Giant garter snake in the dirt eating a mosquito fish

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

More rain, please

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

zoomed out angle of a Giant garter snake partially laying in the shade in the dirt under some rocks

Cryptic?

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

a Giant garter snake slithers across a dirt path around the Conservancy

Not a groundhog!

(March 23, 2018)  The attached photo was taken on March 23, 2018. It is the…

small tree stump caused by beavers in an area of TNBC Preserve

Swainson’s hawk versus eager beaver

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

close-up of side profile of a Golden eagle perched on a branch of a tree at Conservancy Preserve

Big Bird

    (November 9, 2017)  This very large bird (see photo at right) was spotted…

five text question and answers from Conservancy Executive Director, John Roberts, with images next to each answer

Top 5 FAQ’s

An interview with John Roberts, Executive Director, The Natomas Basin Conservancy. “What are the most…

a curfew of Long-billed curlews walking on dry land at the Preserve

Beak performance

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

an aquatic snake partially pokes through the water and surface vegetation in a marsh

Loch Ness monster?

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

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