Delta smelt symposium, part 3: The path forward: Climate change, recovery planning, and restoration Maven Event coverage July 7, 2016Presenters discuss climate change, extinction, artificial propagation and stocking, and tidal marsh restoration Coverage of the Delta and longfin smelt...
Delta smelt symposium, part 2: Causal links to population declines and data gaps Maven Event coverage July 6, 2016Could it be water exports, predation, food web, contaminants, drought … ? Coverage of the Delta and longfin smelt symposium,...
Symposium coverage, part 1: Delta and longfin smelt: Is extinction inevitable? Maven Event coverage July 5, 2016Part 1 of coverage of symposium covers what we know and don’t know about the Delta and longfin smelt Is...
Factors that influence salmon predation in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Maven Best of the Notebook May 26, 2016NOAA’s Dr. Sean Hayes reviews the results of studies of salmon predation in the San Joaquin River At the April...
Adaptive management of the nutrient problem in the Delta: Integrating science and policy Maven Event coverage May 12, 2016Dr. Lisa Thompson discusses the upgrades to Sacramento’s wastewater treatment plant; highlights a new study on the effects of wastewater...
California Water Fix Aquatic Science Peer Review, Part 2: Supporting analyses for target aquatic species; Panel’s initial recommendations Maven Meetings May 5, 2016Presentations take an in-depth look at the analyses for salmonids, sturgeon, Delta smelt, and longfin smelt; panel gives initial recommendations...
California Water Fix Aquatic Science Peer Review, Part 1: Overview of the project and the endangered species consultation process Maven Meetings May 4, 2016Presentations give overview of the California Water Fix project, and an in-depth review of the Section 7(a)(2) consultation process The...
Factors controlling the abundance and distribution of species in the Bay-Delta system Maven Best of the Notebook April 20, 2016At a recent State Water Board meeting, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Cliff Dahm summarizes four recent scientific reports on the...
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...
Improving adaptive management in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Maven Best of the Notebook March 17, 2016Report looks at how adaptive management is perceived and used in the Delta, and how it might be applied more...
Delta Independent Science Board: Water Supply Reliability Panel Maven Best of the Notebook March 9, 2016A look at the operations of the State Water Project and the Central Valley Project ‘Water supply reliability’: It’s a...
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 End of Wastewater: Sustainable infrastructure for an urban estuary Maven Best of the Notebook January 20, 2016The end of the pipe solution means ending the pipe, says Dr. David Sedlak, but he warns newer wastewater treatment...
