Yolo Bypass Symposium part 2: Fish, fowl, and the mercury conundrum Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science February 19, 2015 851Restoration efforts have succeeded in restoring waterfowl populations in the Yolo Bypass; can the same happen now for fish? Plus...
Yolo Bypass Symposium, part 1: A flood of plans and possibilities Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science February 18, 2015 1910Symposium focuses on how to integrate agriculture, wildlife, and public access on the managed floodplain In between Sacramento and Davis...
New report synthesizes what is known – and not known – about the life of a Delta smelt Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features February 5, 2015 482The Interagency Ecological Program releases the peer-reviewed report, An updated conceptual model of Delta smelt biology: our evolving understanding of...
Michael Anderson, State Climatologist: Climate, Drought, and Change Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features January 26, 2015 2372The state climatologist discusses the current drought and the signs of climate change. Is the current drought a harbinger of...
Setting the agenda for science in the Delta Maven Delta science January 8, 2015 194Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee members agree to accept interim science action agenda and return in six months with a...
Dr. Tracy Collier with the Delta ISB review of the BDCP Draft EIR/S, particularly regarding reliance on habitat restoration Maven Delta science December 22, 2014 376The Delta Independent Science Board (DISB) completed its review of the draft EIR/EIS for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP)...
Matt Nobriga: The utilization of tidal marshes by fishes of the Upper San Francisco Estuary Maven Delta science December 19, 2014 344At the 2014 Bay Delta Science Conference, Matt Nobriga, a fish biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, gave...
Dr. Peter Moyle: Novel Ecosystems of the Suisun Marsh and the Delta – A New Reality Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science December 18, 2014 1444The Delta of our modern times bears little resemblance to its historical self, a mix of native and non-native species...
The latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science journal now available Maven Delta science December 18, 2014 142The latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science journal is now available. In this month’s issue: Dispersion...
Environmental Data Summit: Accessing information that informs decision making Maven Delta science December 17, 2014 402Data, believe it or not, are critical in our lives and influence a broad range of decisions from personal through...
Chris Enright: Direct and Indirect Effects of Large-Scale Restoration and Implications for Science and Management Maven Delta science December 3, 2014 514Chris Enright began by saying that the title was quite a large topic, so he would be concentrating on physical...
Bruce Herbold: The Value of Wetlands to Fish Maven Delta science December 2, 2014 458Bruce Herbold began by telling a personal story. “I have some friends in Austria, and the dearest of them, her...
Ecosystem Modeling to Support Adaptive Management – Lessons from 40 years of Decision Support for the Great Lakes Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science November 25, 2014 433Managing large interconnected systems of water bodies presents complex challenges, and model simulations are an essential tool. For many years,...
A restoration hub for the Delta: Better tools and processes for science-based restoration Maven Delta science November 21, 2014 279Restoration in the Delta has always been challenging, at best. Habitat restoration objectives already number in the tens of thousands...
Delta science vision: Sustainable data integration for the Delta Maven Delta science November 20, 2014 108In June of 2014, the Delta Science Program hosted an Environmental Data Summit, which brought together scientists, managers, and experts...
