BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Governing multiple forms of connectivity in the Bay-Delta Maven Best of the Notebook July 1, 2021Governance of cross-scale dependent systems such as estuaries requires integrating knowledge about biophysical and ecological connectivity in its multiple forms...
ESTUARY PEARLS PART 3: Pesticides, HABs, New Neural Network, Ship Channel, Tule Red, Quake Risk Levees and more Estuary News Group Estuary Pearls April 29, 2021ESTUARY News sent reporters to the first virtual Bay-Delta Science Conference in April 2021. This special edition of Pearls shares...
ESTUARY PEARLS: Thiamine deficiency in salmon; Restoration tradeoffs; Salmon life histories and strategies; Mudflats and shorebirds; Bird biodiversity Estuary News Group Estuary Pearls April 26, 2021Estuary News sent reporters to the 11th Biennial Bay-Delta Science Conference, held virtually earlier this month. The theme of this...
WATER COMMISSION: Update on State Water Project restoration efforts in the Delta Maven Meetings November 17, 2020One of the goals in the California Water Commission’s strategic plan directs the Commission to remain apprised of the operations...
ECO RESTORE UPDATE: Five years in, program makes big gains on Delta habitat restoration Maven Meetings September 3, 2020California EcoRestore is an initiative started in 2015 under the Brown Administration with the ambitious goal of advancing at least...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Leave it to Beavers: significant partners in dealing with climate change Maven Guest contributors May 21, 2020Guest commentary by Gail Sredanovic in consultation with Heidi Perryman Think a babbling clear stream is the only healthy one?...
DR. LAUREL LARSEN: Just pour water on it? Melting the Wicked Witch of the West and other challenges with restoration science Maven Science on the Notebook May 7, 2020The USGS and Delta Stewardship Council have been recruiting the next Delta Lead Scientist who is appointed by the Council...
METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on habitat and fish projects in the Yolo Bypass Maven Meetings March 3, 2020At the January meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay Delta Committee, Program Manager Randall Neudeck updated the committee on some of the...
FEATURE: Reactivating our floodplains: A new way forward Maven Best of the Notebook August 21, 2019Panel of experts discuss how reactivating the floodplains can provide habitat and food for native fish and for migrating birds,...
ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FORUM, Part 3: Challenges and lessons learned with adaptive management in the Bay-Delta Maven Science on the Notebook April 18, 2019Panel of Delta project managers discuss how they apply adaptive management in their projects Adaptive management is defined in the...
ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FORUM, Part 1: Panel shares perspectives on and experience with adaptive management Maven Science on the Notebook April 4, 2019Panelists discuss what adaptive management is in a practical sense and how it can effectively be implemented in the Delta...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Science-Based Regulatory Permitting for Resilient Tidal Habitat Restorations Maven Event coverage February 21, 2019The permitting of tidal restoration projects is most often a costly and time-consuming process, causing substantial delays in implementation while...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Restoration in the Cache Slough Complex: The Yolo Flyway Farms Restoration Project Maven Science on the Notebook February 14, 2019The Yolo Flyway Farms Restoration Project involves restoring and enhancing approximately 278 acres of tidal freshwater wetlands at the southern...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Franks Tract feasibility study: Applying the guidance of a Delta Renewed Maven Event coverage February 7, 2019One of the elements of the 2016 Delta Smelt Resiliency Strategy is assessing the feasibility of restoring Franks Tract. The...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Restoration Planning for the Sacramento –San Joaquin Delta and Suisun Marsh: Considering the Implications of Climate Change Maven Science on the Notebook January 31, 2019The Delta Reform Act requires ‘taking into consideration the physical changes that have occurred in the past and the future...
