New report synthesizes what is known – and not known – about the life of a Delta smelt Maven Meetings February 5, 2015The Interagency Ecological Program releases the peer-reviewed report, An updated conceptual model of Delta smelt biology: our evolving understanding of...
Ecosystem Modeling to Support Adaptive Management – Lessons from 40 years of Decision Support for the Great Lakes Maven Best of the Notebook November 25, 2014Managing large interconnected systems of water bodies presents complex challenges, and model simulations are an essential tool. For many years,...
The Delta Stewardship Council hears an update on the Collaborative Science and Adaptive Management Program (CSAMP) Maven Best of the Notebook April 15, 2014At the March meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, the co-chairs of the Collaborative Adaptive Management Team (CAMT), Dr. Valerie...
ESTUARY News: Delta economics and ecosystem management Maven FEATURED ARTICLES January 29, 2014The latest online issue of ESTUARY News sums up two days of presentations and discussions on the 2013 State of...
Maven’s Minutes: Jay Lund on managing Delta ecosystem reconciliation adaptively Maven Best of the Notebook November 21, 2013At the State of the Estuary conference held at the end of October, Professor Jay Lund from UC Davis Watershed...
New resource page: The PPIC Seminar: Prescriptions for a Healthier Delta Maven Other News Item October 22, 2013In April of 2013, the Public Policy Institute of California released the report, Stress Relief: Prescriptions for a Healthier Delta,...
Delta Stewardship Council hears an update on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan’s governance structure and adaptive management plan Maven Meetings September 27, 2013At yesterday’s meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Karla Nemeth and Carl Wilcox updated the Council on the BDCP’s adaptive...
Joint Informational Hearing on the Governance and Financing of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan: An Overview of the Issues Maven Legislative Hearings August 15, 2013On August 13th, the Senate Governance and Finance and the Natural Resources and Water Committees held a joint information hearing...
Maven’s Minutes: PPIC panel talks adaptive management Maven Best of the Notebook June 20, 2013In April of 2013, the Public Policy Institute of California released the report, Stress Relief: Prescriptions for Healthier Delta Ecosystem,...
Developing the Delta Science Plan: How can ‘best available science’, adaptive management, and scientific monks inform policymakers? Maven Meetings November 25, 2012With the Delta Plan calling for a comprehensive Delta Science Plan to be in place by December of 2013, development...