( December 1, 2005) Conservancy Board members from Sutter County have been re-appointed by the Sutter County Board of Supervisors recently. Directors Paul Junker and Danelle Stylos were re-appointed to a new term expiring December 1, 2008, and Dennis Nelson was re-appointed to a term expiring December 1, 2009.

New land acquisition
The latest Conservancy land acquisition, the “Richter tract,” adds 80 acres to the organization’s Central Basin Reserve Area. This is the portion of the Natomas Basin where rice production is the dominant land use.