known to be elusive. They never “pose” for…

Swainson's hawk nest nestled in the branches of a cottonwood tree

April 18, 2019

The plan comes together!

(April 18, 2019) Discovery of the year: Swainson’s hawk nest found in a Conservancy-planted tree…

section of some watermilfoil weeds growing along a marsh at TNBC Preserve

May 22, 2018

The Governah says so

(May 21, 2018) Cal-IPC’s Spring 2018 magazine (“Dispatch”) revealed a list from the Western Governor’s…

close-up of Giant garter snake lying in dirt next to twigs and rocks with its third eyelid showing

May 18, 2018

Creepy eyes

(May 18, 2018) Sometimes we get questions about the strange appearance of the eyes of…

Giant garter snake in the dirt eating a mosquito fish

May 7, 2018

Big gulp

(May 7, 2018)  When we’re asked what the Giant garter snakes eat, we always respond…

Swainson's hawk perched atop a tree and looking downward

April 23, 2018

More rain, please

(April 23, 2018) The results for the 2017 Biological Effectiveness Monitoring Program on Conservancy preserves…

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