ecosystem management – MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

DELTA SCIENCE NEEDS, PART 2: What do managers need to know to effectively make decisions in the future Delta?

June 25, 2020

Jennifer Pierre, Paul Souza, and Campbell Ingram discuss what their needs are for managing the Delta into the future: Will...

TED GRANTHAM: The evolution of environmental flows in California

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Best of the Notebook

April 15, 2020

Ted Grantham is a Cooperative Extension Specialist at UC Berkeley and the CalTrout Ecosystem Fellow with the Public Policy Institute...

ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT: A new paradigm for managing California’s freshwater ecosystems

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Best of the Notebook

March 25, 2020

Californians rely on the state’s myriad of rivers and streams for things such as water supply, hydropower, recreation, fisheries, biodiversity,...

GUEST COMMENTARY: A new threat to California Streams: Will the rush to develop our newest water source destroy more streams?

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Guest contributors

March 17, 2020

Commentary by North Coast Stream Flow Coalition, written by Felice Pace, Policy Advisor The first plans implementing California’s landmark groundwater...

DR. JAY LUND: Integrated Modeling and Delta Science & Policy

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Science on the Notebook

March 12, 2020

The search is on for a new Delta lead scientist to oversee the Delta Science Program and to consult regularly...

STATE OF ESTUARY: Vital signs of the San Francisco Estuary fish community

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Best of the Notebook

December 19, 2019

Dr. Christina Swanson takes a look at the status of the San Francisco Estuary’s fish community The San Francisco estuary...

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Viewing estuaries from a ‘macroscope’: How global, regional, and local processes affect the San Francisco Bay and Delta

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Best of the Notebook

September 18, 2019

There has been an ongoing conversation about the importance of thinking about the San Francisco Estuary holistically as a connected...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Drought Resistance and Resilience in the Delta Fish Community for over 5 Decades

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Science on the Notebook

January 24, 2019

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

DR. JEFF MOUNT: Ecosystem Water Budgets: A Novel Approach to Managing Water for the Environment

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Best of the Notebook

January 9, 2019

Dr. Jeff Mount has a long history of involvement with science issues in the Delta. As a professor at UC...

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Developing Tiered Environmental Flow Criteria Using a Functional Flows Approach for California Streams

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News and Features

April 1, 2018

Establishing environmental flow targets to protect aquatic communities is a priority for numerous programs in California including in the Delta....

THIS JUST IN … State Launches Aggressive Strategy to Aid Salmon, Steelhead in the Sacramento Valley

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Breaking News

June 2, 2017

Actions Aim to Reduce Threats to Iconic Species From the California Natural Resources Agency: With the latest science showing that...

Integrated ecosystem modeling for adaptive management: Lessons from 40 years of decision support in the Great Lakes

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Event coverage

March 31, 2016

Limnotech’s Dr. John Wolfe presents two case studies from the Great Lakes which utilized integrated modeling and adaptive management to...

Ecosystem Modeling to Support Adaptive Management – Lessons from 40 years of Decision Support for the Great Lakes

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Best of the Notebook

November 25, 2014

Managing large interconnected systems of water bodies presents complex challenges, and model simulations are an essential tool. For many years,...

Ellen Hanak on scientists and stakeholder views of Delta ecosystem management

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Best of the Notebook

November 20, 2013

At the State of the Estuary conference held at the end of October, Ellen Hanak gave a presentation that summarized...

PPIC Panel: Permitting a Solution: Regulatory Oversight in the Delta

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Best of the Notebook

September 28, 2013

In April of 2013, the Public Policy Institute of California released the report, Stress Relief: Prescriptions for Healthier Delta Ecosystem,...

DELTA SCIENCE NEEDS, PART 2: What do managers need to know to effectively make decisions in the future Delta?

TED GRANTHAM: The evolution of environmental flows in California

ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT: A new paradigm for managing California’s freshwater ecosystems

GUEST COMMENTARY: A new threat to California Streams: Will the rush to develop our newest water source destroy more streams?

DR. JAY LUND: Integrated Modeling and Delta Science & Policy

STATE OF ESTUARY: Vital signs of the San Francisco Estuary fish community

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Viewing estuaries from a ‘macroscope’: How global, regional, and local processes affect the San Francisco Bay and Delta

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Drought Resistance and Resilience in the Delta Fish Community for over 5 Decades

DR. JEFF MOUNT: Ecosystem Water Budgets: A Novel Approach to Managing Water for the Environment

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Developing Tiered Environmental Flow Criteria Using a Functional Flows Approach for California Streams

THIS JUST IN … State Launches Aggressive Strategy to Aid Salmon, Steelhead in the Sacramento Valley

Integrated ecosystem modeling for adaptive management: Lessons from 40 years of decision support in the Great Lakes

Ecosystem Modeling to Support Adaptive Management – Lessons from 40 years of Decision Support for the Great Lakes

Ellen Hanak on scientists and stakeholder views of Delta ecosystem management

PPIC Panel: Permitting a Solution: Regulatory Oversight in the Delta

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: How much habitat restoration has occurred in the Delta and Suisun Marsh since 2007?

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: The role of water quality in salmon predation

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for December 1

KAMYAR GUIVETCHI: Managing Water Resources for Sustainability & Resilience

DAILY DIGEST, 12/9: Friday

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 12/5: Sacramento River winter-run salmon face worst year ever; These Imperial Valley farmers want to pay more for their Colorado River water; Desal offers only partial solution to growing drought; Waves of precipitation keep coming for West Coast; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: More unsettled weather takes aim at West Coast; Cal Am desal plant faces tough road ahead to meet Coastal Commission conditions; Interview with outgoing Westlands longtime GM Birmingham; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 12/2: State kicks off water year with anticipated 5% allocation; Another storm this weekend; If you build it, do they come? Measuring results of the Water Forum’s habitat projects on the Lower American River; What’s next for Cal Am’s desalination plant?; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec 4-9:

NOTICE of lifting of curtailments under standard water right Term 91

ANNOUNCEMENT: Coming Soon: The Delta Residents Survey

NOTICE of 180-Day Temporary Permit Applications in Imperial County

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

NOTICE: December 6 Weekly Update – Temporary Suspension of Curtailments in the Delta Watershed

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: CDFW Announces $200 Million in New Grant Funding Under Drought, Climate and Nature-Based Solutions

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Watershed Remediation and Enhancement Grants to Address Impacts from Cannabis Cultivation