date and time:  08 June 2025, from 04:50 to 09:00 weather:  clear, west wind 5mph at the outset, increasing to...

Surveyor - Chris Conard Orr Ranch (limited access), Sacramento, California, USMay 31, 2025 5:08 AM - 10:50 AM5.5 miles (one-way...

Five souls joined me this morning for a better-than-expected bird survey.  Despite keeping everyone out for eight hours, all said...

All About the Snowy Egret By Emily Anderson Description: With its snowy-white plumage, this slender heron always seems to be...

Cosumnes Kids Activity Booklet Print and bring this activity book along with you on your next trip to Cosumnes River...

Many visitors have asked excellent questions about when and why we flood the wetland ponds during the fall and winter...

Yellow-Billed Magpie (Pica nuttali) by Emily Anderson What? A yellow-billed magpie is a clamorous bird in the blackbird family. It...

Steelhead Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) What are Steelhead Trout? Steelhead is a name for rainbow trout that are anadromous (Oncorhynchus mykiss)....

With everyone being told to suspend normal operations and shut down, three showed up anyway. Harry, Robin, and Greg. If...

In the past 121 years every February has seen at least some rainfall. This year (2020) we experienced the first...

By Joe Watson What you see when you come out to volunteer with The Habitat restoration Team (HRT) depends on...

Many of us know the saying, "Leaves of three, leave them be." When we learned that phrase, we also learned...

Alex Cabrera Lectures the HRT A dozen volunteers showed up for the all day class this Saturday to learn that...

This January found us in the midst of the closure by the Federal Government on portions of The Cosumnes River...