Science on the Notebook

DELTA SCIENCE NEEDS: Looking at climate change impacts

Maven

June 2, 2020

DR. LAUREL LARSEN: Just pour water on it? Melting the Wicked Witch of the West and other challenges with restoration science

Maven

May 7, 2020

291

DR. JAY LUND: Integrated Modeling and Delta Science & Policy

Maven

March 12, 2020

422

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project: Science and adaptive management in action; Integrating past and future monitoring

Maven

March 5, 2020

309

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: The Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program: A regional vision for coordinated monitoring

Maven

February 6, 2020

199

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Green Infrastructure Implementation Challenges and Opportunities: Navigating Constraints and Issues of Scale

Maven

January 30, 2020

274

Green infrastructure can be a resilient, multi-benefit approach to address issues such as urban runoff pollution and climate change adaptation. A substantial number of stormwater green infrastructure proje... Read More...

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Microplastics Everywhere: Understanding Microplastics in the Bay and Recommended Actions

Maven

January 16, 2020

242

Microplastics are ubiquitous and persistent pollutants in the ocean, and a pervasive and preventable threat to the health of marine ecosystems. Microplastics, defined as particles less than 5 mm, come in a wide... Read More...

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Underappreciated Effects of Sea-Level Rise on Groundwater Levels

Maven

January 9, 2020

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Photo by Jay Huang When most think of the possible impacts of sea level rise, they think of coastal flooding and the growing risks to shore-based infrastructure — but there’s another sea level rise-related threat that is much less talked about. As sea lev... Read More...

STATE OF ESTUARY: Vital signs of the San Francisco Estuary fish community

Maven

December 19, 2019

312

Dr. Christina Swanson takes a look at the status of the San Francisco Estuary's fish community The San Francisco estuary is important habitat for many fish species and environmental conditions, such as the amo... Read More...

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: CA’s Safer Consumer Products Program: Overview and efforts to protect aquatic health

Maven

December 12, 2019

212

In 2013, the Department of Toxic Substances Control’s Safer Consumer Products regulations outlined a framework for the Department to regulate product-chemical combinations that require manufacturers to evaluate... Read More...

STATE OF ESTUARY: Standing too close to the elephant: addressing scales in restoration and fisheries conservation

Maven

December 5, 2019

504

Dr. Rachel Johnson discusses the interconnectedness of the San Francisco's freshwater, estuarine, and marine systems The San Francisco Estuary is an important habitat for native fishes at different life stages. In order to understand the important role it pro... Read More...

DR. GEETA PERSAD: Climate change and the future of California’s water

Maven

November 7, 2019

771

Minimal snow was found at the Phillips Station meadow at the first snow survey of 2018. (Photo by DWR) Climate change is already transforming California’s water cycle, putting stress on the state's rigidly ... Read More...

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Managing water quality across boundaries

Maven

September 26, 2019

196

Bay Bridge at night; photo by David Yu There are numerous agencies involved in water quality issues that are focused on the San Francisco Bay and the Delta. In this brown bag seminar, Stephanie Fong, Inter... Read More...

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Viewing estuaries from a ‘macroscope’: How global, regional, and local processes affect the San Francisco Bay and Delta

Maven

September 18, 2019

487

Photo by duluoz cats There has been an ongoing conversation about the importance of thinking about the San Francisco Estuary holistically as a connected system, rather than siloing the Bay, Delta, and watersheds. The system is connected, after all, and it... Read More...

METROPOLITAN BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Salmon predation in the Delta

Maven

August 29, 2019

651

Study results suggest removing predators won't address the problem, but removing submerged aquatic vegetation might At the May meeting of Metropolitan's Special Committee on the Bay-Delta, Alison Collins, Seni... Read More...

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Synthesis within the Interagency Ecological Program: Growing to Meet Increasing Needs

Maven

August 22, 2019

113

The Interagency Ecological Program (IEP) is a consortium of State and federal agencies that has been conducting cooperative ecological investigations since the 1970s. The IEP relies upon multidisciplinary teams... Read More...

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: It’s Vital: Delta Smelt Reproduction and Resilience

Maven

August 15, 2019

333

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Open Data: Making Connections for Better Science, Synthesis, and Service

Maven

August 8, 2019

167

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Adventures in Decision-oriented Ecosystem Services Modeling

Maven

July 25, 2019

142

Ecosystem services are the many and varied benefits that humans gain from the natural environment - things such as food, water, wood, fish, and wildlife. While the concept of ecosystem services has been aro... Read More...

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Ecosystem services, conservation, and the Delta

Maven

July 18, 2019

185

Second part of a three part series investigating ecosystem services and what it means for science in the Delta Ecosystems are the communities that are formed by the interaction between living things such as plants, wildlife, and humans, and non-living thing... Read More...

Credible Science in a Complex World

DELTA SCIENCE NEEDS: Looking at climate change impacts

DR. LAUREL LARSEN: Just pour water on it? Melting the Wicked Witch of the West and other challenges with restoration science

DR. JAY LUND: Integrated Modeling and Delta Science & Policy

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project: Science and adaptive management in action; Integrating past and future monitoring

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: The Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program: A regional vision for coordinated monitoring

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Green Infrastructure Implementation Challenges and Opportunities: Navigating Constraints and Issues of Scale

Groundwater adjudication hearing, part 3: Panel discussion on options for moving forward

WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: The battle over the raising of Shasta Dam

WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Quantifying surface water depletion from groundwater pumping

ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT: A new paradigm for managing California’s freshwater ecosystems

CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Federalism and Water under the Trump Administration: Has the Long Peace Come to an End?

WATER ASSOC. OF KERN COUNTY: The nuts and bolts of the CV-SALTS program

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Groundwater Sustainability Plan evaluation and State Water Board intervention

DELTA SCIENCE NEEDS: Looking at climate change impacts

DR. LAUREL LARSEN: Just pour water on it? Melting the Wicked Witch of the West and other challenges with restoration science

DR. JAY LUND: Integrated Modeling and Delta Science & Policy

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project: Science and adaptive management in action; Integrating past and future monitoring

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: The Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program: A regional vision for coordinated monitoring

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Green Infrastructure Implementation Challenges and Opportunities: Navigating Constraints and Issues of Scale

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Microplastics Everywhere: Understanding Microplastics in the Bay and Recommended Actions

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Underappreciated Effects of Sea-Level Rise on Groundwater Levels

STATE OF ESTUARY: Vital signs of the San Francisco Estuary fish community

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: CA’s Safer Consumer Products Program: Overview and efforts to protect aquatic health

STATE OF ESTUARY: Standing too close to the elephant: addressing scales in restoration and fisheries conservation

DR. GEETA PERSAD: Climate change and the future of California’s water

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Managing water quality across boundaries

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Viewing estuaries from a ‘macroscope’: How global, regional, and local processes affect the San Francisco Bay and Delta

METROPOLITAN BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Salmon predation in the Delta

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Synthesis within the Interagency Ecological Program: Growing to Meet Increasing Needs

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: It’s Vital: Delta Smelt Reproduction and Resilience

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Open Data: Making Connections for Better Science, Synthesis, and Service

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Adventures in Decision-oriented Ecosystem Services Modeling

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Ecosystem services, conservation, and the Delta