Executive Director's Blog Archive

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…

July 13, 2017
Munsters
(July 13, 2017) First, this photo, taken today on the Conservancy’s BKS preserve, is of…

June 29, 2017
Button, button, who’s got the button?
(June 29, 2017) Often asked if I have favorites on the Conservancy’s preserves, I usually…

May 2, 2017
Bald is Beautiful
(May 2, 2017) Yes, we’ve had Bald eagles in the Natomas Basin before, but rarely….

March 16, 2017
Aeronautical engineers: take note
(March 16, 2017) Regarding this photo, taken this morning on the Conservancy’s flagship preserve (“BKS”),…

March 8, 2017
They’re Back!!!
(March 8, 2017) Those cute little Burrowing owls. Over the years, I’ve posted on this…

March 8, 2017
Stand and salute
(March 8, 2017) Okay, it’s America’s national bird, the Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). Since the beginning…