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 CalSierra Construction’s Randy Waite was awarded the Conservancy’s “Big Hat” award at the Conservancy’s August Board of Directors meeting. The Conservancy occasionally gives its “Big Hat” Award to individuals who do extraordinary things that help the Conservancy accomplish its mission of successfully implementing the HCP.
During the presentation of the award, Board President David Christophel (see presentation photo) gave Waite the Conservancy’s “big white hat” and a commemorative plaque, noting that “Randy worked on the Conservancy’s BKS South Course marsh channel maintenance project this summer, and was on-site each and every day. However, he did more than just do his job and do it well. Randy did a phenomenal job on this project, and helped bring it in at budget and well under the established deadline, thus allowing the marsh to return to a fully functioning capacity much earlier than expected.” Read more >>
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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, click on the "Helpful Documents" section and scroll to the bottom of the offered options.
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A dedicated group of volunteers recently completed a research project on Conservancy land detailing the numbers and types of birds on the preserve. Working under the direction of Julia Camp and Doug Leslie, the range of birds identified by the team is extraordinary. The list includes the expected (quail, woodpeckers, sparrows), but it also includes some that are remarkable for the farming-intensive Natomas Basin (Pacific-sloped flycatcher, Lazuli bunting, Warbling vireo). See Conservancy "Research and Education Series" paper #0903 for more information.
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 The Conservancy has begun posting research and education papers on its web site for public consumption. The purpose of the effort is to promote better understanding of the biological and scientific issues associated with the implementation of the Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation Plan (NBHCP) and the Metro Air Park Habitat Conservation Plan (MAPHCP). The Series seeks to serve as a resource for students, educators, the media and those interested in wildlife and the creation of habitat in the Natomas Basin of California. Series reports will be published on a periodic basis.
The first two installments are overviews prepared by Conservancy consulting wildlife biologists Jim Estep and Eric Hansen. Estep has been conducting Swainson’s hawk monitoring for the Conservancy since its inception, and Hansen has done the same for the Conservancy with giant garter snake monitoring. The papers can be found under the “Helpful Documents” section on the Conservancy web site home page.
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