NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Partnering with tribes to restore a Delta wetland: Benefits go both ways Robin Meadows Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features June 19, 2025By Robin Meadows Five years ago, Plains Miwok cultural practitioner Don Hankins got a surprising invitation from Russ Ryan, a...
USGS: What are key conditions for marsh survival amid rising seas? USGS Delta scienceEcosystemsScience April 28, 2025USGS scientists use 3D modeling to understand sediment dynamics in coastal marshes By the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and...
SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: The State of Bay-Delta Science 2025, part 1 Maven Delta science April 1, 2025From the latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science: The State of Bay–Delta Science: An Introduction to...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Fire and water: How cultural burns boost streamflows Robin Meadows Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features January 16, 2025By Robin Meadows On a mild November day in California’s Sacramento Valley, Diana Almendariz ignites a clump of dry grass...
DELTA COUNCIL: Tackling Delta CHABs: A community-driven monitoring strategy Maven Delta science January 8, 2025Cyanobacteria 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, 2025Join 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, 2024By 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, 2024By 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, 2024By 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 scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features December 10, 2024By 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 Best of the NotebookDelta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features December 9, 2024“What data we have suggests that the predation is a huge factor that will probably preclude any recovery of salmonids...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: The economic and environmental imperatives of Delta levees Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features November 20, 2024Flood risk is one of the most pressing threats to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The Delta’s 1,100 miles of levees...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: How floating wetlands could transform restoration in California’s Delta Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookDelta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features November 13, 2024Floating wetlands sound like something straight out of a fairy tale, fanciful landscapes where the laws of nature are suspended....
EPA: How EPA scientists use fish eDNA to assess estuarine health US Environmental Protection Agency Delta scienceScience November 8, 2024By Sarah Whichello, Oak Ridge Associated Universities Research Participant with EPA. Estuaries are waterbodies where freshwater from the uplands mixes...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Here today, forgotten tomorrow: How shifting baselines transform nature and challenge restoration Alastair Bland Best of the NotebookDelta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management September 30, 2024Current water policies in the Delta encourage “shifting baselines” that gradually degrade ecosystems. But ongoing work on the Klamath River...
