STATE OF THE ESTUARY: South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project: Science and adaptive management in action; Integrating past and future monitoring Maven Science on the Notebook March 5, 2020The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project is the largest tidal wetland restoration project on the West Coast. When complete,...
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: The Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program: A regional vision for coordinated monitoring Maven Event coverage February 6, 2020An update on the development of a regional plan to monitor the restoration of tidal marshes in the San Francisco...
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Green Infrastructure Implementation Challenges and Opportunities: Navigating Constraints and Issues of Scale Maven Event coverage January 30, 2020Green infrastructure can be a resilient, multi-benefit approach to address issues such as urban runoff pollution and climate change adaptation....
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Microplastics Everywhere: Understanding Microplastics in the Bay and Recommended Actions Maven Best of the Notebook January 16, 2020Microplastics are ubiquitous and persistent pollutants in the ocean, and a pervasive and preventable threat to the health of marine...
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Underappreciated Effects of Sea-Level Rise on Groundwater Levels Maven Best of the Notebook January 9, 2020When most think of the possible impacts of sea level rise, they think of coastal flooding and the growing risks...
STATE OF ESTUARY: Vital signs of the San Francisco Estuary fish community Maven Best of the Notebook December 19, 2019Dr. Christina Swanson takes a look at the status of the San Francisco Estuary’s fish community The San Francisco estuary...
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: CA’s Safer Consumer Products Program: Overview and efforts to protect aquatic health Maven Event coverage December 12, 2019In 2013, the Department of Toxic Substances Control’s Safer Consumer Products regulations outlined a framework for the Department to regulate...
STATE OF ESTUARY: Standing too close to the elephant: addressing scales in restoration and fisheries conservation Maven Event coverage December 5, 2019Dr. Rachel Johnson discusses the interconnectedness of the San Francisco’s freshwater, estuarine, and marine systems The San Francisco Estuary is...
FELICIA MARCUS: One Delta, one estuary–Connecting California through water Maven Event coverage December 4, 2019In her address to the State of the Estuary conference, Felicia Marcus spoke about the connections of the Delta to...
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: An overview of Department of Pesticide Regulation’s Surface Water Protection Program Maven Event coverage November 21, 2019Dr. Jennifer Teerlink discusses pesticide regulation, monitoring, assessments, and outreach efforts The mission of the California Department of Pesticide Regulation’s...
LIVING SHORELINES: Linking estuary habitats and building capacity to adapt to rising seas Maven Event coverage November 14, 2019A living shoreline is a shoreline protection alternative that relies on the strategic placement of plants, stone, sand fill, and...
DR. GEETA PERSAD: Climate change and the future of California’s water Maven Best of the Notebook November 7, 2019Climate change is already transforming California’s water cycle, putting stress on the state’s rigidly engineered water infrastructure as well as...
DECISION SCALING: A risk management approach in Delta water supply vulnerability Maven Best of the Notebook October 31, 2019Planning for future conditions has always involved uncertainty, but the additional uncertainty imposed by a changing climate means new approaches...
STATE OF THE ESTUARY CONFERENCE: Agency officials speak to resilience and water policy in keynote addresses Maven Event coverage December 13, 2017DWR Director Grant Davis, State Board member Steve Moore, and SFPUC’s Steven Ritchie address conference attendees Every two years, the...
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...
