The Conservancy has added several new Research & Education Series papers to its web site database. The new papers include a 2008 status report on giant garter snakes in the Natomas Basin, a report on monitoring avian productivity on a Conservancy preserve, and fish sampling on a wetland pond on the Conservancy’s BKS preserve. The papers are designed to document scientific activity on Conservancy preserves, and do so for students, educators, the media and the general public. The reports are posted on a periodic basis, and are available at no cost. To find the papers on the Conservancy’s web site, visit the Research & Education Series section under “Education”.

Conservancy Board Dedicates the Anne Rudin Preserve
The Conservancy’s Board of Directors officially dedicated the newly-named Anne Rudin Preserve, a mitigation property which serves as sanctuary and refuge for the Natomas Basin HCP’s “Covered Species.” The 53-acre property lies in the Conservancy’s Fisherman’s Lake Reserve Area, adjacent to the City of Sacramento’s westerly city limits boundary. The… Continue Reading Conservancy Board Dedicates the Anne Rudin Preserve