All Things Wild
Spreading California native plants,
helping ensure native wildlife.
Spreading California native plants,
helping ensure native wildlife.
Spreading California native plants, helping native wildlife.
Wild News
All Things Wild is located in the Cosumnes River Basin of Sacramento County. The area hosts significant ecological resources, from the last unregulated river on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada range to the bounty of birds, including warblers, water birds, raptors and sandhill cranes, using the Pacific Flyway. From mountain lions and golden eagles to giant garter snakes and pocket gophers, currently the area contains a healthy ecosystem. Yet suburban encroachment, habitat loss and apathy continue to threaten to area’s wild lands and species.
Current Threats to the South County
Current Threats to the South County
Upcoming Events:
May 10 Walk on the Wildside
Stone Lakes NWR
May 10 Walk on the Wildside
Stone Lakes NWR
South County Wild Sightings:
January, 2008
Valensin Ranch West: Northern pintail, blue-winged teal, wood duck, shoveler, Canada geese (crackler and Great Basin), sandhill crane, western bluebird, wild turkey, Cooper’s hawk, coyote, deer and a thoroughly eaten deer carcass.
Woods Road, near canal: Ferruginous hawk, peregrine falcon
Desmond Road: White fronted geese, honkers, sandhill crane, loggerhead shrike, ruddy duck.
Dillard Road near RR Xing: Bald eagle
February, 2008
Horseshoe Lake: Hooded meganser pairs displaying, mallard, wood duck, American coot, bufflehead, pie-billed grebe, great blue heron and great egret rookery starting activity.
Dillard Road: ‘Blonde’ coyote
Alta Mesa Rd AND Twin Cities east of river: Golden eagle
Cranes flocking; Alta Mesa Rd: sapsucker
If you have exciting or unusual sightings of rare and common wild species in the area, and/or questions about California native plants, wildlife or habitats, send to: gtreaster@jps.net.
