DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Non-native species in the Delta, Contemplating the future of the DISB, and Regional San treatment plant upgrade Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesScience June 3, 2021At the May meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Dr. Steve Brandt, Chair of the Delta Independent Science Board, provided...
ESTUARY PEARLS: Delta smelt monitoring, new research on salmon survival and flow volume Estuary News Group Delta scienceScience June 3, 2021This month, Pearls digs into some nuances of Delta smelt monitoring—and how we can get more bang from our sampling...
EXPLAINER: Bay Delta Hydrology 101 Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceHydrologyNotebook News and FeaturesScience May 26, 2021X2, OMR, Gates, Barriers, and more: Dr. Ted Sommer sorts out the hydrodynamics of the Delta At the 2021 Bay-Delta...
UC SANTA CRUZ: Survival of migrating juvenile salmon depends on stream flow thresholds UC Santa Cruz Delta scienceEcosystemsScience May 20, 2021New understanding of relationship between stream flows and salmon survival provides a critical tool for balancing water needs in the...
ESTUARY PEARLS: Climate change takeaways from the Bay Delta Science Program Estuary News Group Climate changeDelta scienceScience May 3, 2021 The impact of climate change on flood risk in the Delta varies by location, which means the fixes will...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: Ecological metrics for conservation planning and monitoring, Delta Lead Scientist office hours, and more … Maven Delta scienceEcosystems April 29, 2021At the April meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Laurel Larsen spotlighted a research article that studied...
ESTUARY PEARLS PART 3: Pesticides, HABs, New Neural Network, Ship Channel, Tule Red, Quake Risk Levees and more Estuary News Group Delta scienceEcosystems April 29, 2021ESTUARY News sent reporters to the first virtual Bay-Delta Science Conference in April 2021. This special edition of Pearls shares...
ESTUARY PEARLS: Thiamine deficiency in salmon; Restoration tradeoffs; Salmon life histories and strategies; Mudflats and shorebirds; Bird biodiversity Estuary News Group Delta scienceEcosystems April 26, 2021Estuary News sent reporters to the 11th Biennial Bay-Delta Science Conference, held virtually earlier this month. The theme of this...
ESTUARY PEARLS: Diversity in Bay Delta science, Art and science, Delta smelt – a scapefish, Connectivity on all levels in the Delta, and Consensus on salmon Estuary News Group Delta scienceScience April 22, 2021“People underestimate the risk of staying the same,” said Melissa Jones, environmental equity activist and director of a coalition of...
DELTA ISB: Harmful Algal Blooms in the Delta (and elsewhere) Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceWater quality April 14, 2021Harmful algal blooms (or HABs) occur when colonies of algae, under the right conditions, grow out of control and produce...
ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FORUM, Part 1: Revisiting the Foundations and Planning for the Future Maven Delta science March 31, 2021Although the 2009 Delta Reform Act now legally requires adaptive management for all restoration efforts in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta;...
ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FORUM, Part 2: The Practice of Adaptive Management Planning Maven Delta science March 31, 2021The session began with Karen Kayfetz, program manager at the Delta Science Program, discussing what it means to practice adaptive...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: California’s rainy season is becoming shorter and sharper Maven Climate changeDelta scienceHydrology March 31, 2021At the March meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Dr. Laurel Larsen discussed a new research paper on the changing...
SF ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE JOURNAL: Delta smelt population dynamics models; Delta smelt entrainment; Detecting juvenile chinook salmon; and more … Maven Delta science March 18, 2021In this issue: RESEARCHStatistical Evaluation of Behavior and Population Dynamic Models Predicting Movement and Proportional Entrainment Loss of Adult Delta...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: Farm to Fish: Lessons from a Multi-Year Study on Agricultural Floodplain Habitat, plus an update on activities of the Delta Science Program Maven Delta science March 4, 2021At the February meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Laurel Larsen discussed a new report on the...
