Delta science Archives

December 22, 2025

The Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Science Program has released the third iteration of the Delta Science Plan for public review....

SF ESTUARY AND WATERSHED SCIENCE: Winter-run salmon, Delta restoration, wetland availability, Delta smelt foraging, pesticides in the Delta, and more …

San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science

Delta science

December 19, 2025

In the latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science: RESEARCH MONOGRAPH Synthesizing Relationships Between Winter-Run Chinook Salmon...

NOW AVAILABLE: Now Available: FY 2023-2024 Delta Crosscut Budget Report

Delta Stewardship Council

Delta science Reports

December 12, 2025

From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee’s (DPIIC) Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Delta Crosscut Budget Report is...

NOW AVAILABLE: 2025 State of Bay-Delta Science, part 2

San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science

Delta science

September 24, 2025

From the Delta Science Program: Part 2 of the 2025 State of Bay-Delta Science is now available online in the...

SFEWS: State of Bay-Delta Science 2025, plus endangered smelt indices and freshwater inflows

San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science

Delta science

September 2, 2025

From the San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science Journal The latest issue of San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science (Vol....

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Suisun Marsh, a zone of potential in sinking ecosystem

John Hart

Delta science Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

July 15, 2025

By John Hart Every few years, it seems, we remember Suisun Marsh. Not that this unique middle chamber of the...

DELTA COUNCIL: Solving the puzzle: How synthesis informs Delta ecosystem management

Maven

Delta science Fish and wildlife

July 14, 2025

Synthesis is central to the Delta Science Program‘s mission, as outlined in the Delta Reform Act, which mandates providing unbiased...

SFEWS: Traditional knowledge and current science inform conservation and preservation practices in the Delta

San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science

Delta science

June 30, 2025

This edition of SFEWS (Volume 23, Issue 2) includes research on integrating traditional knowledge with science in the Delta, a...

NOAA FISHERIES: Anchovy dominated diets off the West Coast pose new dangers for salmon

NOAA Fisheries

Delta science Fish and wildlife

June 26, 2025

Lack of key vitamin turns fatal for as many as half of salmon offspring. By NOAA Fisheries A vitamin deficiency...

USGS: A review of sediment transport across a natural tidal salt marsh in Northern San Francisco Bay

USGS

Delta science Ecosystems

June 26, 2025

By the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program Tidal salt marshes—vital ecosystems that protect coastlines, remove excess nutrients and...

SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: The State of Bay-Delta Science 2025, part 1

San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science

Delta science

April 1, 2025

From the latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science: The State of Bay–Delta Science: An Introduction to...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Fire and water: How cultural burns boost streamflows

Robin Meadows

Delta science Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

January 16, 2025

By Robin Meadows On a mild November day in California’s Sacramento Valley, Diana Almendariz ignites a clump of dry grass...

DELTA COUNCIL: Tackling Delta CHABs: A community-driven monitoring strategy

Maven

Delta science Water quality

January 8, 2025

Cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms (CHABs) have long been a persistent water quality issue in the Delta, affecting ecosystems and public...

DELTA SCIENCE PLAN update: Crafting solutions for the Delta’s ‘Grand Challenges’

Maven

Delta science

January 7, 2025

Join the Discussion: A 2-Day workshop in February to shape the 2025 Delta Science Plan The Delta Science Program is...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Seizing a rare chance to keep tidal marsh ahead of sea level rise in the San Francisco Bay

Robin Meadows

Delta science Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

December 17, 2024

By Robin Meadows The San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge, which hugs the northern arc of the San Francisco Bay,...

Delta science

YOUR INPUT WANTED: Help shape the 2026 Delta Science Plan

SF ESTUARY AND WATERSHED SCIENCE: Winter-run salmon, Delta restoration, wetland availability, Delta smelt foraging, pesticides in the Delta, and more …

NOW AVAILABLE: Now Available: FY 2023-2024 Delta Crosscut Budget Report

NOW AVAILABLE: 2025 State of Bay-Delta Science, part 2

SFEWS: State of Bay-Delta Science 2025, plus endangered smelt indices and freshwater inflows

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Suisun Marsh, a zone of potential in sinking ecosystem

DELTA COUNCIL: Solving the puzzle: How synthesis informs Delta ecosystem management

SFEWS: Traditional knowledge and current science inform conservation and preservation practices in the Delta

NOAA FISHERIES: Anchovy dominated diets off the West Coast pose new dangers for salmon

USGS: A review of sediment transport across a natural tidal salt marsh in Northern San Francisco Bay

SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: The State of Bay-Delta Science 2025, part 1

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Fire and water: How cultural burns boost streamflows

DELTA COUNCIL: Tackling Delta CHABs: A community-driven monitoring strategy

DELTA SCIENCE PLAN update: Crafting solutions for the Delta’s ‘Grand Challenges’

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Seizing a rare chance to keep tidal marsh ahead of sea level rise in the San Francisco Bay

DAILY DIGEST, 12/24: Dangerous storm bears down on California, bringing flood, tornado risks, debris flows in SoCal; Lake Oroville rises 23 feet in 3 days; With Mead and Powell two-thirds full, Colorado River stalemate deepens; and more …