This paper describes the 2008 season giant garter snake monitoring effort. The report draws on information provided in the 2008 Biological Effectiveness Monitoring Report. This report is used by the Conservancy to determine the general health and status of the giant...
The Swainson’s hawk (Buteo swainsoni) is a state-listed threatened species in California and is a Covered Species under the Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation Plan and the Metro Airpark Habitat Conservation Plan. As part of the implementation of both HCPs, the...
ICF Jones & Stokes biologists volunteered their time to establish and operate a MAPS station in 2008 on one of the tracts in the Conservancy’s North Basin Reserve. Mist nets were operated from May 25th to August 3rd, and resulted in the capture of 254 birds...
