Report on 2025 Madre Fire

Report on 2025 Madre Fire

How things can change in the matter of a day or two! On July 2, 2025, a fire of unknown origin began along Highway 166 in the Cuyama Valley. Pushed by strong winds, it spread quickly to the north and northeast. Within a day, it had burned much of the State of...
Carrizo Wildflower Alert: Spring 2025

Carrizo Wildflower Alert: Spring 2025

Well folks, we did get some rain in the Carrizo recently, but it’s still looking dry out there.  Our Carrizo correspondent Pat Veesart reports that the seasonal total so far is only three inches at the most.  A brief tour on February 19 showed very little...
Sharing and Collaborating: Field Day with Sequoia Riverlands Trust

Sharing and Collaborating: Field Day with Sequoia Riverlands Trust

by Doug Drynan, Vice President of Carrizo Plain Conservancy It was a glorious fall day out in the Carrizo in mid-November as I made my way over to the Goodwin Ranch House to meet up with Bill and Camdilla. Bill Buck is our Conservation Coordinator and Camdilla Wirth...
2024 Carrizo Colloquium

2024 Carrizo Colloquium

The 2024 Carrizo Colloquium was a full day of engaging speakers and in-depth panel presentations by Carrizo Plain experts. The event culminated with a 10th anniversary celebration for the Carrizo Plain Conservancy. Learn more at www.ecologistics.org/carrizo-colloquium...
On the lookout for blunt-nosed leopard lizards – by Doug Drynan

On the lookout for blunt-nosed leopard lizards – by Doug Drynan

My biological consulting work often takes me to the south San Joaquin valley, and when I return home via westbound Highway 166, I often decide to take a longer route through the heart of the Carrizo Plain National Monument. On the date of this post I decided to travel...
Celebrating Ten Years of Success

Celebrating Ten Years of Success

Spring 2023 Carrizo lupine bloom by Jane Wei. The Carrizo Plain Conservancy was incorporated under the laws of the State of California in October 2013.  In July 2014, we received our Recognition of Status as a Charitable Nonprofit corporation from the...

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