Estuary Pearls is published by the San Francisco Estuary Partnership. In this month’s edition: Beaver dams may offer wildfire protection...
The search is on for a new Delta lead scientist to oversee the Delta Science Program and to consult regularly...
In this edition of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science Journal: ESSAY Did a Shifting Ecological Baseline Mask the Predatory Effect of Striped Bass on Delta Smelt?Matthew L. Nobriga, William E. Smithhttps://escholarship.org/uc/item/46f3j55m RESEARCH Climate and Land-Use Controls on Surface...
Estuary Pearls is a publication of the San Francisco Estuary Partnership, the same folks who publish ESTUARY News. This month,...
The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project is the largest tidal wetland restoration project on the West Coast. When complete,...
Spinal deformities in California native fish species, the Sacramento Splittail, were first seen in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in 2011. It is now known that this is due to exposure to the chemical element selenium. By the USGS, California Water...
An update on the development of a regional plan to monitor the restoration of tidal marshes in the San Francisco...
Estuary Pearls is a collection of short articles on science activities in the Delta and is published by the San...
Microplastics are ubiquitous and persistent pollutants in the ocean, and a pervasive and preventable threat to the health of marine ecosystems. Microplastics, defined as particles less than 5 mm, come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and plastic types,...
When most think of the possible impacts of sea level rise, they think of coastal flooding and the growing risks...
In this edition of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed News: EDITORIAL Sixteen Years of San Francisco Estuary and Watershed...
In 2013, the Department of Toxic Substances Control’s Safer Consumer Products regulations outlined a framework for the Department to regulate product-chemical combinations that require manufacturers to evaluate alternatives. The program selects products based on the potential for exposure to a...
Dr. Rachel Johnson discusses the interconnectedness of the San Francisco’s freshwater, estuarine, and marine systems The San Francisco Estuary is...
Climate change is already transforming California’s water cycle, putting stress on the state’s rigidly engineered water infrastructure as well as...
There are numerous agencies involved in water quality issues that are focused on the San Francisco Bay and the Delta. In this brown bag seminar, Stephanie Fong, Interagency Ecological Program Coordinator Chair, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, discussed the...