Grapes Takeover Tall Forest Saturday was day one in what may be a long journey in the control of a native California grape that has “overtopped” large sections of The Tall Forest.  Like the Kudzu vine in our Southeast and

“It takes a village to raise a child”; and, “it takes a team to restore a habitat”.  I didn’t make up the first half of that sentence but I claim the second half.   Last Saturday, the Habitat Restoration Team worked

Ever wonder what HRT does when the temperature goes over 98 dg F?  That’s body temperature.  Much too hot to weedwack and cut down invasive trees.  When it’s that hot, Alex Cabrera finds jobs that are wet.   Winter time

BUCKET BRIGADE And just where do all of those buckets that HRT uses in its daily work come from?  Fortunately, we don’t have to buy most of them. My nephew Tony rescues them before they make it to his dumpsters

You have to have access to do anything.  The Habitat Restoration Team needs access.  The agriculture fields for the Pacific Flyway stopovers need access.  The viewing stations for the public need access.  The Cosumnes River Preserve has literally miles of