Food supplies and temperature refuges are some of the ways habitat restoration can help salmon adapt to climate change, says...
Dr. Nathan Mantua discusses how climate change and seasonal weather patterns influence coastal and marine salmon habitats Earlier this fall,...
At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, a panel of scientists discussed the Delta Independent Science Board’s recent report on flows and fishes in the Delta; the council also adopted principles for conveyance, storage, and water operations, and...
From the Department of Water Resources and the Department of Fish and Wildlife: In this update: Decker Island Property Acquisition...
By Rebekah Kearn, Courthouse News Service Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday signed into law a bill to protect the shrinking...
Jackson Family Wines enters into voluntary agreement to provide water to Green Valley Creek through the end of December From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: “State representatives will recognize landowners, grape growers, agencies and environmental groups for their part...
Delta Poses “Wicked” Problems That Must Be Managed From the Natural Resources Agency: Problems in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta are...
Dr. Jim Morris on the mechanisms of how tidal marshes keep pace with sea level rise, and Dr. John Callaway...
From the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW): Prospect Island EIR Progress FRP staff and consultants continue to develop the Prospect Island Tidal Habitat Restoration Project Environmental Impact Report (EIR), in...
Managing fisheries during drought conditions: Maximizing the effectiveness of limited water supplies
Fish and wildlife officials discuss the drought response actions being taken by federal, state, and local agencies to reduce the...
This past year, invasive weeds in the Delta were likely the worst it’s ever been, with the low flows due...
Panelists discuss water operations and supply, climate change, the regulatory environment, water conservation, and water supply economics Earlier this year, the Delta Science Program tasked the four former Delta lead scientists with developing a brief report for policy makers and...
Dr. Peter Moyle lays out a statewide aquatic conservation strategy for saving California’s native fishes in the face of climate...
From the Association of California Water Agencies, The Nature Conservancy, and the Sierra Nevada Conservancy: As the drought tightens its...
A new report uses landscape metrics in both the historical and contemporary Delta to help define, design, and evaluate functional, resilient landscapes for the estuary’s future The state of California has set ambitious restoration goals for restoration of the Delta’s...