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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Galt Winter Bird Festivals sunrise photography tour still has spaces available. This tour is kept to a small group,...
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Raptor Survey Needs Volunteers
Volunteer Opportunity! Would you like to learn about raptor identification? The Cosumnes River Preserve is looking for volunteers to participate...
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CRP Code of Ethics – Please Leave Your Pets at Home
These are the Code of Ethics and some of rules we ask everybody to follow when visiting the Cosumnes River...
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Waterbirds and Transmission Lines
Saturdays Habitat Restoration Team’s workday had Alex Cabrera’s fingerprints all over it. With the mantra “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle” embedded...
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Wasps Water and Windex
Wasps Water and Windex HRT is always looking for a low impact environmental solution to an environmental problem. We don’t...
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Invasives Removal 11-04-18
Invasives Removal Invasive plant workdays begin weeks before we actually remove the plants. Staff and volunteers will “Flag” the aliens...
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Chainsaw Training With HRT 9-8-18
Chainsaw Training with HRT 9-8-18 Last week Allison fixed her Ipod Classic music player, at home, all by herself. This...
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Grapes take over The Tall Forest
Grapes Takeover Tall Forest Saturday was day one in what may be a long journey in the control of a...
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Waterfowl Survey – Volunteers Needed
The Cosumnes River Preserve is looking for dedicated volunteers to participate in their Fall/Winter Waterfowl and Water Bird Surveys starting...
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Puncture vines at Oneto/Denier 2018
“It takes a village to raise a child”; and, “it takes a team to restore a habitat”. I didn’t make...
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