San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science (SFEWS) provides credible scientific information on California’s complex water issues, linking new science to...
Rapidly changing conditions and increasing uncertainty of future climate projections make extreme and hard-to-predict conditions challenging to manage the Delta...
For as long as humans have been upright, we’ve been digging, logging, and building along waterways. Over time, these alterations change the ways that water flows in and out of spaces. Our understanding of this movement is ever more imperative...
Report Details How the SWC Science Program Funded Over $3.3 Million in Management-Relevant Water Research and Launched the Organization’s First...
With many more non-native species than native species, the Delta is considered the most invaded estuary in the world. Climate...
From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Delta Science Program is excited to share an executive summary for the 2022 edition of the State of Bay-Delta Science (SBDS), which explored the latest scientific understanding of plants and algae in the Bay-Delta...
The issue of water quality in the Delta has become increasingly important in recent years. The drought has made the...
More than 4,000 state scientists have worked under an expired contract for three years. Average wages in 2020 were $83,586,...
By Robin Meadows While marine heat waves are well known, a 2022 study was the first to document aquatic temperature spikes in rivers nationwide. Even river experts were surprised. “I’d never thought about it,” recalls Sarah Null, a Utah State...
For the September Delta Lead Scientist report, Lead Scientist Dr Laurel Larsen spotlighted the study, Effects of vegetation on methylmercury...
At the August meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen discussed a recent study on...
Salmon populations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta have significantly decreased over the past century, with most populations considered endangered, threatened, or species of concern. Non-native sport fishes, such as striped bass or black bass, are popular sportfish and economically important...
At the July meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen spotlighted an article that developed...
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is undergoing continual and often rapid change. This poses challenges in predicting and preparing for the...
By Jacoba Charles, Estuary News Group Aquatic plants tend to hide in plain sight, overlooked other than the occasional striking flower, or unnerving tendril brushing the leg of a summer swimmer. With a few exceptions—certain anglers, perhaps, or birders—people rarely...