NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Quantum leap in collecting and unifying regional metrics on wetland health Estuary News Group Notebook News and Features January 23, 2025 73By Guananí Gómez-Van Cortright & Ariel Rubissow Okamoto In 1999, regional managers vowed to restore 100,000 acres of tidal wetlands...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Delta Stewardship Council set to dismiss appeal of Delta Conveyance Project geotechnical activities Maven Notebook News and Features January 20, 2025 317The Delta Stewardship Council released a draft decision last Friday dismissing the appeal from several NGOs, Tribes, and Delta water...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Fire and water: How cultural burns boost streamflows Robin Meadows Delta scienceNotebook News and Features January 16, 2025 233By Robin Meadows On a mild November day in California’s Sacramento Valley, Diana Almendariz ignites a clump of dry grass...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: From roads to rivers: How state agencies are tackling salmon-killing tire pollution Maven Notebook News and Features January 7, 2025 834[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Researchers are uncovering the hidden dangers lurking in car and truck tires, a complex source of pollution that affects...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Restoring the Salton Sea: Enhancing habitats and safeguarding community health Maven Notebook News and Features December 18, 2024 2353California state agencies are working on projects to improve air quality and create safe habitats for birds at the Salton...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Seizing a rare chance to keep tidal marsh ahead of sea level rise in the San Francisco Bay Robin Meadows Delta scienceNotebook News and Features December 17, 2024 426By Robin Meadows The San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge, which hugs the northern arc of the San Francisco Bay,...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Save the peat, save the planet, save the Delta? John Hart Delta scienceNotebook News and Features December 16, 2024 362By John Hart, Estuary News In the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, an invisible fire is burning. Peat soils, laid down...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: The longfin smelt joins the celebrated ranks of the federal ESA – but can it recover? Alastair Bland Delta scienceNotebook News and Features December 10, 2024 432By Alastair Bland Federal wildlife officials formally listed the San Francisco Estuary longfin smelt as an endangered species in July....
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: The impacts of non-native fish on salmon populations in the San Joaquin River Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features December 9, 2024 413“What data we have suggests that the predation is a huge factor that will probably preclude any recovery of salmonids...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Metropolitan Committee panel discussion considers the pros and cons of the Delta Conveyance Project Maven Notebook News and Features December 3, 2024 330The November meeting of Metropolitan’s One Water and Stewardship Committee, a joint meeting with the entire Board of Directors, was...
STATE WATER BOARD: California on track to meet short-term goal for recycled water; longer-term goals more elusive Maven Notebook News and Features November 21, 2024 562Wastewater agencies are playing a crucial role in shaping a sustainable water future by increasingly reusing highly treated water. Since...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: The economic and environmental imperatives of Delta levees Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features November 20, 2024 191Flood risk is one of the most pressing threats to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The Delta’s 1,100 miles of levees...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Empowering CA’s water future: The collaborative efforts of the California Water Data Consortium Maven Notebook News and Features November 18, 2024 304Water is vital to California. Access to water and ecosystem information helps communities plan for the increasing demands caused by...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: How floating wetlands could transform restoration in California’s Delta Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features November 13, 2024 2070Floating wetlands sound like something straight out of a fairy tale, fanciful landscapes where the laws of nature are suspended....
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Numerous appeals filed for DWR’s consistency determination for the Delta Conveyance Project geotechnical activities Maven Notebook News and Features November 10, 2024 578The appeals allege numerous inconsistencies with Delta Plan policies and say piecemealing the project is inconsistent with CEQA Last Friday,...
