Second part of a three part series investigating ecosystem services and what it means for science in the Delta Ecosystems...
Ecosystem services are the many and varied benefits that humans freely gain from the natural environment and from properly-functioning ecosystems that provide things such as food and fiber, timber, fish, and wildlife. Studies in ecosystem services estimate the ways ecosystems...
At the May 21st meeting of the State Water Board, Lead Scientist Dr. John Callaway updated Board members of ongoing...
The June issue of Estuary News is now available online. This issue explores the rainbow flavors of infrastructure — green,...
In this edition of the San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science journal: ESSAY Ten Essential Bay‒Delta Articles Ted Sommer, J. Louise Conrad, and Steven Culberson DOI // URL RESEARCH Geospatial Tools for the Large-Scale Monitoring of Wetlands in the San Francisco Estuary:...
Presentations highlight the Montezuma Wetlands Project and the Nigiri Project Adaptive management is widely regarded as an effective approach to...
Panel of Delta project managers discuss how they apply adaptive management in their projects Adaptive management is defined in the...
Presentations highlight structured decision making, collective action on invasive species, and a scoring system for restoration projects Adaptive management is a strategy for making management decisions under uncertain conditions using the best available science rather than repeatedly delaying action until...
Panelists discuss what adaptive management is in a practical sense and how it can effectively be implemented in the Delta...
In this issue: Clarifying Effects of Environmental Protections on Freshwater Flows to—and Water Exports from—the San Francisco Bay Estuary: Gregory...
Studies show fall water temperatures may play more of a role in Delta smelt survival than flow augmentation Managing freshwater outflow in late winter-early spring to maintain the Low-Salinity Zone in Suisun Bay has been one of the primary management...
In the pre-development Central Valley, winter-spring flooding once created a vast mosaic of productive wetland habitats that teemed with fish...
Water supply reliability. It’s a term often talked about in the realm of California water, but what does it really...
Once not all that long ago, the prevailing thought was that if tidal marsh remnants were protected and carefully managed, they would persist for the foreseeable future, providing sanctuary for tidal marsh species that are at-risk due to habitat loss...