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Coexisting with Coyotes

Posted on 02/26/2020 by admin

Friends of the River Bank (FORB) has a wonderful program scheduled about “Living with Coyotes.” Please see the information below. They also gave a shout out to the new East Sacramento Preservation Environmental Committee. Be sure to come to our March 11th meeting to learn how you can be part of the East Sacramento environmental movement.

Robert Sewell caught pictures of this coyote as it caught a vole for lunch on the Sutter’s Landing mound. Predators like

coyotes are critical for a healthy ecosystem.

We are extremely excited to announce that Guy Galante, coyote whisperer and scholar, will share his knowledge of these magnificent creatures on Saturday, March 14, at 10 am. Guy has been studying coyotes for years, including their interactions in urban and wild settings and their importance to native California cultures. He can answer all of your questions and concerns.

Recent coyote sightings in the neighborhood have raised some alarm. What does it take to coexist with coyotes and what should we do to minimize conflicts with these fascinating animals, who have been in our area far longer than we have?

This program is appropriate for all ages. Meet at the Sutter’s Landing parking lot at the very end of 28th St. We’ll walk down to the river and see how it’s doing in this heading-for-drought season. All ages are welcome. Please bring binoculars, water, and snacks for young ones, and leave your dogs at home. We encourage you to walk, roll, or carpool—let’s keep our carbon footprint as small as possible.

Please share this event widely.

For more information, go to friendsoftheriverbanks.org (give us a day to update the website).

New East Sacramento Environment Committee

East Sacramento Preservation is starting a new Environment Committee that will focus on making East Sacramento a model of environmental excellence for the rest of the city. If you live in East Sac, please plan on coming to the initial meeting on March 11, 7:00–8:30 pm @McClaskey Warren Adult Education Center, 5241 J Street. Bring your ideas. For more information, contact Ellen Cochrane, ellencochrane@hotmail.com.

Speak out for the trees

The construction of the new Capitol Annex will remove up to 100 mature trees—all to build an underground parking lot!! The tree victims !include the Moon Tree, whose seeds traveled to the moon on Apollo 14 in 1971.

Here is the Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report for your reading pleasure. Public comments are accepted through March 2.

Guidelines for writing responses to Draft Environmental Impact reports are here: https://www.patagoniaalliance.org/writing-comments-draft-environmental-assessments/

send all CEQA comments to: Stephanie.Coleman@dgs.ca.gov

This is an entire website on the State Capitol rebuild project but not user friendly and not advertised well to the public. https://annex.assembly.ca.gov/

Of most importance is to look at this page and click on Project Overview and Sequence Report: https://annex.assembly.ca.gov/content/hearings

and this power point, available directly here: https://annex.assembly.ca.gov/sites/annex.assembly.ca.gov/files/POS%20powerpoint.pdf