It’s the Little Things

It’s the Little Things

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

Looking Up or Looking Down

By Joe Watson What you see when you come out to volunteer with The Habitat restoration Team (HRT) depends on...
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Vernal Pools: why do they matter?

Vernal Pools: why do they matter?

By Saige White If you've lived in California's Central Valley for at least a few years, you may have heard...
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Poison Oak: the good that’s hard to see

Poison Oak: the good that’s hard to see

Many of us know the saying, "Leaves of three, leave them be." When we learned that phrase, we also learned...
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Pesticide Training 2020

Pesticide Training 2020

Alex Cabrera Lectures the HRT A dozen volunteers showed up for the all day class this Saturday to learn that...
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2019 HRT Annual Review of Projects

2019 HRT Annual Review of Projects

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

Volunteering at the Preserve

As we wrap up another great year at Cosumnes River Preserve, we plan for another season of restoration projects and...
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Sometimes it’s so much fun, you forget that you’re working

Sometimes it’s so much fun, you forget that you’re working

Paul brought his granddaughter to the HRT workday so share the fun There are times when we can't wipe the...
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AREA CLOSED

AREA CLOSED

Alex is determined to prevent further injuries Someone was seriously injured by entering an “Area Closed” section of the Willow...
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Battling Plants and Persistent Volunteers

Battling Plants and Persistent Volunteers

Alex gives us our instructions for the day Saturday was supposed to be a Pokeweed removal day but, it got...
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Pollution:  Three Personal Windows.   1957  1997  2017

Pollution: Three Personal Windows. 1957 1997 2017

Betty Watson, caring for a Cambodian orphan In 1957 Pollution: Three Personal Windows. 1957 - 1997 - 2017 In 1957:...
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Plastic Polluntants, A Different Perspective

Plastic Polluntants, A Different Perspective

Everyone knows that everyone is contributing to the plastic pollution of our planet. A five month study in the Pyrenees...
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Hot Mustard, Hot Radishes & Hot Wildfires   4-28-19

Hot Mustard, Hot Radishes & Hot Wildfires 4-28-19

Just when you think that things couldn’t get any stranger, The Habitat Restoration Team spent the day in a brute...
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4-13-19 Thistle Removal in The Barn Ponds

4-13-19 Thistle Removal in The Barn Ponds

The Barn ponds were showing a spectacular flower show for Saturday’s work day. That was good because it was Marissa’s...
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The Best Pictures are Not Even Close

The Best Pictures are Not Even Close

Migrating Waterfowl This photo of migrating waterfowl near The Barn at The Cosumnes River Preserve is an example of what...
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Herbicide Safety Class 2019

Herbicide Safety Class 2019

Alex Cabrera Lectures on Herbicide Safety Application to Volunteers Once a year, The Habitat Restoration Team (HRT) takes a day...
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Land and Water Conservation Fund made permanent

Land and Water Conservation Fund made permanent

What appears to be a guarantee that funding will be more reliable from The Land and Water Conservation Fund, comes...
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Trail Head Under-story

Trail Head Under-story

First Day of planting "Archaeological" artifact Thirty-one years ago, TNC began the habitat restoration for the Cosumnes River at what...
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Porta Potty Patter

Porta Potty Patter

Alex explains how to load a porta potty onto a trailer HRT does whatever it takes to protect and develop...
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Photography Tour Behind The Locked Gates

Photography Tour Behind The Locked Gates

The Galt Winter Bird Festivals sunrise photography tour still has spaces available. This tour is kept to a small group,...
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