Executive Director's Blog Archive

June 2, 2020
Jedi Mind Meld
If you were to gaze into the eyes of the Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)…

February 14, 2020
Lunch Time
The great paradox of restoration ecology, and the work that the Conservancy does, is that…

January 9, 2020
It happens.
Here we have a Red-tail hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) taking an American coot (Fulica americana) off…

July 25, 2019
High wire act
On the Conservancy’s flagship preserve, a couple of daredevil raccoons have scaled and occupied a…

July 18, 2019
Chewy
In this photo, we show the perfect situation for water’s edge vegetation management. The photo,…

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

April 30, 2019
Hollywood star on Conservancy preserve
(April 30, 2019) The photo that accompanies this story was taken the day the movie…

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

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