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...
By Jacoba Charles, Estuary News Group What is three inches long, nearly transparent, and holds sway over much of northern...
Funding Supports Studies to Advance Understanding of San Francisco Bay, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Upper Watersheds From the State Water...
by Robin Meadows This year is a classic example of the way California’s water system was designed to work. Winter storms dropped towering snowpacks on the mountains, and spring was so cool that the snowmelt will likely last through the...
The Delta’s ecosystem and native species are in decline, despite the considerable efforts and resources devoted to reversing the trend. ...
From the American Geophysical Union In the parched west, reusing water is a must. But scientists are still working to...
From the Delta Science Program: The Delta Science Program is pleased to announce the release of the 2023 Integrated Modeling Framework Workshop Summary. Held earlier this year, the workshop brought together many experts and stakeholders to discuss the challenges and...
By Robin Meadows As a New York Times columnist once quipped, “California’s water system might have been invented by a...
At the June meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen spotlighted an article on the...
The Delta is constantly changing and predicting these changes has become a difficult task. As California’s climate changes in sometimes unexpected ways, looking to what has happened in the past is no longer adequate. New methods approaches to managing the...
By DWR News Delta smelt are a fish that have gone from vast abundance to the brink of extinction. After...
Dozens of adult sturgeon and hundreds of other large fish including threatened Chinook salmon have moved safely from receding floodwaters...
The Yolo Bypass was originally designed as a flood control measure to protect the city of Sacramento. It is also widely viewed as an environmental and water management success story, as it has been demonstrated to achieve multiple benefits, including...