The Conservancy is required to cooperate with scientists in exploring new and better ways to sustain the NBHCP operating Conservation Plan. Here, we can see an experiment being conducted by the rice science community to promote the sustainability of rice agriculture in the Natomas Basin.
Rodent exterminator, no charge
Photo taken by Conservancy staff on a Conservancy preserve, 2024. It’s often difficult to view, but part of the Conservancy’s job is to see that wildlife has access to sustenance on the preserves. Here, a Snowy egret (Egretta thula) manages to nab a quick lunch on a Conservancy owned and …