Chinook salmon have long thrived in California’s variable climate, including prolonged drought periods, by utilizing the historical Delta’s vast habitat...
The Winter Volume 40, Issue 1 Supplemental, 2021 edition of the IEP Newsletter collates submissions received from the fall of...
This issue dives into current uncertainties and innovations in Estuary science and features research from the latest issue of San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science. Topics include threats to riparian forests and an analysis of the Delta’s lost productivity. Modern...
By the USGS: Intensive pumping of aquifers during drought can speed up deterioration of groundwater quality, according to a new...
First-ever “bedrock-to-atmosphere” observation system could allow scientists to predict the future of water availability in the West By Julie Chao, Berkeley Lab The “megadrought” impacting the Colorado River system this year has been devastating to the 40 million people who...
The Sacramento and San Joaquin water-year type indices are fundamental to the State Water Project and Central Valley Project operations...
The San Francisco Estuary is a dynamic and highly altered system that has experienced many changes since its widespread colonization...
By Nate Seltenrich White sturgeon may not typically be considered “charismatic megafauna,” but Veronica Larwood thinks they deserve the recognition. A biological science technician with the U.S. Geological Survey in Sacramento, she served as lead author of a study in...
Landscape transformation in the Delta has far-reaching implications, including the loss of primary production that forms the basis for the...
The Delta pelagic food web no longer adequately supports native species, and developing management strategies for foodweb support and habitat...
At the June meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Campbell Ingram, Executive Officer of the Delta Conservancy, updated the council members on the Conservancy’s activities. Then, Bruce DiGennaro, program manager for the Collaborative Science and Adaptive Management Program and Principal...
Dr. John Durand is a senior scientist at UC Davis who, along with his colleagues, Teejay O’Rear and Dr. Peter...
In recent decades Americans’ attitudes about environmental issues have become polarized along partisan lines. Yet, while significant research demonstrates this...
Governance of cross-scale dependent systems such as estuaries requires integrating knowledge about biophysical and ecological connectivity in its multiple forms and scales. While scientists, managers, and policymakers increasingly recognize the importance of connectivity, ecosystems with strong cross-boundary dependencies challenge current...