Planning & Conservation League Symposium: What is happening in the Delta this year? Maven Event coverage April 19, 2016Panelists share different perspectives on the troubled estuary At the Planning and Conservation League’s annual symposium held earlier this year,...
Adaptive Management in Action: The South San Francisco Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project Maven Event coverage April 14, 2016The largest wetlands restoration project on the West Coast, the project provides a working example for an adaptive management framework...
Integrated ecosystem modeling for adaptive management: Lessons from 40 years of decision support in the Great Lakes Maven Event coverage March 31, 2016Limnotech’s Dr. John Wolfe presents two case studies from the Great Lakes which utilized integrated modeling and adaptive management to...
Adaptive approaches to wetland restoration in Southern California Maven Event coverage March 24, 2016Delta Independent Science Board member Dr. Joy Zedler shares her insights on the ups and downs of coastal wetland restoration...
Implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Maven Best of the Notebook March 16, 2016Panel at the California Water Law Symposium explores the issues and potential conflicts around implementation of groundwater management at the...
Dr. Peter Gleick: The (past, present, and) future of water Maven Best of the Notebook March 8, 2016Dr. Gleick shares his vision for a sustainable water future for California, and gives his recommendations on how to achieve...
Building resilient landscapes into flood protection and infrastructure projects Maven Event coverage February 25, 2016Integrated approaches are the great challenge, but also the best hope In the Bay Area, preparing for climate change impacts...
The Tipping Point: How 2016 will shape California’s water future Maven Best of the Notebook February 23, 2016SGMA implementation and the spending rules for Prop 1 water storage funds all present important opportunities to change California’s water...
Delta Narratives, pt 4: Writers and artists in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Maven Best of the Notebook February 18, 2016Dr. Gregg Camfield surveys literature written about the Delta, focusing on an American humorist’s vision of Benicia “Stories matter. Contemporary...
Delta Narratives, pt. 3: Building Communities in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: Economics and Ethnicity Maven Best of the Notebook February 17, 2016Dr. Jennifer Helzer and Dr. Bob Benedetti look at the diverse cultures that shaped the communities of the Delta Throughout...
Delta Narratives, pt. 2: Stitching a River Culture: Trade, Transportation and Communication in the Delta Maven Best of the Notebook February 11, 2016The Delta Narratives project continues with a look at the history of boating, trains, trucks, and mechanical innovation in the...
Delta Narratives, pt 1: Managing the Garden: Agriculture, Reclamation, and Restoration in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Maven Best of the Notebook February 10, 2016The Delta Protection Commission’s Delta Narratives project seeks to tell the human story of the Delta “These days the Delta...
Justice Ronald B. Robie on California’s “New Normal” Maven Best of the Notebook February 2, 2016Justice Robie’s keynote address to law symposium focuses on California’s water rights system and the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater...
Legal panel: You Mean Just Having a Water Right Isn’t Good Enough? Maven Best of the Notebook January 28, 2016How the ESA, Streambed Alteration Agreements, and the Clean Water Act Are All Curtailing the Exercise of Water Rights Recent...
California Water 2.0: Department officials chart their progress on the California Water Action Plan Maven Event coverage January 27, 2016Felicia Marcus, Mark Cowin, Gordon Burns, and Chuck Bonham discuss their department’s roles and progress on implementation of the California...
