The Delta Reform Act of 2009 established the Delta Independent Science Board (or Delta ISB), whose ten members are appointed...
Dr. Laurel Larsen, the new Delta Lead Scientist, is in the process of moving from Finland to California, so at the December meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Dr. Louise Conrad provided the report to the Council on Dr. Larsen’s...
In this edition: EDITORIAL Signs of Optimism Beyond 2020Samuel N. Luoma[DOI] [URL] ESSAY Getting Our Heads Above Water: Integrating Bird...
Correcting for the double-ITCZ bias, a persistent error in many climate models, reveals that future U.S. Southwest winters will be...
In the latest issue of Estuary Pearls: As organizations and agencies scramble to preserve the Central Valley’s dwindling Chinook salmon runs, a group of scientists believes they may be overlooking a key factor in the decades-long decline of the fish:...
From the Association of Wetland Managers: There is general agreement among restoration professionals that the science exists to achieve restoration...
At the October meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Dr. Laurel Larsen began the Delta Lead Scientist report by spotlighting...
Genetic analysis of Klamath River Chinook salmon finds a simple genetic variant determines the timing of migration, and seasonal runs are otherwise the same fish By Tim Stephens, UC Santa Cruz Historically, spring-run and fall-run Chinook salmon have been considered...
By NASA’s Earth Observatory Global sea level has been rising at a rate of 0.1 inches (3.3 millimeters) per year...
Fisheries Biologist Cyril Michel discusses recent predator manipulation studies done in the Delta and efforts to develop a predictive model...
Dr. Laurel Larsen officially started September 1st as the new Delta Lead Scientist; however, she is finishing up a sabbatical in Finland, and so she will be part time until she returns to California in December. At the September meeting...
A new model that combines sea-level rise scenarios and information about associated groundwater level responses shows that coastal water tables...
In this issue of San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science: ESSAY How to Respond? An Introduction to Current Bay–Delta Natural Resources Management Options Ted Sommer [DOI] [URL] POLICY AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS Disease in Central Valley Salmon: Status and Lessons from...
