DELTA ISB: Water Supply Reliability Estimation: an overview Best of the Notebook January 20, 2021 210
DELTA ISB: What we know and don’t know about the Delta foodweb Best of the Notebook January 14, 2021 143
SGMA IN ACTION: Challenges and opportunities, Environmental justice considerations, and first lawsuits over GSP plans Best of the Notebook January 13, 2021 424
YOSEMITE ENVIRO LAW CONFERENCE: Tribal Water Rights and Resources in a Changing Climate Best of the Notebook December 16, 2020 287
WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Rock, Paper, Physics: SGMA and Water Transfers Best of the Notebook December 15, 2020 210
Yolo Bypass Symposium, part 1: A flood of plans and possibilities Maven Best of the Notebook February 18, 2015 1649
ESTUARY PEARLS: Bay-Delta research from the most recent issue of San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science. Plus: Can otters thrive in San Francisco Bay? Maven Science on the Notebook February 26, 2021 58North America’s largest and most ancient freshwater fish species, white sturgeon, hang out in some kinds of Estuary waterways more...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: How different genetically are fall-run and spring-run chinook salmon?; Social science in the Delta; and activities of the Delta Science Program Maven Science on the Notebook February 4, 2021 181At the January meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen discussed the recent science publication,...
DELTA ISB: Water Supply Reliability Estimation: an overview Maven Best of the Notebook January 20, 2021 210Water supply reliability. It’s half of the co-equal goals of “providing a more reliable water supply for California and protecting,...
DELTA ISB: What we know and don’t know about the Delta foodweb Maven Best of the Notebook January 14, 2021 143The Delta Reform Act of 2009 established the Delta Independent Science Board (or Delta ISB), whose ten members are appointed...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: Climate change and California’s water resources Maven Science on the Notebook January 7, 2021 198Dr. Laurel Larsen, the new Delta Lead Scientist, is in the process of moving from Finland to California, so at...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: Delta fish surveys, A busy month for workshops, Delta science proposal solicitation, and call for abstracts for the 2021 Bay Delta Science Conference Maven Science on the Notebook November 6, 2020 127At the October meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Dr. Laurel Larsen began the Delta Lead Scientist report by spotlighting...
FEATURE: Fish predation on a landscape scale in the Delta Maven Science on the Notebook October 14, 2020 541Fisheries Biologist Cyril Michel discusses recent predator manipulation studies done in the Delta and efforts to develop a predictive model...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: Overview of paper on the 2012-2016 drought in the Delta Maven Science on the Notebook October 8, 2020 231Dr. Laurel Larsen officially started September 1st as the new Delta Lead Scientist; however, she is finishing up a sabbatical...
GUEST COMMENTARY: From “Wicked” to “Complex”: A New Lead Scientist’s Outlook on Growing Our Understanding of Delta Science Maven Guest blogger September 23, 2020 234By Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen “My first exposure to the story of water in California came through a...
HISTORY: Delta Independent Science Board: 10 Years On Maven Science on the Notebook September 10, 2020 182The Delta Independent Science Board (or Delta ISB) is a 10-member board comprised of prominent scientists from different disciplines across...
ECO RESTORE UPDATE: Five years in, program makes big gains on Delta habitat restoration Maven Meetings September 3, 2020 499California EcoRestore is an initiative started in 2015 under the Brown Administration with the ambitious goal of advancing at least...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: New research papers focus on habitat, flow, predation Maven Meetings July 30, 2020 229[cmtoc_table_of_contents] At the July meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. John Callaway updated the Council on...
DPIIC: The CVPIA and the state’s Incidental Take Permit: Ecosystem-based Management in the Delta Maven Meetings July 29, 2020 285[cmtoc_table_of_contents] The Delta Stewardship Council established the Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee (DPIIC) after the adoption of the Delta Plan...
BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Understanding the human dimensions of social agro-ecological systems: What motivates farmer decision-making and policy change? Maven Science on the Notebook July 15, 2020 204Sea Grant is a federal-state partnership between NOAA and the 34 university-based programs in every coastal and Great Lakes states,...
BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Building Socioecological Resilience by Confronting Environmental Injustice: A Participatory Approach Maven Science on the Notebook July 9, 2020 101Sea Grant is a federal-state partnership between NOAA and the 34 university-based programs in every coastal and Great Lakes states,...