Delta science

February 12, 2026

From the Delta Science Program: The Delta Science Program hosts the Adaptive Management Forum every two years to promote dialogue...

USGS: Heterosigma akashiwo in San Francisco Bay

USGS

Delta science Water quality

February 5, 2026

From the USGS: A new study by several scientists examines the environmental conditions that fueled a massive algal bloom in...

USGS: Recent scientific contributions by the U.S. Geological Survey in the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta Estuary

USGS

Delta science

January 27, 2026

From the USGS: The San Francisco Bay and Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta Estuary (hereafter, Bay-Delta) is the largest estuary on the...

DUE DATE EXTENDED: Draft 2026 Delta Science Plan

Delta Stewardship Council

Delta science

January 24, 2026

From the Delta Science Program: The Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Science Program is developing the third iteration of the Delta...

DELTA COUNCIL: From point source to ecosystem: How Operation Baseline advanced Delta science

Maven

Climate change Delta science

January 22, 2026

Science is an ongoing process, not a one-time study or a single definitive answer. It’s about building knowledge, testing ideas,...

PUBLIC COMMENTS WANTED: Draft 2026 Delta Science Plan

Maven

Delta science

January 9, 2026

From the Delta Science Program: The Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Science Program is developing the third iteration of the Delta...

YOUR INPUT WANTED: Help shape the 2026 Delta Science Plan

Maven

Delta science

January 8, 2026

The Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Science Program has released the third iteration of the Delta Science Plan for public review....

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: The role of wetland restoration in reviving Delta food webs

Maven

Delta science

January 5, 2026

Historically, the Delta was a vast network of tidal wetlands interwoven with meandering channels. However, widespread land use changes beginning...

SF ESTUARY AND WATERSHED SCIENCE: Winter-run salmon, Delta restoration, wetland availability, Delta smelt foraging, pesticides in the Delta, and more …

San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science

Delta science

December 19, 2025

In the latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science: RESEARCH MONOGRAPH Synthesizing Relationships Between Winter-Run Chinook Salmon...

NOW AVAILABLE: Now Available: FY 2023-2024 Delta Crosscut Budget Report

Delta Stewardship Council

Delta science Reports

December 12, 2025

From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee’s (DPIIC) Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Delta Crosscut Budget Report is...

NOW AVAILABLE: 2025 Adaptive Management Forum Summary

USGS: Heterosigma akashiwo in San Francisco Bay

USGS: Recent scientific contributions by the U.S. Geological Survey in the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta Estuary

DUE DATE EXTENDED: Draft 2026 Delta Science Plan

DELTA COUNCIL: From point source to ecosystem: How Operation Baseline advanced Delta science

PUBLIC COMMENTS WANTED: Draft 2026 Delta Science Plan

YOUR INPUT WANTED: Help shape the 2026 Delta Science Plan

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: The role of wetland restoration in reviving Delta food webs

SF ESTUARY AND WATERSHED SCIENCE: Winter-run salmon, Delta restoration, wetland availability, Delta smelt foraging, pesticides in the Delta, and more …

NOW AVAILABLE: Now Available: FY 2023-2024 Delta Crosscut Budget Report

PODCASTS

DELTA DISPATCH: How To Have Our Fish, and Eat Them, Too

PODCAST: Destination: Delta

DELTA DISPATCH: Restoration, reciprocity