DELTA COUNCIL: Tackling Delta CHABs: A community-driven monitoring strategy Maven Delta science January 8, 2025 145Cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms (CHABs) have long been a persistent water quality issue in the Delta, affecting ecosystems and public...
DELTA SCIENCE PLAN update: Crafting solutions for the Delta’s ‘Grand Challenges’ Maven Delta science January 7, 2025 116Join the Discussion: A 2-Day workshop in February to shape the 2025 Delta Science Plan The Delta Science Program is...
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 424By Robin Meadows The San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge, which hugs the northern arc of the San Francisco Bay,...
BERKELEY LAB: Sequencing the mysterious microbes of the San Francisco Estuary Berkeley Lab Delta science December 17, 2024 193By decoding the genomes of microbes found in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, researcher Lauren Lui aims to fill in...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Save the peat, save the planet, save the Delta? John Hart Delta scienceNotebook News and Features December 16, 2024 353By John Hart, Estuary News In the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, an invisible fire is burning. Peat soils, laid down...
EOS: 2023 California storms recharged watersheds, geodesy data reveal American Geophysical Union Science December 13, 2024 89By Caroline Hemphill, EOS Dozens of atmospheric rivers, superconcentrated channels of water in the sky, dumped staggering amounts of rain...
NOAA FISHERIES: San Joaquin River Restoration Program (SJRRP) NOAA Fisheries Science December 11, 2024 217By NOAA Fisheries The San Joaquin River Restoration Program (SJRRP) is a long-term collaborative program to restore flows in the...
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 424By 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...
NOAA FISHERIES: Recovery through reintroductions for California’s Central Valley salmon NOAA Fisheries Science November 27, 2024 709With rising temperatures and a greater demand on water resources, NOAA Fisheries has identified reintroduction, or the intentional movement and...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: The economic and environmental imperatives of Delta levees Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features November 20, 2024 190Flood risk is one of the most pressing threats to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The Delta’s 1,100 miles of levees...
CU BOULDER: One in two El Niño events could be extreme by mid-century Colorado University at Boulder Science November 18, 2024 102By Yvaine Ye, Colorado University at Boulder With the climate pattern known as El Niño in full force from mid-2023...
EOS: Soil Salinization: A Rising Threat to Ecosystems and Global Food Security American Geophysical Union Science November 15, 2024 153As soil salinization intensifies, it poses serious threats to ecosystems, soil health, global food security and socio-economic stability. By Nima...
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 2066Floating wetlands sound like something straight out of a fairy tale, fanciful landscapes where the laws of nature are suspended....
THE CURRENT: Atmospheric rivers are shifting toward the poles, possibly following a long-term cycle UC Santa Barbara Science November 8, 2024 5373By Harrison Tasoff, UC Santa Barbara Against the backdrop of global warming, sea level rise and extreme weather, it’s reassuring...
