Bay Delta Science Conference

January 24, 2019

The 2012-2016 California drought was unprecedented in severity. In the San Francisco Estuary, the drought was characterized by elevated nutrient...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: A Review of Water Quality Science in the Delta: Chemical contaminants and nutrients

January 11, 2019

As part of its charge to review science activities that support adaptive management in the Delta, the Delta Independent Science...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Drought, climate change, and restoration resiliency

News and Features

November 29, 2018

John Durand looks at the effects of the 2012-2016 drought on the Delta from the environmental, economic, and stakeholder perspectives...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Emergent groundwater and sea level rise in the San Francisco Bay Area: the silent and largely unknown underground threat

November 8, 2018

The threats that sea level rise poses to coastal development from direct inundation are better understood than the threats due...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Checking assertions with data: Untangling factors that constrain water exports from the San Francisco Bay estuary

Best of the Notebook

November 7, 2018

In recent years, media reports and editorials have suggested that environmental regulations have made Delta outflows increasingly large, project water...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Working With Nature Across the Land Use Spectrum: A Holistic Approach to Ecological Resilience

October 25, 2018

Many approaches to ecological restoration and enhancement of ecosystem services focus on particular parts of the landscape, such as open...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: The Delta Conservation Framework: Realizing a Vision for a Sustainable Delta by 2050

October 18, 2018

In 2016, Department of Fish and Wildlife committed to lead agencies and the Delta stakeholder community in an inclusive planning...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Developing a Delta habitat restoration adaptive management program

News and Features

October 11, 2018

Presentation covers what is adaptive management, why is it important, and why an adaptive management program is needed Habitat restoration...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Lost in translation: The art of interpreting complex science for policymakers

February 23, 2017

Effectively communicating complex science to policy- and decision-makers is critical for managing the Delta, but the science needs to be...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Advancing Tidal Wetland Restoration in a Regional Adaptive Management Framework

February 16, 2017

Dr. Gerrit Platenkamp: Adaptive management in a regional context faces challenges with monitoring, experimentation, and adaptation At the Bay Delta...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Before and After: Evaluating the effect of the 1995 Delta spring standards on actual outflows into San Francisco Bay

February 14, 2017

Dr. Tina Swanson gives her analysis of the standard; has it really resulted in increased Delta outflow? Fresh water flowing...

BAY-DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Problems and promise of restoring tidal marsh to benefit native fishes

February 9, 2017

Dr. John Durand discusses the effectiveness of existing and proposed tidal marsh restoration sites in the Suisun Marsh and the...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: The effects of water project operations on juvenile salmon survival in the Delta

January 26, 2017

Literature, data review, and recommendations for future salmonid investigations Survival for migrating juvenile chinook salmon has been low for those...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Managing the state and federal water projects: The Collaborative Science and Adaptive Management Program