Conservancy Request for Proposal (RFP) documents available

nbc100920rfpiconThe Conservancy's Board of Directors approved release of three RFPs for auditing, investment consulting and biological monitoring services. With respect to auditing, the Conservancy is required by the terms of the Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation Plan (NBHCP) to conduct an annual audit of financials, and auditing is also required by the California Nonprofit Integrity Act of 2004. Previous audit reports are available in the "Helpful Documents" section of the Conservancy's web site home page, listed under "Annual Reports." The Conservancy is also required to maintain certain endowment accounts, and so engages the services of an investment advisor to facilitate that process. Also required is biological monitoring, and the Conservancy has engaged a biological monitoring consultant to conduct biological monitoring each year, and then report on biological effectiveness. Copies of all three of the RFPs are available by clicking on the icon adjacent.

Annual tree monitoring report

NBC100430treecountcover-thThe Conservancy has enjoyed a excellent longstanding relationship with the Sacramento Tree Foundation (STF). Each year, the Conservancy engages STF to count and evaluate the trees on Conservancy preserves. With each report, there is more helpful informative, and the level of graphic presentation gets more discerning. This helps the Conservancy evaluate the status and condition of trees on the preserves. As a result of the STF reports, the Conservancy has learned more about the types of trees that grow best in certain conditions on preserves, and expected survivability on various soils of newly planted trees.

The report for last year is downloadable free of charge by clicking on the attached image. It is fun to review the document.

Click here to download NBC 2009 Tree Count 7.58 Mb

Annual LANDSAT infrared photo

NBC100430landsattextSince the year 2000, the Conservancy has acquired LANDSAT satellite images of the Natomas Basin. The images help with tracking changes in land use as well as in the Conservancy's assemblage of mitigation land holdings. The Conservancy works with Ducks Unlimited's cartographic experts to acquire the desired LANDSAT image, refine it, and then overlay the Conservancy's properties onto the image (see red cross-hatched portions of the Natomas Basin). Each year, the Conservancy reviews the many satellite images taken in the autumn of the prior year. Some images are more clear than others, and some, like the image here for 2009, is cloud free. In this case, the fly-over image taken on October 9, 2009 was the most usefull to the Conservancy.

 Click here to download LANDSAT image. 2.38 Mb

Conservancy annual audit completed

As required by the 2003 NBHCP, the Conservancy’s annual audit of year-end financials has been completed. A clean opinion was issued by auditors Gilbert Associates, Inc. of Sacramento on March 24, 2010. Representatives of Gilbert met independently with the Conservancy’s Audit Committee, which in turn presented the results to the Conservancy’s April 7, 2010 meeting of the Board of Directors. The report will be included as a part of the forthcoming 2009 Implementation Annual Report.

 Click here to download the annual audit of year-end financial report. 290.98 Kb

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