Includes:
Sacramento, Yolo, Sutter, Yuba, Colusa, Glenn, Butte, Tehama, Shasta, the eastern half of Solano, and western part of Placer counties.
Nick Zanotti - Sacramento Region, Volunteer Director
Born in Sacramento and raised in the foothills of the Motherlode, I have spent my entire life in Northern California. My parents exposed me to the beauties of the backcountry at a young age and I have carried that love for adventure and feeling of belonging in natural places with me since then. Camping progressed to backpacking in college and in 2016 I fused my love for food with my love of being outdoors and picked up hunting. It started off with an amazing yet unsuccessful spring turkey season and then exploded from there. I became Farm Manager of a large row crop and orchard operation in 2017 and was able to teach myself through experience to hunt rabbits, squirrels, beavers, coyotes, turkeys and deer. That year, I also devoted myself to backpack hunting for big game in our beautiful national forests and wilderness areas and haven't stopped. Because of my continued experiences and the birth of my daughter, I decided to leave agriculture and pursue a career in conservation. I am now part of the Western Region Ecology Team for the largest ESA habitat conservation company in the US. I want to use my experience to help California's BHA chapter, but more importantly, I want to learn from all of you so we can build together.