‘Normative science’ has a corrosive effect on the entire scientific enterprise, says Dr. Robert Lackey These days, scientists in environmental...
Special issue includes the first five chapters of the State of Bay Delta Science 2016 and more … The latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary Watershed & Science is now available. In this issue: RESEARCH Historical and Future Relations...
Panel of experts share their visions and options for the future of the Delta and longfin smelt Coverage of the...
Presenters discuss climate change, extinction, artificial propagation and stocking, and tidal marsh restoration Coverage of the Delta and longfin smelt...
Could it be water exports, predation, food web, contaminants, drought … ? Coverage of the Delta and longfin smelt symposium, Is Extinction Inevitable?, continues … The first round of presenters at the Delta smelt symposium have shown us that although...
Part 1 of coverage of symposium covers what we know and don’t know about the Delta and longfin smelt Is...
NOAA’s Dr. Sean Hayes reviews the results of studies of salmon predation in the San Joaquin River At the April...
Dr. Lisa Thompson discusses the upgrades to Sacramento’s wastewater treatment plant; highlights a new study on the effects of wastewater effluent on phytoplankton In 2010, the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District was issued stringent new treatment requirements from the State...
Presentations take an in-depth look at the analyses for salmonids, sturgeon, Delta smelt, and longfin smelt; panel gives initial recommendations...
Presentations give overview of the California Water Fix project, and an in-depth review of the Section 7(a)(2) consultation process The...
At a recent State Water Board meeting, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Cliff Dahm summarizes four recent scientific reports on the fishes, flows, and other stressors in the Delta The stated mission of the Delta Science Program is to provide the...
The largest wetlands restoration project on the West Coast, the project provides a working example for an adaptive management framework...
Limnotech’s Dr. John Wolfe presents two case studies from the Great Lakes which utilized integrated modeling and adaptive management to...
Delta Independent Science Board member Dr. Joy Zedler shares her insights on the ups and downs of coastal wetland restoration and its implications for restoration in the Delta Habitat restoration is a complex process, full of uncertainties and difficult to...