Executive Director's Blog Archive

July 31, 2015
Plumbing
Conservancy construction work this summer has been pretty minimal. But in cooperation with the Sacramento…

July 21, 2015
Ebony and Ivory
This photo, taken on the Conservancy’s Betts tract, shows active use by the White-faced ibis….

July 14, 2015
It’s the trend…
When I saw the adjacent chart, I realized that what we are doing here at…

July 6, 2015
Water use abuse (of the statistical variety)
In a previous posting, I shared a water use graphic that helped explain where water…

June 25, 2015
Rice experiment
The Conservancy is required to cooperate with scientists in exploring new and better ways to…

June 16, 2015
It smells like onions
The photo here shows onions that have matured on Conservancy property. Normally onions don’t provide…

May 6, 2015
Drought portends
The State of California’s State Water Resources Control Board (“State Water Board”) recently released the…

March 31, 2015
Well Works
This extended drought creates so much anxiety. Will we get enough surface water to flood…

March 31, 2015
In times of drought…
In times of drought, it is important to keep in mind where the region’s water…