Executive Director's Blog Archive

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

March 28, 2018
Cryptic?
(March 28, 2018) Giant garters snake experts talk about the snake being “cryptic.” I looked…

March 27, 2018
Not a groundhog!
(March 23, 2018) The attached photo was taken on March 23, 2018. It is the…

March 7, 2018
Swainson’s hawk versus eager beaver
(March 7, 2018) The HCPs require that the Conservancy plant potential nesting trees for Swainson’s…


October 24, 2017
Top 5 FAQ’s
An interview with John Roberts, Executive Director, The Natomas Basin Conservancy. “What are the most…

October 11, 2017
Beak performance
(October 11, 2017) This photo was taken by Conservancy field crews on the Conservancy’s BKS…

September 1, 2017
Loch Ness monster?
(September 1, 2017) The creature that is barely discernible in this photo may look like…

August 18, 2017
Honey do
(August 17, 2017) On Conservancy preserves, we occasionally grow sunflowers as a rotation crop on…