Juvenile Chinook challenges in the Central Valley: baked, boiled or bass food? Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features December 16, 2015The predator issue: Just how bad is it? Dr. Sean Hayes discusses the results of recent studies on the San...
A regional-scale view of climate impacts on California’s salmon habitats Maven Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features December 16, 2015 Dr. Nathan Mantua discusses how climate change and seasonal weather patterns influence coastal and marine salmon habitats Earlier this fall,...
Conserving Chinook salmon at the southern end of their range: Challenges and opportunities Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features December 15, 2015NOAA Fisheries Rachel Johnson opens salmon symposium with a look at the outmigration and life history diversity strategies that have...
Complex water governance in the California Delta Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 19, 2015Dr. Mark Lubell shares his research which is geared at understanding the nature of institutional connectivity and interactions governing the...
Shasta Dam Fish Passage Evaluation: Winter-run Chinook may swim above Shasta Dam once again Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features October 8, 2015Agency scientists discuss the winter-run captive broodstock program at Livingston Stone National Fish Hatchery, the conceptual designs for the juvenile...
Groundwater, aquatic food webs, and Delta challenges in the latest issue of San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science Maven Delta science September 30, 2015The latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science is now available. In this issue: Editorial Essays on...
Sacramento Delta Levees: Radar-based monitoring from 41,000 feet Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features September 17, 2015NASA’s Dr. Cathleen Jones discusses an ongoing pilot study that uses radar technology to monitor Delta levees Monitoring levees is...
Landscape-scale planning for ecological resilience in the Bay and Delta Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management July 30, 2015Senior Scientist Robin Grossinger discusses the latest research working to develop tools and to understand how to build landscapes resilient...
Tidal marshes: Adapting to sea level rise, carbon sequestration Maven Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features July 29, 2015Dr. Jim Morris on the mechanisms of how tidal marshes keep pace with sea level rise, and Dr. John Callaway...
Projecting inundation in the San Francisco Bay: Sea level and tides Maven Climate changeDelta scienceNotebook News and Features July 28, 2015UC Berkeley’s Dr. Mark Stacey with the latest research on the impacts of sea level rise on the Bay Area...
Climate change and the Delta: What do we know about climate driven variability of the Bay-Delta ecosystem? Maven Climate changeDelta scienceNotebook News and Features July 27, 2015Dr. Jim Cloern briefly reviews what we know and what we don’t know about how climate change will impact the...
Latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science Journal looks at water storage, water rights, hatcheries and more … Maven Delta science June 29, 2015Articles in the peer-reviewed journal look at water storage and snowpack in drought, Central Valley water rights in a changing...
Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee, Pt. 1: Actionable Delta Science & a very brief update on Cal Water Fix and Cal Eco Restore Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features June 1, 2015The interagency committee charged with implementation of the Delta Plan endorses a list of high priority science actions for the...
Delta challenges workshop, part 4: Fish, birds, and habitat Maven Delta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features April 24, 2015Panel of experts looks at historical ecology and critical ecological functions of the Delta, the complexities of fish management, and...
Delta challenges workshop, part 3: The Delta ecosystem: Hydrodynamics, water quality, salinity, nutrients, and the food web Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesWater quality April 23, 2015Panel of experts discuss the Delta’s complex hydrodynamics and how flow interacts with salinity, nutrients, contaminants, and the food web...