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 518By 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 1178By 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) ScienceScience on the Notebook 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 ScienceScience on the Notebook 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 NotebookNewsScienceScience on the Notebook June 22, 2023 2618When 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 ScienceScience on the NotebookWebinars June 13, 2023 1204The 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) NewsScienceScience on the Notebook June 7, 2023 31By DWR News Delta smelt are a fish that have gone from vast abundance to the brink of extinction. After...
CDFW NEWS: Improved passage lets threatened sturgeon, salmon and other species return to spawn in Sacramento River Department of Fish and Wildlife NewsScienceScience on the Notebook June 7, 2023 31Dozens of adult sturgeon and hundreds of other large fish including threatened Chinook salmon have moved safely from receding floodwaters...
SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Yolo Bypass floodplains and fish food Maven ScienceScience on the Notebook June 7, 2023 229The Yolo Bypass was originally designed as a flood control measure to protect the city of Sacramento. It is also...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Sturgeon Arose During the Jurassic—Can They Survive the Anthropocene? Robin Meadows NewsScienceScience on the Notebook May 31, 2023 352Written by Robin Meadows Sturgeon have been around far longer than humans—a jaw-dropping 200 million years to our comparatively short...
SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: New study looks at stressors that impact presence or absence of Delta smelt Maven ScienceScience on the Notebook May 25, 2023 176At the April meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen spotlighted a study funded by...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Voluntary Agreements Could Make the Delta a Better Place for Fish—Provided They’re Done Properly Robin Meadows NewsScienceScience on the Notebook May 23, 2023 603By Robin Meadows The State Water Resources Control Board, which both allocates surface water rights and protects water quality for...