a person from the rice science community walking in the middle of a rice field in the distance

Rice experiment

The Conservancy is required to cooperate with scientists in exploring new and better ways to…

close-up of matured onion crops at the Conservancy

It smells like onions

The photo here shows onions that have matured on Conservancy property. Normally onions don’t provide…

infographic featuring an orange and yellow chart showing 2015 Sacramento River Basin supply and demand

Drought portends

The State of California’s State Water Resources Control Board (“State Water Board”) recently released the…

in the distance, a person wearing an orange shirt working around one of the Conservancy's groundwater wells

Well Works

This extended drought creates so much anxiety. Will we get enough surface water to flood…

pie chart from the California Water Plan showing Sacramento River applied water use

In times of drought…

In times of drought, it is important to keep in mind where the region’s water…

logo for Cal-IPC, California Invasive Plant Council

If there is one, this is it.

Regulars know that one the most challenging problems the Conservancy deals with each day is…

mid-shot of a hawk and a crawdad in a stand-off in a field at the Conservancy

Quien es mas macho?

This famous Billy Crystal line from Saturday Night Live could be used for this standoff….

a pregnant Giant garter snake outstretched and laying amongst twigs in the dirt

Another beauty-aquatic snake department

This female Giant Garter Snake is about to give birth, judging by the looks of…

close-up of a Red-tailed hawk perched on a fence post with its head turned back and looking in the distance

For no other reason

When I saw this beauty, one of many, I knew it had to hit my…

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