FEATURE: Dam Releases Attempt to Boost Delta Smelt Habitat Jacoba Charles Delta scienceScience August 3, 2023 498By Jacoba Charles, Estuary News Group What is three inches long, nearly transparent, and holds sway over much of northern...
USGS: Where the rubber meets the road (and river) – Evaluating impacts of stormwater and road runoff on salmon and aquatic ecosystems USGS Delta scienceScience August 3, 2023 152From the USGS What is 6PPD and its toxic variant, 6PPDQ? Stormwater and road runoff are increasingly recognized forms of...
PRESS RELEASE: State Water Contractors Partner with DWR to Award Over $4 Million in Funding for Science Projects Through First-Ever Science Proposal Solicitation Press Release/Notice Science August 2, 2023 1934Funding Supports Studies to Advance Understanding of San Francisco Bay, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Upper Watersheds From the State Water...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: In 2021 people used all the runoff in the Delta watershed—how it happened and lessons learned Robin Meadows Delta scienceScience August 2, 2023 411by Robin Meadows This year is a classic example of the way California’s water system was designed to work. Winter...
IEP ANNUAL MEETING: Dr. Jay Lund: Floods, droughts, and climate change, oh my! Maven Delta science July 27, 2023 316The Delta’s ecosystem and native species are in decline, despite the considerable efforts and resources devoted to reversing the trend. ...
AGU: Many of California’s threatened species live in reused water — for better or worse American Geophysical Union Science July 27, 2023 165From the American Geophysical Union In the parched west, reusing water is a must. But scientists are still working to...
NOW AVAILABLE: 2023 Integrated Modeling Framework Workshop Summary Press Release/Notice Science July 26, 2023 45From the Delta Science Program: The Delta Science Program is pleased to announce the release of the 2023 Integrated Modeling...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Moving beyond crisis management for winter-run chinook Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookScience July 25, 2023 529By Robin Meadows Two years ago, California’s winter-run chinook were dealt a devastating blow. These endangered salmon were already struggling...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: California’s unnatural river flows threaten aquatic life—here’s a (partial) fix Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookNewsScience July 13, 2023 1184By Robin Meadows As a New York Times columnist once quipped, “California’s water system might have been invented by a...
DWR NEWS: DWR Gets Hands-on with Thiamine Deficiency in Spring-run Salmon Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta scienceScience July 7, 2023 149From the Department of Water Resources: California’s Central Valley is home to four runs of Chinook salmon: spring, fall, late-fall,...
SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Australian wildfires and California drought Maven Delta scienceScience June 28, 2023 1646At the June meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen spotlighted an article on the...
CHICO STATE: New Channel Teeming With Fish Thanks to Impressive Teamwork Chico State Today NewsScience June 26, 2023 259By Luke Reid, Chico State Today Arthur Garcia, Cultural Resource Manager and Tribal Elder of the Wintu Tribe of Northern...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Wild baby salmon raised on a California rice farm show stunning survival to the ocean Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNewsScience June 22, 2023 2626When Steve Neader’s rice farm flooded last winter after three years of drought, a UC Davis research team checked to...
DELTA ISB: Decision-making under deep uncertainty: What is it and why is it useful? Maven Delta scienceScienceWebinars June 13, 2023 1208The Delta is constantly changing and predicting these changes has become a difficult task. As California’s climate changes in sometimes...
DWR NEWS: DWR and Partners Experiment with Soft Release Method to Improve Delta Smelt Survival DWR and Partners Experiment with Soft Release Method to Improve Delta Smelt Survival Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta scienceNewsScience June 7, 2023 31By DWR News Delta smelt are a fish that have gone from vast abundance to the brink of extinction. After...